California bans non-security school employees from carrying guns on campus

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation preventing school districts from allowing non-security employees to carry guns on campus. "This legislation ends our years-long practice of allowing trained, select employees with valid concealed weapons...

Honeywell to launch DIY smart home security system

Honeywell has said that it will soon be launching a new do-it-yourself smart home security system for tech savvy consumers. According to multiple published reports, the system will be debuted on the crowdfunding website...

Chennai to appoint consultant to prepare DPR for fire safety management plan

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) will prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for a comprehensive fire safety management plan in commercial and continuous building areas (CBA) in the city and suburbs. A consultant...

Another round of body scanner trials at Delhi airport

Passengers travelling out of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) will be given the option to go through full-body scanner check from next month. The Bureau for Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is introducing the...

Hikvision commits to 1.28 billion Euro R&D investment

Hikvision Corporation has confirmed a €1.28 billion investment plan to construct four new R&D centres and two new industrial bases to expand surveillance equipment manufacturing and general R&D in various Chinese cities. As security...

Frame rules for Uber, Ola to enhance women’s security: SC

The Supreme Court has decided to put in place a regulatory regime for making public transport authorities, including app-based taxi services like Uber and Ola accountable for breach of women’s safety. A bench of...

Dubai airport to replace security checks by virtual aquarium

The security line at an airport, commonly acknowledged as one of the worst places on earth, just got a bit less soul destroying. Dubai International Airport announced that next year it will drop the...

No security breach of database, UIDAI clarifies

Unique Identification Authority of India ( UIDAI) has clarified that there has been no security breach of its database or Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR). The clarification came amid media reports of alleged compromise...

Biometrics Institute and IOM collaborate to promote responsible use of biometrics

The Biometrics Institute and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that formalized closer collaboration on shared priorities, including promoting the responsible use of biometrics in a broad range...

UP has highest number of licensed guns

Uttar Pradesh has the distinction of having maximum number of arms licences in the country. According to the latest data released by the Union home ministry, out of the 33,69,444 lakh gun licences issued...