Thai Govt to link 367,000 spy cameras nationwide

The Thailand government plans to connect more than 367,000 surveillance cameras in a nationwide network within two years to "improve security". Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said government agencies must maintain...

Healthy growth rate predicted for Artificial Intelligence in Security

According to a new research report from Marketsandmarkets on Artificial Intelligence in security, the market is expected to be valued at USD 3.92 billion in 2017 and is likely to reach USD 34.81 billion...

Guard training certificates valid pan-India: MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified that the training certificates issued to private security guards under the PSAR Act are valid nationwide. The police modernization division of MHA had been intimated by the...

SIS India bags contract for security arrangements at Commonwealth Games in Australia

Leading private security provider SIS India has bagged the contract for security arrangements at the Commonwealth Games scheduled in Australia this year, a company release said here. "The contract for Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be...

NSDC withdraws all powers from SSSDC

The MD and CEO of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Mr Manish Kumar in concurrence with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, in a public notice has informed the general public that all...

Australia to trial world’s first next-gen city surveillance system

Australian cities will be a test bed for ‘next generation security’ systems that will combine live video with advanced real-time analytics for a level of surveillance impossible with current technology. ICT vendor NEC Australia,...

Western Railway inducts 232 MSSC guards

Months after the Elphinstone Road station stampede of September 29, which killed 23 people, Western Railway (WR) has inducted 232 personnel of the Maharashtra State Security Corporation (MSSC) to ensure better crowd-management during peak...

Bloomberg donates $5 million to Baltimore Police for new cameras, technology

Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $5 million to help the Baltimore Police Department enhance crime-fighting technology — including buying more surveillance cameras, gun-shot detection software and license plate readers. The grant money will go to...

‘Robocop’ reports for duty in Hyderabad

A smart police robot that can recognise people, take complaints, detect bombs, identify suspects, interact with people, and answer their queries has been launched in Hyderabad. This world’s first smart police robot, a beta version,...

Pierre-Yves Hentzen named CEO of Stormshield

Stormshield, one of Europe’s leading players on the cybersecurity market, has announced the appointment of Pierre-Yves Hentzen to the position of acting CEO, following the departure of Pierre Calais, who contributed nine years of...