From the Editor’s Desk: August 2016

Dear Reader Of late there has been an upsurge in the jihadist attacks - Nice, Istanbul, Medina, Brussels and Dhaka! Does this mean that the global war on terror is failing? Terrorists are increasingly employing innovative...

Private security sector booms in Germany on terrorism fears

Private security is so in demand in Germany that some firms have run out of employees to meet demand, say reports. After a string of bloody attacks in southern Germany, including a shooting...

Cidco rolls out CCTV project in Kharghar

Cidco has finally placed 129 CCTV cameras in Kharghar, after three extensions since tendering in September 2014. The installation is part one of first phase of Rs 180.65 crore, covering south city area. Police...

Axis Communications and Alliance partners host Eye Connect 2016

Axis Communications, announced the second edition ‘Eye Connect – 2016’. The theme of this three day event is, ’INTEGRATED SECURITY SOLUTION – FROM MYTH TO REALITY’. To drive the shift towards integration of a...

Proposed in 2011, CCTV cameras’ installation begins in Amritsar

Finally, the Punjab Government’s ambitious project of installing CCTV cameras in the holy city has seen the light of day. Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi inaugurated the project with the cameras having been installed...

Airbus Defence and Space collaborates with Facewatch to identify crime suspects

Due to the collaboration between Airbus Defence and Space and Facewatch Ltd, new applications helping to recognise suspects will run on the Tactilon Dabat radio from Airbus Defence and Space in order to convict...

Four cyber attacks on UK Railways in a year

Reports say that the UK railway network has suffered at least four major cyber attacks over the last year alone. And experts have warned that the digital systems controlling trains are vulnerable to...

United Airlines working with TSA to enhance U.S. airport security experience

United Airlines and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have unveiled plans to further modernize the airport security experience at several of the airline’s largest hubs. As part of a joint initiative to improve...

61 percent of Americans fear having their cars or home security cameras hacked

As more and more devices get connected to the Internet of Things, so their susceptibility to hacking increases too. New research from enterprise data protection company Vormetric in conjunction with Wakefield Research shows that...

Hackers steal over $100K from Pennsylvania town’s police pension fund

Someone hacked into the Avalon police pension fund and stole more than $100,000, borough Mayor David Haslett has said. Haslett released little information about the theft, citing an ongoing criminal investigation. Avalon officials became...