EPF Act provisions applicable to private security agency: Supreme Court

The provisions of the Employees' Provident Fund Act are applicable to private security agencies providing personnel to clients,…

57% of Mumbai hotels, malls inspected in 2 years violated fire safety norms: MFB

Since January 2019, 57% of 12,743 hotels, malls and other commercial establishments in the city have been found violating fire…

SIA to introduce new code of conduct and upgrade qualifications

The Security Industry Association, SIA, has announced that it intends to introduce a code of conduct for security operatives.…

Hamad International Airport, Qatar, becomes first global entity to be verified by BSI 

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has announced that it is the first entity in the world to achieve independent verification from…

SIA issues policy on ethical use of facial recognition

In the US, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has released its new policy principles guiding the development and deployment…

Noida police to verify private security agencies

The Gautam Buddh Nagar police has called for verification of private security agencies and character certification of its…

Risk of China cyber attacks, DoT seeks security audit

Following reports of a spike in coordinated cyber attacks by Chinese hackers, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has…

ISO upgrades cyber security & privacy standard

The International Standards Organisation has just updated the ISO/IEC 27009 standard, which will enable businesses and…

Security firm forges certificate to bag tenders, dept to take action

A company in Jammu, which does not possess the PSARA (Private Security Agencies Regulation Act) certificate, is manipulating…

Kenya security firms race to comply with law ahead of deadline

Kenya's nearly 2000 private security firms and guards have less than four months to be vetted and comply with a new security law…

Government notice to 241 Delhi schools for failing fire safety rules

From sub-standard equipment to the width of staircases, over 240 schools in the nations capital failed to meet fire safety…

Major reforms loom for Kenya private security firms

Major reforms loom in the Kenyan private security sector after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi gazetted new regulations…