Payments card issuers update app security guidance

The payment application data security standard (PA-DSS) has been updated to help businesses better install, update, and patch their hardware. The guides are a global effort by Visa, Mastercard, and American Express to improve...

Australian govt’s cyber security strategy falls short of global standards: UNSW

The Australian government's cyber security strategy has come under fire from University of New South Wales professors for failing to match up to the policies of its western counterparts when it comes to spending,...

Security lines costing passengers more than just time

Those long security lines at airports are costing passengers more than just their time. Last year, passengers rushing to catch their flights left behind more than $765,759 in loose change at security checkpoints. The...

American Airlines hires private security to help manage queues

American Airlines says it will spend $4 million for contractors who will help manage checkpoint lines and get passengers through security more quickly. The airline said that the workers should be on the job...

New app rates fire safety of homes

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched its first ever app, called Risk Rater, which allows residents to check how fire safe their homes are. The app is free to download on Google and...

3800 DTC buses to get CCTV cameras

The AAP government has decided to invite tenders for CCTV cameras to be installed in all 3,800 Delhi Transport Corporation buses, moving a step towards women’s safety. DTC will issue the tender for more...

Delhi Police wants Hi Tech interrogation room for Special Cell

Delhi Police’s Special Cell is planning to reconstruct its Lodhi Colony office and a dedicated interrogation room will be a part of the new building. Officers of Delhi Police’s anti-terror unit are planning to...

Hikvision acquires Pyronix, an intrusion alarm specialist

Hikvision, the world’s largest video surveillance manufacturer, has acquired Pyronix, the UK-based intrusion alarm security firm. Julie Kenny CBE DL, founder of Pyronix, said: “This acquisition represents a huge opportunity for Pyronix, Rotherham, and...

People reluctant to share CCTV footage with police: Bihar Police

Bihar police find it difficult to get the CCTV footage of any crime from private individuals who have installed cameras outside their houses or business establishments, leading to delay in investigation. This is also...

Saudi Arabia to open biggest security surveillance centre in Middle East

Saudi Arabia is planning to launch a new security surveillance centre which local media reported will be the “biggest and most modern” in the Middle East. The Saudi Gazette reported that the new National Centre...