Bus makers push back against fire safety proposal
Manufacturers are pushing back against a proposal for installing fire alarms and sprinkler systems in passenger and school buses. The ministry of road transport...
City of Dallas hit by Royal ransomware attack impacting IT services
The City of Dallas, Texas, has suffered a Royal ransomware attack, causing it to shut down some of its IT systems to prevent the...
US airport gets self-serve biometric screeners
The US Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA) has installed its first automated biometric screeners at the busy Baltimore Washington International Airport (BMI), raising privacy...
Rules for implementing Fire Fighting Services Act 1984 yet to be approved in HP
Most of the buildings, including both government and private-owned, in Himachal Pradesh have not got the no-objection certificate (NOC) for fire safety from the...
New age security systems being deployed at airports but challenges remain: BCAS
Speaking at the 37th raising day of BCAS, Zulfiquar Hasan, the agency’s chief, has said keeping up with the sector’s growth is the biggest...
TSA awards $128 million contract to improve airport security checkpoints
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is awarding an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued up to $128 million to Idemia Identity and Security...
India blocks 14 mobile messenger apps used by terrorists to receive texts from Pakistan
The Central Government has blocked 14 mobile messenger apps over security concerns. As reported by news agency ANI, it is reported that terrorists used...
New Dh100-million fire prevention project begins in Sharjah
The Sharjah Municipality has officially started its work to replace buildings' facades with fire-resistant claddings, just a day after the Dh 100-million project was...
HikCentral 2.4 introduced in India to optimise security and operations for variety of scenarios
Hikvision India has recently introduced HikCentral Professional Software 2.4 in the India market. HikCentral Professional – Hikvision's security management software – helps professionals meet...
Jamaica to make it mandatory for businesses to have outward facing CCTV cameras
The government says it will become mandatory for businesses and entertainment events to have outward facing cameras. Prime Minister Andrew Holness says this will...
