GMR Hyderabad Airport initiates body scanner trials
In line with the directive given by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), GMR led Hyderabad International Airport has commenced a three-month trial of Body Scanners for passengers on voluntary basis at the...
New digital forensics unit to crack down on smuggling in UK jails
A new digital forensics unit and expanded digital investigations team will crack down on criminal activity involving devices smuggled into jails, was announced by Prisons Minister, Lucy Frazer QC MP. The state-of-the-art lab will...
FBI reconsidering body camera policy amid tensions with local police departments
Amid tensions with police departments over body camera policy, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Saturday that his agency would “find a way forward” on allowing local police officers serving on federal task forces...
3,360 VIPs lost security cover in 2017
The number of VIPs — ministers, MPs, MLAs, judges, bureaucrats, and private individuals — getting police protection reduced by at least 16% between 2016 and 2017, down from 20,828 to 17,468, according to data...
Florida city conned out of $742K by hackers
For the second time in as many months, a Florida city was conned out of more than $700,000 by scammers posing as reps from construction companies. The latest incident originated in September in Ocala...
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Smart cities initiative drives video analytics market in India
The latest research from 6wresearch suggests that the video surveillance analytics software market size in India is projected to grow at a CAGR of 32.4% during 2019-25. The construction sector in India is...
Melbourne airport first with new scanner technology
Melbourne Airport, in partnership with Smiths Detection, has gone ‘live’ with the latest checkpoint screening technology featuring Computed Tomography (CT) X-ray in Terminal 4. The technology allows laptops and liquids to remain in bags...
MyGate raises $56M to bring its security management service to more gated communities in...
MyGate, a Bangalore-based startup that offers security management and convenience service for guard-gated premises, has said it has bagged more than $50 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand...
G4S awarded for 15 million Km secure passage in Iraq
G4S has been recognised for its outstanding commitment to safe driving practices in Iraq by Basrah Gas Company, after reaching a key milestone with no major incidents.Over the past three and a half years,...
















