Goa Police publishes PSARA-approved security agencies list amid CM’s warning

The Goa Police has released a list of 165 private security agencies authorised to operate in the State under the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (PSARA), urging citizens, establishments, and job seekers to...

Homeland Security centralizes control over the government’s largest biometrics database

The Department of Homeland Security is streamlining control over the federal government’s largest database of biometric data, placing its chief information officer in control of the Office of Biometric Identity Management, a small but...

BCAS directs increased security at airports due to potential terror threat

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has directed all stakeholders to enhance security at airports due to a potential threat from a terror group during the period from September 22 to October 2. "In...

HSBC goes Big Brother: quadrupling of CCTV cameras and biometric readers

HSBC’s proposed security measures for its new London headquarters have sparked controversy, despite the bank’s focus on safety. The plan includes a substantial increase in the number of CCTV cameras, from 444 to 1,754,...

Indian Coast Guard to induct RPAs, UAVs to boost maritime surveillance capabilities: DG

The Indian Coast Guard is in the process of inducting Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to enhance its surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence gathering capabilities, Director General Paramesh Sivamani has said. In a...

Study finds that school-based online surveillance companies monitor students 24/7

A recent study by researchers at the University of California San Diego is the first detailed assessment of companies offering school-based online surveillance services such as social media monitoring, student communications monitoring and online...

DAC approves defence procurement worth ₹67,000 crore to strengthen border security

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, sanctioned multiple procurement proposals worth nearly ₹67,000 crore to strengthen the nation’s military preparedness. According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), for the Indian...

RAD launches “Bailey’s Promise” to give all U.S. K-12 schools free AI gun detection

Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD) has launched Bailey's Promise, a nationwide initiative offering up to 10 of RAD's real-time firearm detection AI software...

India records highest average cost of a data breach at INR 220 million in...

IBM has released its Cost of a Data Breach Report, which revealed the average total organizational cost of data breach in India reached an all-time high of INR 220 million in 2025 (13% higher...

Microsoft investigates ties with IDF after investigation reveals mass surveillance program

Tech giant Microsoft is investigating how an elite Israeli military intelligence unit is using its Azure cloud service after an investigation revealed extensive ties between the two entities. There are mounting concerns that Israeli staffers...