50% of pvt security personnel must be locals: Goa Govt
In what is seen as a major step to provide jobs to locals in security agencies, the state government has put in place a new condition for obtaining a licence to set up a...
CP PLUS signs up Salman Khan as its CCTV ambassador
CP PLUS, India’s Largest Security & Surveillance brand, has signed up superstar Salman Khan. CP PLUS - which is already riding a wave in the country with its innovative campaign ‘Upar Wala Sab Dekh...
Delegates of BRICS Communication Ministers Conference visited Hikvision
Hikvision, the world’s leading supplier of innovative video surveillance products and solutions, recently welcomed the delegates from the BRICS Communications ministers conference to its head office in Hangzhou, China. Cynthia Ho, VP at Hikvision,...
Brits give thumbs up to in-store biometrics
Nearly two thirds of Brits want to be able to use a biometric scan to authorise payments in-store, according to a WorldPay survey. Fingerprints remain the most popular biometric method, with 69% of the...
Psychometric test for school employees likely
The brutal killing of seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur in Ryan School, Gurugram, has led to parents raising concern over the mental condition of junior staff engaged by school administrations. Now the Security Sector Skill Development...
No fire-fighting appliances at Noida’s government hospital
The district hospital in Noida is not equipped to handle any outbreak of fire on its premises. This inference can be drawn from a recent inspection report of the fire department. Officials, on the...
Global control room market to reach $7.6B by 2020
The command and control room and public safety answering point (PSAP) market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.1 percent from $5.4 billion in 2015 to reach $7.6 billion...
Revisit policy on police protection to private persons: Bombay HC to govt
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to “revisit” its policy on providing police protection to private persons. A bench led by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur directed the state to streamline the...
India pushes for security reforms to secure airports
In the run up to an audit by the UN aviation safety watchdog International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the civil aviation ministry has decided to push the pending Aircraft Amendment Bill. It will give...
Malaysia sets new rules for private security companies
Armed private bodyguards must undergo a two-tier training pro¬g¬ramme to renew their “carry and use” firearms permits starting January next year. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced this and several...
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Police to replace private security on Athens metro
Police officers will be replacing private security guards at the Greek capital’s metro and ISAP electric railway stations, according to an agreement reached between...
