SECURITY TODAY

Under fire over the safety of its passengers in India, US-based taxi booking firm Uber on Monday said it has tightened the process for screening of its drivers, by including a check on their...

There are too many “useless and ineffective” CCTV cameras in Britain, the government's surveillance commissioner has warned in a scathing critique. Tony Porter, the surveillance camera commissioner for England and Wales, said Europeans are shocked...

Hikvision, the global leader in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has announced revenues of US$2.82 billion for the financial year 2014. This corresponds to a 60.37% growth rate year on year and a...

The University of York has launched CriticalArc’s SafeZone to provide round-the-clock safety reassurance to students and staff. York is the first University in the Russell Group to roll out the simple-to-use, free application designed...

“What is RDX?” “What does BCAS stand for?”  Twenty-four security officials hired at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport could not answer these questions and failed the aviation sector (AvSec) test conducted by the Bureau...

CP PLUS has retained its position in security industry. In its latest report on the Indian market for security and video surveillance equipment, IHS Technology, a well-known US based research firm identifies CP Plus...

Every frontline police officer should be offered a Taser to help fight the threat from lone-wolf terrorists, a police leader has declared. Steve White, who chairs the Police Federation, said evidence of plans to...

With women’s security a major issue in the country, a circular issued by the director of Parliament security has come as a major embarrassment for the institution’s security staff who have been asked to...

The new generation of banking customers would rather use biometric security devices than PINs and passwords for authentication, according to Visa Europe. The payments firm found that 75% of 16 to 24-year-olds, or ‘Generation Z’,...

Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, will launch the city CCTV surveillance system in the Odisha capital this month. A meeting to this effect was held at the Commissionerate Police headquarters where senior police and...