DTC starts installing CCTV in 200 buses

According to the DTC, CCTV cameras are being installed in 200 buses in the first phase. "A Hyderabad-based company has started to install CCTV...

CISF to train personnel in tactical profiling of passengers at airports

In order to reduce the security screening time for fliers at Indian airports, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has directed its personnel to train...

Cryptzone acquires Hisoftware

Cryptzone, a global provider of data security and identity and access management (IAM) solutions, has acquired Hisoftware Inc., a leading provider of governance, compliance...

Verint wins technology award

Verint Systems Inc has been recognised by Government Security News (GSN) as part of the publication’s 2014 Airport, Seaport, Border Security Awards Program, in...

Soteria Command and Control Centre Launched

In what is perhaps the first of its kind outsourced command and control centre, Soteria was formally launched at the Hotel Leela in Gurgaon...

Cash crunch keeps some schools insecure in Bangalore

Two months after a minor girl was raped in school premises in Bangalore, schools in the city are racing against time to implement security...

Security umbrella body takes shape

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate a joint command of apex security agencies at a facility in Gurgaon shortly before marking the...

Delhi Police complain to IB as visiting leaders refuse to accept their security cover

The preference of some politicians for state police security officers is making things difficult for the Delhi Police. Many politicians, for the sake of...

Abdul Kalam calls for research in cyber security

Offensive and defensive cyber capabilities were as important as nuclear expertise for the nation and institutions like IITs need to enhance their research in...

Mumbai has most short-circuit fires and deaths in India

Mumbai is the most dangerous city in the country as far as fires caused by short-circuits go. From 2009 to 2013, 285 short-circuit-caused fires...