Facial recognition to replace passports in security overhaul at Australian airports
A radical overhaul of security at Australia’s international airports is the first step towards the government’s goal of automating 90% of air traveller processing by 2020. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection will...
Body-worn cameras for Gurgaon cops to catch anti-social elements on Mall Mile
Anti-social elements caught on infamous MG Road will no longer be able to be accuse police of high handedness or wrongfully catching them as the men in uniform have been given body-worn cameras to...
Dubai police seek strong ties with private sector
Dubai Police are looking to collaborate with the private sector on a national security innovation centre, delegates at the Intersec security conference in Dubai heard. Major Dr Mohammad Alketbi said the force was focusing...
Traffic police moot music therapy to tame traffic violators
Lessons on road safety could soon be music to the ears of traffic offenders. The Delhi Traffic Police is planning to include music therapy in its one-day training programme for traffic rule violators. For...
Delhi’s Night Shelters get CCTV cameras
The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has installed CCTV cameras in night shelters in order to ensure safety of women and girls and also to keep a check on visitors there. The Delhi...
AgilFence Perimeter Intrusion Detection System approved by UK Government
Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) has announced that its AgilFence Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) has met the UK Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) standard for use in the protection...
RBI plans to increase focus on IT and cyber security
With the country’s financial services sector becoming increasingly sensitive to cyber-security issues in the backdrop of the Centre’s digital payments push, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through its arm Reserve Bank Information Technology...
EC clears Smiths acquisition of Morpho
Further to the announcement last April that Safran had reached an agreement to sell Morpho Detection, to Smiths Group Plc for an enterprise value of $710 million, Smiths has now confirmed that the European...
SIS India gets SEBI nod for IPO
Security and Intelligence Services has received market regulator SEBIs go ahead for raising an estimated Rs 500 crore through an initial public offering. The firm provides security solutions and business support services to a...
Security giants descend on Dubai for Intersec 2017
Intersec 2017, the world’s largest trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection, featuring 1,304 exhibitors from 58 countries, got underway at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre on January 22. The 19th...















