International fire safety summit to be held on Oct 2

The organisers of International Fire Safety Standards Summit (IFSSS) have announced that the conference will take place on October 2. To be held at...

CP Plus in talks with private equity firms to raise $100 million

CP Plus, a security and surveillance solutions provider, is in talks with private equity funds to raise around $100 million by September, two people...

Hikvision wins Best Surveillance Camera Award at NCN Awards

Hikvision has recently won the NCN Award at 11th NCN Innovation Award Night at New Delhi. Hikvision was voted for the most Innovative products...

Smiths Detection to develop enhanced chemical explosives detection capabilities for US Defense Department

Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) is involved in an additional study with the Department of Defense to further refine the performance of the Chemical Explosives...

60 private security agencies face risk of closure

In April, RBI had issued a circular saying that security agencies transporting cash for banks must have a minimum net worth of ₹100 crore—a...

Hikvision Awarded Best Technology Company by DMCC

Hikvision was awarded ‘Best Technology Company’ at the 2nd DMCC Members Awards 2018. Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the world’s most interconnected Free Zone...

China wants to track citizens’ cars with mandatory RFID chips

The Chinese government is readying a program that will make it possible to track citizens’ cars using RFID chips, according to The Wall Street...

Developers admit that fire safety norms not maintained in Mumbai skyscrapers

The developers of the high-rise buildings in the city have claimed that once the buildings are handed over to the society, the internal fire-fighting...

Retractable security bollards to be installed in Brisbane CBD

More than $2 million will be spent to install underground security bollards in Brisbane's central business district. In the 2018-19 Brisbane City Council budget...

Paperless boarding using biometrics coming to domestic flights

Indian passengers on domestic flights may soon be able to board without travel documents using a “DigiYatra” (DY) based on biometrics, after a technical...