SIS India plans Rs1,000 crore IPO

Security and Intelligence Services (India) Ltd (SIS) has hired four investment banks as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO) of almost Rs.1,000...

October onwards, Mumbai to be under vigil of 6,000 CCTV cameras

The final phase of Maharashtra government’s ambitious Mumbai City Surveillance Project (MCSP), comprising 6,000 CCTV cameras, is complete and will be launched on October...

Facial recognition cameras to keep close watch at IGI Airport

IGI airport's security may soon be strengthened with the help of facial recognition cameras. Sources said that efficiency trials for such cameras are already...

Yahoo data breach could be biggest known cyber attack; 500 million accounts hacked in...

Yahoo Inc has said that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014 by what it believed was a state-sponsored actor,...

Israel offers expertise to secure India’s borders

In the wake of the Uri attack, Israel has reiterated its offer of experience and expertise to secure India’s borders. “Home Minister (Rajnath Singh)...

Govt. cites security threat, bans all photography in Parliament

Citing security reasons, the Security Division of Parliament House has informed all the officers and staff posted inside the Parliament premises that photography/video shooting...

Cameroon clamps down on Private Security Firms

Cameroon’s government says it is clamping down on unlicensed private security firms in an effort to improve public safety and enforce regulations. It plans...

British tax payers to pay £80m to private security firms to guard French ports

Britain is to pay private security companies up to £80million to police ports in northern France. The Home Office is advertising for firms to...

Data Security Council of India launches first global chapter in Singapore.

With the aim to exchange information and best practices on cyber security, the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a premier body on cyber...

NYPD will add cameras to Prisoner Transport Vans

Every vehicle in the NYPD's fleet of prisoner transport vans will soon be equipped with security cameras. Each of the 110 prisoner transport vans...