Video surveillance storage market to reach $18.28B by 2020

A new market report estimates that the video surveillance storage market is expected to reach USD 18.28 Billion by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.41% from 2015 to 2020.The report,...

E-surveillance may take away 2 lakh ATM security jobs

Almost two lakh security personnel manning ATMs across the country may lose their jobs over the next two-three years as Indian banks have started deploying advanced e-surveillance architecture for security and monitoring of their...

Pelco wins ASIS People’s Choice Award

Attendees at the recent ASIS event in Anaheim, California voted the Pelco Optera 180-, 270-, and 360-degree panoramic cameras as winner of the People’s Choice Award winner in the 2015 ASIS Accolades. Offering the...

Over 60 breaches reported in Delhi Metro security this year

Over 60 security breaches either by way of smuggling of unchecked baggage or unfrisked entry of passengers inside Delhi Metro stations have been detected this year, underlining the chinks in the armour of the...

Biometrics on the increase in Turkey

Turkey’s access control systems market is expected to proliferate over the next six years, influenced by surging demand from the commercial sector, increasing IT & security spending and emergence of IP technology based access...

Indian Fire Protection industry sees growth

The Indian fire-protection industry is expanding to meet the growing demand from the user segment. Innovative fire safety products with new technology are being introduced in the Indian markets. A fire and security exhibition...

Obama signs bill to boost airport security after TSA shooting

President Obama has signed a bill intended to boost airport security after the shooting of a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee at Los Angeles International Airport in 2013. The measure, which is named after...

Lack of coordination ails Indian Security: Experts

Among the drawbacks which the country has been facing on the security front, lack of coordination among various agencies. Speakers from various agencies and senior IPS officers during a seminar on ‘India’s National Security...

Profiling shooters before they fire

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a personality profiling technique, featured in Frontiers in Forensic Psychiatry, which automates the identification of potential school shooters by analysing personality traits that appear in...

Cisco acquires Bangalore-based IT security firm Pawaa

Cisco has acquired its first company in India, IT security firm Pawaa. Its annual investments in India, totaling around $1.7 billion, are aimed at promoting research and development in the field of technology. Financial details...