Ozone, plans to diversify into Security & Surveillance and IoT

Ozone Enterprise Group, an Everstone Capital PE equity funded leading player in the Architectural Hardware industry has announced an investment of over Rs 100 Cr in the next 2 years on diversification into the...

Nepal Man guarding industry blooms

The number of private security companies has jumped along with a rise in investment and crime rates. These firms employ nearly 100,000 registered security officers who guard business premises across Nepal. This figure is...

Pelco first video surveillance provider to have entire product range BIS certified

Pelco™ by Schneider Electric, a global leader in surveillance and security, has announced that it is the first video surveillance provider to become Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certified for its complete product range,...

Dutch police can now access 200,000 private security cameras

The police in the Netherlands can now access footage from almost 200,000 privately-owned security cameras. In October 2016, 100,000 camera owners had voluntarily registered their systems with the police and this has since doubled,...

Home Ministry panel to monitor cybercrimes

Union home ministry has decided to constitute a panel under a joint secretary to periodically monitor cybercrimes and ensure compliance of complaints by social media platforms that are used to spread offensive content which...

Toronto’s Auditor General finds fire safety code deficiencies in city-owned buildings

Toronto’s Auditor General has found fire safety code deficiencies in various city-owned buildings, calling out a contractor’s fraudulent practices and taking city authorities to task about slippage in inspection services. A report released cites...

Police, not Delhi govt, will control CCTVs in the capital, recommends L-G panel

The Delhi Police will be the custodian of all CCTV cameras in public spaces in the capital, including ones to be installed under AAP government’s CCTV project, a committee formed by L-G Anil Baijal...

UK Home Office plans advisory board for biometrics

The UK Home Office is looking to enable an increased use of biometrics technology for policing, immigration controls and other public services while improving the relevant governance – largely through the creation of an...

Gurgaon cops to rope in pvt security guards to tackle crime

To keep a tab on petty crimes - snatching, theft, carjacking - Gurugram police has came up with a plan to utilise the resources of private security agencies. The department informed the security agencies...

Growing infrastructure drives Saudi biometrics market

According to 6wresearch, Saudi Arabia Biometrics market revenues are projected to cross $52.9 million by 2024. During 2014-16, the Saudi Arabian biometrics market witnessed a steep drop in demand owing to declining oil prices...