G4S security staff to be given cameras to detect weapons and suicide vests

G4S is to supply its security staff with cameras which can spot suicide belts and guns through clothing in a bid to foil any Paris-style attacks, after agreeing to a deal with software development...

Government working on sensors to catch infiltrators under water

The Indian government is pumping around Rs 1,000 crore in a multi-layered security infrastructure to plug cross-border infiltration on the western front. Not just on land but under water, too. An indigenous sensor technology...

IHS: Leading security companies to tighten their grip on the market

The security industry’s leading companies are expected to continue their market dominance for the foreseeable future, according to a new report from IHS Markit. The research firm noted that the market share of the...

Gurgaon traffic cops to wear body cams

Concerned over the rising confrontations between traffic policemen and motorists who flout rules on city roads, Gurgaon police will soon equip its traffic cops with body-worn cameras to record their movements as well as...

11 Private Security firms guarding Donald Trump

Throughout the 15 months he’s been running for president, Donald Trump’s campaign has paid private security contractors at least $432,201 for protection—$320,453 of which was spent after he was given a Secret Service detail...

G4S urges current and future leaders to leverage ‘Make in India’ momentum

This year's CII Symposium, titled ‘Innovative People Strategies for Competitiveness’, organized by CII Avantha Centre for Competitiveness for SMEs, was presided over by Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India),...

Shirdi tops up security with private squad

The Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) will form its own security squad, members of which will move around in civil dress to catch pickpockets, chain snatchers, cellphone lifters and fake agents in and around...

At ASIS 2016, US DHS chief emphasizes the role of private security in combating...

On the day after the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson addressed attendees at the annual ASIS conference in Orlando where he stressed the importance...

Hackers infect Cameras, DVRs for widespread internet attacks

Attackers used an army of hijacked security cameras and video recorders to launch several widespread internet attacks last week, prompting fresh concern about the vulnerability of millions of “smart” devices in homes and businesses...

Industrialists offer to assist police in the capital

Several industrialists who own factories and workshops in the outer and north-west districts of the Capital have offered to extend public-private partnership to the police, which handles several security functions single-handedly at present. Joint...