DTC starts installing CCTV in 200 buses

According to the DTC, CCTV cameras are being installed in 200 buses in the first phase. "A Hyderabad-based company has started to install CCTV in 200 DTC buses in the first phase. Each bus...

CISF to train personnel in tactical profiling of passengers at airports

In order to reduce the security screening time for fliers at Indian airports, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has directed its personnel to train themselves to study the body language of air passengers and...

Cryptzone acquires Hisoftware

Cryptzone, a global provider of data security and identity and access management (IAM) solutions, has acquired Hisoftware Inc., a leading provider of governance, compliance and security solutions. The move means that Hisoftware's product portfolio...

Verint wins technology award

Verint Systems Inc has been recognised by Government Security News (GSN) as part of the publication’s 2014 Airport, Seaport, Border Security Awards Program, in which its Verint SMC solution was named Best Physical Security...

Soteria Command and Control Centre Launched

In what is perhaps the first of its kind outsourced command and control centre, Soteria was formally launched at the Hotel Leela in Gurgaon at the end of August this year. What differentiates Soteria...

Cash crunch keeps some schools insecure in Bangalore

Two months after a minor girl was raped in school premises in Bangalore, schools in the city are racing against time to implement security guidelines issued by the police. However, several schools say they...

Security umbrella body takes shape

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate a joint command of apex security agencies at a facility in Gurgaon shortly before marking the sixth year of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. The...

Delhi Police complain to IB as visiting leaders refuse to accept their security cover

The preference of some politicians for state police security officers is making things difficult for the Delhi Police. Many politicians, for the sake of convenience, prefer Personal Security Officers (PSOs) from the state police...

Abdul Kalam calls for research in cyber security

Offensive and defensive cyber capabilities were as important as nuclear expertise for the nation and institutions like IITs need to enhance their research in cyber security with active industry role, former President, Dr A...

Mumbai has most short-circuit fires and deaths in India

Mumbai is the most dangerous city in the country as far as fires caused by short-circuits go. From 2009 to 2013, 285 short-circuit-caused fires occurred in Maharashtra's capital city, compared to 196 in Delhi,...