Now Artificial Intelligence (AI) for smarter prison surveillance in West Bengal

Prisons are meant to reform offenders, but all too often, they morph into breeding grounds for criminal networks. From smuggling contraband to orchestrating crimes outside jail walls, several inmates continue their illegal pursuits even...

TDSS expands in-house monitoring and surveillance across North Carolina

Threat Detection & Safety Services is increasing its footprint in North Carolina with an emphasis on in-house video monitoring and advanced camera systems. The company, led by Gary Pastor, a military veteran and former...

Jaipur discom’s ‘Wasp Gang’ cracks down on power theft with Drone surveillance

For the last three months, several groups of government officials have been walking around Rajasthan’s Bharatpur with overhead drones. Their attire — yellow jackets and helmets — together with the buzzing drone has spawned...

Parliamentary panel lauds Telangana Cyber Security Bureau’s functioning

A Parliamentary Standing Committee has praised the functioning of the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TCSB), highlighting its effective measures in curbing cybercrime. In its recent report to Parliament on the theme “Cyber Crimes –...

UK to use preemptive AI to combat knife crime

Criminals hell bent on making others’ lives a misery could face being stopped before they can strike through cutting edge mapping technology, supported by AI, to be rolled out by 2030, as announced...

Deliberations on to finalise MP’s fresh Fire Safety Bill Draft; Bill suggests one fire...

The Madhya Pradesh government is deliberating on a fresh draft of the Fire Safety Bill and considering the suggestions which could be incorporated into it. Many meetings have taken place to finalise the draft...

TSA launches One Stop Security pilot to simplify international travel

Transport Security Administration (TSA) has announced the implementation of the One Stop Security pilot, a congressionally authorised programme designed to simplify international travel for passengers flying to the United States. One Stop Security allows passengers...

40% of women in India’s urban areas fear for their safety, says annual report

Going beyond the reported crime stats, a national index on women safety has found that as many as 40% of women in India's urban areas feel "not so safe" or "unsafe". The National Annual...

i Sec Consolidates with APSS and Striker Force to Build India’s Next Security Powerhouse

In a landmark consolidation move within India’s private security and workforce management industry, i Sec Solutions Pvt. Ltd., headquartered in Bengaluru, has acquired AP Secure Services Pvt. Ltd. (APSS) of New Delhi and Striker...

SK Telecom walloped with $97M fine after schoolkid security blunders let attackers run riot

South Korea's privacy watchdog has slapped SK Telecom with a record ₩134.5 billion ($97 million) fine after finding that the mobile giant left its network wide open to hackers through a catalog of bungles. The...