Audit finds gaps in LAPD security camera system
An audit by the Office of the Inspector General found the Los Angeles Police Department's station security camera system "inadequate," failing to capture or retain important information about events that needed reviewing by department...
Rapiscan Systems applies for patent for mobile aircraft inspection system
Some day security screening may not end when you board your plane. Rapiscan Systems, the Torrance-based security screening company, has applied for a patent for a giant scanning device that is bolted to a...
Retail analytics market to reach $4.4B
The latest report from Marketsandmarket predicts that the retail analytics market is estimated to grow from $1.88B in 2014 to $4.4B by 2019 and is entitled, “Retail Analytics Market by Business Function (Marketing and...
CIAL to introduce 12-crore robotic security system
The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) is all set to introduce a Rs 12-crore high-end robotic security system at the airport. The Canada-made robotic equipment will be installed next month by an integrated team...
Wage plan for Singapore security guards by Oct
Security guards in Singapore can look forward to a possible increase of at least $300 in basic monthly pay from as early as October. That is when a committee of government officials, union leaders...
Government caps manned guarding in Malaysia
The Malaysian Home Ministry has capped the number of security firms in the country at 800. It is learnt that with 780 licences already issued, there would be an allocation for only 20 more...
Great honour for the Indian Security Industry!
As a rare honour, Major Manjit Rajain Founder and Executive Chairman of Mortice Ltd has been invited to serve on the International Board of the School of Management of Yale University. The School of...
From the Editor’s Desk: August 2014
It is an established fact that the new Prime Minister backs technology in security! The realisation may be rather late, but it appears that the country’s police forces are now suddenly waking up to...
Army eyeing IIT-made UAV for border patrolling
Researchers at IIT-Kanpur have developed India’s first low-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could be used for anything from patrolling the border to traffic and crowd monitoring. The aircraft, called P1, is commanded...
National Cyber Coordination Centre to cyber-shield India
The Narendra Modi government is preparing to set up a Rs. 950-crore cyber security centre following a rise in virtual world attacks and recent revelations that the US National Security Agency had spied on...
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Centre for Cyber Operations & Security (CenCOP) to be set up...
A new hub for cyber security is to be opened in India. The Centre for Cyber Operations & Security (CenCOP) in Chandigarh will be...
