Delhi Police to get 32 surveillance drones

Delhi Police is set to induct 32 high-tech surveillance drones – each worth around ₹30 lakh – into its operations across the Capital’s 15...

EU confirms 180-day launch schedule for biometric border system

The European Union has confirmed that the bloc’s new biometric Entry/Exit System (EES) will begin a progressive launch, in a development promising an end...

Facial recognition, CCTV feed to be integrated for security checks at airports

Airport security and administration authorities are mulling integration of facial recognition technology and CCTV for staffers apart from deploying other technology tools for faster...

Myanmar junta forms supervisory committee to regulate private security services nationwide

The military junta has officially formed a Supervisory Committee for Private Security Services across all regions and states, including Rakhine State, where Chinese security...

HC vexed with Telangana govt over delay in fire safety rules

The Telangana High Court has expressed dissatisfaction with the state government’s delay in framing fire safety rules.The High Court had asked Telangana chief secretary...

Thailand expands Phuket Eye Surveillance to boost tourist safety and crime control

Thailand is expanding its surveillance system, called the Phuket Eye, to improve tourist safety and boost crime control on its most famous resort island....

RBI tightens UPI security with DoT’s mobile number-based fraud detection system

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) on 30 June issued an advisory, directing all Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks, and Co-operative...

Kuwait deploys world’s fastest surveillance USV ‘NeedleFish’

Kuwait has officially launched a fleet of high-tech unmanned surface vessels called NeedleFish as part of a $213 million national maritime surveillance project. The...

Railways building AI-based integrated security centre, analytics platform

The Ministry of Railways’ information technology (IT) backbone — the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) — has undertaken two major initiatives to secure...

Australia’s privacy watchdog warns ‘vishing’ on the rise as Qantas strengthens security after cyber-attack

Qantas has said it will beef up its security and threat detection after a cyber-attack affecting up to 6 million customers, as Australia’s privacy...