TSA issues security warning about vehicle-ramming threat

The Transportation Security Administration has issued a new security alert warning the nation's trucking companies and their drivers about the use of stolen trucks as low-tech methods of attack. The six-page report focuses on...

From the Editor’s Desk: May 2017

Dear Reader As per the latest indicators, the Indian economy is set to grow at over 7% annually. Data shows that the Foreign Direct Investments inflows into India jumped 18% to a record $46.4B in...

Punjab hospitals hire bouncers to protect doctors

Often facing backlash from relatives in cases of unexpected death of a patient, private hospitals here have started raising their own 'force' to prevent incidents of thrashing of doctors and vandalizing of hospital property....

KBC Networks Announces New Director of Strategic Accounts

Domenic Isola, 35-year security industry veteran, recently joined KBC Networks, a leading manufacturer of transmission equipment for security, commercial and networking solutions, bringing his years of sales and marketing experience as well as global...

Tenon acquires FM company in UK for £4.5m

India’s leading Integrated Security & Facility Management Corporation – The Tenon Group, has announced that it has acquired Manchester-based Elite Cleaning & Environmental Services Ltd (“Elite”) in cash and shares.  The company has invested...

At IFSEC 2017, Panasonic focuses on reducing total cost for CCTV technology

Panasonic is set to launch a new direction for its European security business at IFSEC 2017, asking the industry to change how CCTV is perceived and procured. Panasonic proprietary technology such as rain wash...

UBM India launches the first edition of ‘World of Facilities’

UBM India, recently  launched the first edition of World of Facilities (WOF)at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC), Goregaon, Mumbai. A three day exhibition (24th – 26th April 2017), World of Facilities is...

Crime fighting robots with lasers replace security guards in shopping centres

At just 5ft, they may not seem like the most imposing security guards, but they could soon be patrolling shopping centres around the world. The Knightscope K5 robots are the creation of a Silicon...

Private security personnel to guard liquor shops in Chhattisgarh

The State Excise Department and Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation have decided to deploy private security personnel instead of home guards in liquor shops, according to a senior Excise official. Earlier, the Department had asked...

Airport security to get nationwide upgrade ahead of Tokyo Olympics

The Japan transport ministry plans to install more surveillance cameras at airports to increase public safety ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, officials have said.  The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry...