SECURITY TODAY

The next time a blaze erupts in Mumbai, you might see a thermal-camera-assisted robot doing the firefighting. If the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) gives the nod, the city’s fire brigade will acquire the robot...

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has ordered a safety audit of all scheduled airlines and airports, amid recent incidents related to safety of passengers. The development also comes on a day when several passengers...

Despite the U.S. experiencing its highest number of billion-dollar disasters in 2017, a new survey found two-thirds of American homeowners are still unprepared in the event of a disaster. BELFOR Property Restoration, the global...

Prama Hikvision India has announced plans to invest Rs.500 crore in a manufacturing facility for electronic security and surveillance products in Andhra Pradesh. The company, Prama Hikvision India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Not just commandos, every Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel deployed at the Delhi airport is being trained to become a sharpshooter. Learning from terror attacks across the world, the force has begun a...

An Israeli company says it has come up with a first-of-its-kind protection gear against the threat of school shootings — a bulletproof backpack. Masada-Armour says its backpack can transform into a bulletproof vest in...

Retired army personnel will soon guard prisoners inside Delhi’s Tihar Jail. Officials said former defence personnel will be appointed as warders, guards and assistant superintendents inside the prison complex. Housing over 15,000 people, including...

Smiths Detection Inc. has received an order of more than $10 million to supply its Radseeker, handheld radioisotope detectors and identifiers for screening at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ports of entry. The order...

Indian companies are investing more on securing their data rather than pumping more money into technology as they try to build comprehensive solutions to prevent hackers from attacking their network, said Sanjai Gangadharan, regional...

Chubb’s Community Care business is furthering the safety of elderly and vulnerable residents under the care of the Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) with a new monitoring contract for their sheltered housing properties. The...