Delhi police get CAG rap as CCTV project delayed
Delhi Police had launched a Rs 73 crore project in 2013 to put the entire national capital under Closed Circuit Television surveillance after the home ministry asked the police to use 1,888 surplus CCTVs...
Amazon completes Ring acquisition to accelerate into security market
Amazon and Ring have confirmed that Amazon’s acquisition of Ring is now complete. The two companies will work together to accelerate Ring’s mission to reduce crime in neighbourhoods with affordable, effective home security products...
Pelco by Schneider gets a new Country Manager in India
Mr. Saranbir Baweja has been elevated as the County Manager - India at Pelco by Schneider Electric. He has professionally driven sales for Schneider for many years. He has experience across sales, business development...
RBI sends guidelines on cash management to banks
The Reserve Bank of India has sent a notification to all Public Sector Banks / Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks / Regional Rural Banks / Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks...
Coastal security scheme, CCTNS running behind schedule
The scheme for augmenting infrastructure for coastal security was lagging behind its original targets and the CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems), a project to modernise the police forces, missed most of...
Mexico private security boom adds to corruption, use of force
Rapid growth in private, unregulated security companies in Mexico has contributed to corruption, human rights abuses and excessive use of force, a report found, as the country suffers record levels of violence. Lawlessness fueled...
Globally, India third most affected by cyber attacks
Security company Symantec said that India ranks third in the list of countries with largest number of cyberattacks and, second, in terms of targeted attacks. “India is ranked third among list of countries, globally,...
City. surveillance market exceeds $3 billion in 2017
According to the latest insight on the global market for city surveillance equipment from IHS Markit, the world market has registered robust growth in the past few years, surpassing $3 billion in 2017. IHS...
Dedicated cells be set up in HCs for viewing CCTV footage, says SC
The Supreme Court has said that dedicated cells should be constituted in high courts where footage of CCTV cameras installed in courts across the country could be viewed from time to time. A bench...
Women less comfortable sharing biometric data than men
Women are twice as likely as men to say they do not want the government to store any of their biometric data, and are less likely to be comfortable with sharing fingerprint, facial recognition,...


















