Effort to equip LAPD officers with body cameras stalled
Los Angeles' much-touted plan to equip thousands of police officers with body cameras has stalled amid controversy at City Hall over the program's price tag and whether the Police Department got the best deal...
Dahua Technology partners with ADI to expand Global Distribution Channel
Dahua Technology, the leading provider of video surveillance products and services, has announced that it has partnered with ADI Global Distribution, the leading global wholesale distributor of security and low voltage products. Dahua will...
Private security firms to replace TSA at Florida airport
Throughout the US, the TSA may soon be turning their duties over to agents from private companies. So far, private security agents monitor at least 22 airports in major cities like San Francisco and...
Philippines decentralizes licensing of private security agencies, guards
The National Police Commission in Philippines has said that it has decentralized the issuance and renewal of licenses to private security agencies and guards who once needed to go to Camp Crame for this....
Safran sells Morpho Detection business to Smiths Group
France's Safran has agreed to sell its U.S.-based Morpho Detection business and related activities to UK engineering firm Smiths Group for an enterprise value of $710 million, the companies have said. Morpho Detection will...
License-plate reading security cameras coming to Manhattan Beach
In an increasingly popular effort to curb crime, Manhattan Beach plans to install video cameras with license-plate reading technology at seven entry points to the city this fall. The City Council unanimously backed a...
Wavesight and Firetide join hands to bring smart cities to India
With a growing need for smart and mobility solutions in India, Wavesight will partner with Firetide to bring mobility solutions aimed at the Metro and Smart Cites projects in India.
Wavesight offer a complete range...
Technology to help check infiltration at border
The Centre has okayed a five-layer elaborate plan to completely stop infiltration on the 2,900-km western border with Pakistan. It entails round-the-clock surveillance through sophisticated technology which in effect will totally "lock" India's western...
India’s spend on security could reach $1 bn by 2019: ASSOCHAM-Mahindra SSG study
India's expenditure on security alone could reach $1 billion (bn) by 2019 assuming the Centre spends even 10 per cent of its budget of $1 bn allocated for AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and...
UK to invest £40M to bolster cyber defences
In a move to further strengthen the UK’s cyber defences, the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that over £40 million will be spent on a new Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC). The preferred...
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US revokes China Telecom’s licence amid security threats
Amid national security concerns, the US revoked China Telecom's licence to counter possible infiltration of its key networks by Chinese companies. The decision was...
