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Saudi Arabia, UK sign one-stop airport security deal

Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have signed a landmark aviation security agreement that…

German Police, Airport officials call for security review

German police and airport officials have called for a review of how security checks are handled at…

Zambia resurrects controversial project to install CCTV cameras on Lusaka streets

Government of Zambia has started receiving fresh bids for the installation of Closed Circuit…

4 in 10 UK security guards have PTSD

Many British security guards have post-traumatic stress disorder due to frequent verbal and physical abuse, researchers report.…

Demand for security guards, cybersecurity workers remains high amid coronavirus pandemic

With more than 20 million Americans becoming unemployed in just the past four weeks due to the COVID-19 crisis, security…

Singapore to get tough on abuse of security officers

Those who abuse and harass private security officers carrying out their work could be liable under new offences that the Ministry…

Police contingency plan: Private security ready to deploy in Cayman Islands

A volunteer force of 40 special constables is on standby if police numbers are reduced during the coronavirus crisis. Private…

Sri Lanka Defence Ministry to regularize private security services

The Sri Lankan Defence Ministry is to regularize private security services by introducing a minimum wage for security guards,…

Israel to restrict gun possession for security guards

Israel Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has signed an order to reduce the number of security guards permitted to bear weapons…

Scotland announces funds for security measures at places of worship

A new A?500,000 scheme will give funding for places of worship to install a range of security measures to protect them against…

Private security firm mounts UK's first private prosecutions for theft

A private police service is mounting the UKs first private prosecutions for theft and otherminor crimes because it claims the…

Morocco adopts new citizen ID programme

Idemia has signed a strategic contract with Moroccos Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale (National Security Government…

Homeland Security wants airport face scans for US citizens

Homeland Security is joining the ranks of government agencies pushing for wider use of facial recognition for US travelers. The…

New bill would require Federal Law Enforcement to obtain a warrant before using Facial Recognition

Following ongoing scrutiny of the use of facial recognition technology by police and the government, two senators have introduced…

Japan to install drone detectors at airports

The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has decided to install a system that detects unauthorized drones flying…