Uber to chart safety map with cab-mounted camera phones

Uber Cabs will carry out a safety audit to ascertain vulnerable and unsafe areas in the Capital. Uber said it will share the data…

HP identifies vulnerabilities in home security systems

HP has released results of a security testing study revealing that owners of Internet-connected home security systems may not be…

Fire Fighting Enterprises becomes FFE

Fire Fighting Enterprises, known the world over as a specialist in smoke and flame detection through its Fireray and Talentum…

Andhra Pradesh launches iris recognition for pensioners

Andhra Pradesh plans to install iris recognition scanners for elderly Indians receiving pensions, after a thumbprint system…

Panasonic and Reliance eyeing 20% share in Indias enterprise security surveillance market

Consumer durables company Panasonic, in partnership with Reliance Communications, launched Cloud Video Intelli-Surveillance…

Obama to create new agency to examine cyber-threats

The White House is setting up a new agency designed to coordinate cyber-threat intelligence that currently is spread across the…

Homeland Security seeks US$65.8 million for new biometric system

The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking $65.8 million for the first phase of development of a new biometric…

Indias biometric voter card plan takes shape

Plans by Indias Election Commission to link new voter identity cards with the biometrics-backed Aadhar ID database are taking…

MHA to launch a security web portal

The Union Home Ministry has decided to launch a web portal 'MySecurity.in' that will be a platform for innovation in the field of…

PMC biometric unit stays a non-starter

The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) effort to instill discipline in corporators is not bearing fruits as the biometric system…

Andhra Pradesh adopts iris scanning for pension payments

An iris recognition system is going to be used to identify pensioners for their pension payments in Andhra Pradesh. This new…

Odisha CM to launch city CCTV surveillance system

Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, will launch the city CCTV surveillance system in the Odisha capital this month. A meeting…