New system lets police access thousands of surveillance cameras in public places

A newly developed system could allow law enforcement to tap into thousands of public surveillance cameras. Created by researchers at Purdue University, the system...

Pathankot base didn’t have robust security, still unsafe: House panel

The Pathankot airbase close to the border in Punjab, which was attacked by suspected Pakistani militants in January, did not have a robust security...

Special number plate recognition cameras to help cops nab car thieves

Delhi Police are all set to get their first automatic number plate recognition (APNR) cameras. The cameras will be installed in south and New Delhi...

Fire protection market set to double by 2022

The latest published report from Marketsandmarkets predicts that the size of the global fire protection systems market is expected to more than double in...

Optical illusion to be tested on roads to trick drivers into slowing down

More than 150,000 lives are claimed in India by road incidents each year and the latest Road Accident Report says 11,000 of them involve...

Centre to set up first training centre for security guards in Chandigarh

The central government has picked Chandigarh for setting up a centre for imparting training to security guards employed with different private agencies registered in...

Rio heightens security for Olympics

IHS Technology research has found that the main threat for visitors to the forthcoming Rio 2016 Olympics will be street robberies and theft -...

Smart & strict police force needs to be sensitive towards victims: MoS for Home...

Mr. Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India and Mr. Maninderjeet Singh Bitta, Chairman, All-India Anti-Terrorist Front, felicitated the...

AlliedBarton to merge with Universal Services of America

Two of the United States’ largest contract security companies, AlliedBarton Security Services and Universal Services of America, have announced that they have agreed to...

NY to expand use of portable detection systems to all prisons

More than $1 million of funding will expand the use of Cellsense technology to all 54 state prisons, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced. Since...