Prosegur reaches agreement to acquire majority stake in Cipher

Prosegur, a global benchmark in the private security sector with over 175,000 employees in 25 countries on five continents, has reached an agreement to...

SIS India buys 51% stake in Uniq Detective

Security and Intelligence Services (SIS) has on December 14 signed definitive agreements to acquire initially 51 percent shareholding in Uniq Detective and Security Services....

Middle East fire safety market to hit $3bn by 2024

The Middle East’s market for firefighting systems, fire detection and alarm systems, and emergency exit and lighting, is predicted to hit $3 billion by...

Amendments in rules on High Security Registration Plates for vehicles notified: Govt to SC

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it has notified the amendments to Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 following which all new vehicles...

Alexa’s Security Panel Controller API lets users control their home security system

Alexa is now the master of your home security system — but only if you want it to be, of course. Amazon has announced...

Robotic dogs to replace sniffer dogs at Indian airports

Soon airports in India will have robotics canines/dogs with advanced features such X-Ray vision eyes to scan the luggage of passengers. The Central Industrial...

Indian railways to introduce ‘ePatrolling app’ for passenger safety in trains

The Indian Railways will soon launch a mobile application ‘ePatrolling’ to keep an eye on Railway Protection Force (RPF) employees during their escorting duty...

Invention promises airport security screening without queues

A research team led by The Australian National University (ANU) has invented a device that could be developed into ultra-sensitive cameras for security screening...

CISF to install facial recognition software at Delhi Metro, airport to catch wanted individuals

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be adding an extra pair of eyes at the prominent exits like airports and Delhi Metro to...

G4S plc – reviews separation options for G4S Cash Solutions

The Board of G4S has announced that it is reviewing options for the separation of the Group’s Cash Solutions businesses from the Group, following...