OSAC throws light on security and cyber apparatus in China

Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) New Delhi Chapter’s meeting on the 9th of October 2018 at the US Embassy in New Delhi saw a decent attendance of over a hundred participants from organisations such...

Mumbai may get another 5,000 CCTV cameras to fight street crimes

Mumbai may get another 5,000 CCTV surveillance cameras to curb street crimes and traffic offences. The state government has given its nod to upgrade the existing network of 4,717 cameras and integrate it with...

TSA eyes open-systems explosives detection algorithms for rapid upgrades to airport security systems

U.S. government airport security experts are moving forward with a project to develop vendor-neutral software for explosives detection in baggage-screening systems at airports and other ports of entry. The idea is to develop open-systems...

Dahua Technology launches “Heart of City” strategy at Security China 2018

Dahua Technology officially launched the Dahua Heart of City (HOC) New Smart City Framework during a conference on October 22nd at Security China 2018. "Dahua Heart of City (HOC)" is a smart city development...

Cisco bets big on security services in India

US network equipment maker Cisco is betting big on India as it sees massive growth opportunity in the country. “Last year has been a record year for us. We have surpassed a good amount...

G4S muscles into cryptocurrency security with offline storage facility

G4S has muscled its way into cryptocurrency storage launching a new security service to protect assets from criminals and hackers. The security firm has launched the service after estimates showed more than $1.2bn of...

Children’s toys and baby monitors can be taken over by hackers, security services warn

Children’s toys and baby monitors connected to the internet can be taken over by hackers, the security services have warned. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued new guidance calling on manufacturers to...

Siemens installs 1000th traffic enforcement camera in the UK

Siemens has supplied and installed its 1,000th traffic enforcement camera in the UK this year to monitor traffic on the newly-constructed A612 Daleside Road bus lane, the first in the UK to allow exemptions...

NSG acquires world’s smallest Spy Cam drone, Hi-Tech weapons

The elite National Security Guard or NSG has undergone a major overhaul by introducing new weapons systems and gadgets. Be it semi-automatic sniper rifles or the world's smallest spy cam drone, the National Security...

No police training; no employment in private security firms in Ghana

From next year, private security companies would only be allowed to employ personnel who have undergone a standardised police training, the Ghana Police Service has announced. As part of the training, the onus would...