NSG to increase sky marshals on Indian flights to strengthen aviation security

India is set to increase the number of Sky Marshals on flights to sensitive destinations, according to official sources. These covert armed commandos, part...

Nearly one-third of US border surveillance cameras are broken, compromising security

Nearly one-third of the cameras in the US Border Patrol’s primary surveillance system along the southern US border are not working. That's according to...

Bombay High Court raps Maharashtra authorities for not notifying fire safety rules

The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on the Maharashtra government over not notifying fire safety regulations. The court pulled up the Urban...

Global Academy brings forward new fire safety qualifications

Global Academy, the training division of the Global HSE Group, has launched three new fire safety qualifications designed to equip professionals with the practical...

Madhya Pradesh Transco strengthens substation security with CCTV surveillance

In a significant step to enhance the security of its extra-high voltage substations, Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company (MP Transco) has begun installing high-performance...

New law in Australia will require mandatory reporting of ransomware payments

Australia is set to become the world’s first country to require companies to report to the government any ransomware payments they make as part...

No NSG cover for VVIPs from next year as government fixes deadline

The government has finalised the deadline to withdraw the elite National Security Guard (NSG) from giving protection to all VVIPs. In the next two...

PopEye to strengthen EU border biometrics with gait recognition integration

The European Union has launched a pilot project to study how biometrics can be captured from on-the-move subjects to speed up identity checks at...

Boozers beware: Maharashtra orders sophisticated surveillance of ‘watering holes’

Soon, any customer hopping into a licensed bar/pub in any establishment in Maharashtra would be subjected to a full, sophisticated Artificial Intelligence and Machine...

Hexagon awarded U.S. patents for innovations designed to make communities safer

Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division announced the award of two patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for technologies designed to...