Middle East facing ‘cyber pandemic’ as Covid exposes security vulnerabilities, cyber chief says

The Middle East region is facing a “cyber pandemic” with Covid-19 related attacks skyrocketing this year, according to the United Arab Emirates government’s top...

Centre asks civil defence, fire services, home guards to prepare list of personnel for...

Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has held a meeting with police chiefs of all the states and union territories, Civil Defence, home guards...

New technology will give cops access to residents’ private security video

Police in Mississippi’s homicide-wracked capital are one step closer to being able to access residents’ livestreaming home security video — in a move opposed...

Kerala fire dept to undertake another fire safety audit from Jan 2021

The Fire and Safety Department is all set for another major safety audit starting January 2021 to identify buildings which have not implemented specified...

Joint initiative with police, private security rolled out in SA

Business Leadership SA and Business Against Crime SA (Bacsa) are collaborating with police and the private security industry (PSI) to tackle the anticipated rise...

Revector launches covert detection device for airport security

Revector has launched a covert detection device that enables airports to gather new intelligence on potential security risks in the fight to protect passengers,...

To stop online breaches, Indian Railways to train officers as troubleshooters

Indian Railways has started identifying officers who will form the ministry's cyber security team. To contain online breaches, Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier directed...

G4S agrees to be acquired by Allied Universal

After initially declining a $4.2 billion deal put forth by Allied Universal last month, G4S has announced that it has agreed to the...

EPF Act provisions applicable to private security agency: Supreme Court

The provisions of the Employees' Provident Fund Act are applicable to private security agencies providing personnel to clients, the Supreme Court has said. A...

FireEye, a top U.S. cybersecurity company, says it was hacked

FireEye, a major U.S. cybersecurity company with extensive government contracts, has been hacked by a foreign country, it said.In a company blog post, CEO...