India is creating a national facial recognition system

India is working to build the biggest facial recognition system in the world. The government envisions a future where the police officials from the...

Fresh graduates to spearhead HCL Technologies’ cyber security push

While demand for cybersecurity services continues to be strong for HCL Technologies, talent remains an area of concern. To cater to the demand, the...

Google and Amazon Smart Speakers are vulnerable to phishing, eavesdropping hacks

Seemingly harmless applications for Google Home and Amazon Echo smart speakers can be used to eavesdrop on unsuspecting users, security researchers with SRLabs have...

TSA facing rise in firearms confiscations in states with more permissive gun laws

While the TSA has increased its efforts to warn passengers against bringing their firearms to the airport, the number of firearms seized at airports...

In a first, two sniper rifles developed by Bengaluru-based firm

In line with the central government's push to make India a major defence manufacturing hub, a firm based in Karnataka's Bengaluru has developed the...

Hong Kong prisons test ‘smart tech’ to improve security, surveillance

Hong Kong's prison authority will test facial recognition technology, tracking wristbands and robot warders to create a "super security and surveillance system" and hopefully...

Karnataka Cabinet approves Rs 667 Crore Nirbhaya Fund Plan for safety of women in...

Over 16,000 surveillance cameras and GIS-based crime mapping for predictive policing are among the measures to be put in place in the city under...

J&K Police to maintain a database of all floating populations as security measure

Jammu and Kashmir police has directed its officers to maintain a database of all floating populations living in their jurisdiction as part of a...

Facial authentication market starts to accelerate

The Eurotunnel project between France and the UK has emerged as one of the first non-airport border control applications for facial authentication systems in...

Brazil plans massive centralized biometric database of all citizens

The government of Brazil intends to collect a broad range of biographic and biometric information, including fingerprint, iris, face, voice, and gait biometrics about...