Indian Govt. plans Counter-Terrorism Academy

In the backdrop of global terrorism knocking on India's doors, the government is working on a proposal to set up the country's first 'Counter-Terrorism Academy' with an aim to redirect security establishment's focus on...

Survey: Most people willing to share biometric info for security

For technologies that were once considered creepy, the public is making concessions: Most people are willing to share biometric information with government agencies if it would in some way improve their travel experience, according...

Senate allocates $249 million for biometrics at U.S. border

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved funding legislation that totals US$47.2 billion for the 2015 fiscal year, an US$643 million increase above the level enacted in the...

Godrej Security Solutions awarded the prestigious TOCICO International Achievement Award

Godrej Security Solutions, a division of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. and part of the USD $ 4 billion Godrej Group has been awarded the prestigious TOCICO International Achievement Award 2014 by the...

Banks to secure ATMs by live CCTV monitoring

Over 50,000 of the 1.62 lakh automated teller machines in India are likely to be secured through remote CCTV surveillance without round-the-clock physical security. Several banks have floated tenders for offsite surveillance and are...

Hikvision ranked top CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment provider in 2013 by IHS

For the third consecutive year, Hikvision has been ranked as the world’s largest CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment provider in 2013 with a dominant 10.9% market share. This is up by more than a...

From the Editor’s Desk: June 2014

A new day has dawned in the country. The arrival of Mr. Narendra Modi at the helm of affairs, and that too without the burden of having to accommodate the whims of coalition partners,...

Canon Acquires Milestone

Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has announced that Canon Europe has signed an agreement to acquire Denmark-based Milestone Systems A/S, a world leading provider of open platform video management software,...

The ASIS CSO Roundtable to be held in New Delhi

The ASIS New Delhi India Chapter will be hosting the CSO Roundtable (Chief Security Officers Roundtable) Conference in New Delhi, Nov 13-14, 2014 at the ITC Maurya. This is the first ever such event...

G4S India Appoints Mr. Ashok Bajpai as the Managing Director

  G4S India has announced the appointment of Mr. Ashok Bajpai as the Managing Director - G4S India with effect from July 1, 2014. He will also be responsible for Indo-British Garments Pvt. Ltd (IBG),...