Budget cuts, new digital technologies as well as an evolving security landscape are forcing the police to review how it delivers services and what services are appropriate for the future. While today’s police leaders understand there is no “silver-bullet” solution, some forward-thinking forces are eager...
Police in the United Kingdom plan to start using drones as part of priority operations, like a home siege, as well as for smaller-scale investigations. The latter category could include anything from burglary to peaceful protests. That’s according to new national guidelines regulating law enforcement’s use...
TDSi is offering a programme of free authorised training sessions internationally to meet demand from installers, partners and customers around the world. The company has already completed training sessions in France and South East Asia with further dates to be announced. Kevan Fry, Senior Export Technical Support Engineer...
British Airways says that it has been forced to shelve a groundbreaking £340m scheme to create 16m gallons of jet fuel from London’s rubbish every year, partly due to a lack of government support. The Green Sky project was due to open in 2017 at an...
Millions of HSBC customers are experiencing further problems with online banking, following many hours of disruption yesterday. The personal banking website is still not allowing customers to log on. HSBC posted a message on Twitter, saying the bank was experiencing further issues, but admitted it had not...
What is Security & Counter Terror Expo? SCTX is the international event for those tasked with mitigating terrorist threats. Between 19-20 April 2016 Security & Counter Terror Expo will offer visitors the opportunity to see the most comprehensive display of technology, equipment and services alongside a high...
A hacking group going by the name of "New World Hacking" claimed responsibility for taking down BBC websites for multiple hours on New Year’s Eve through a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, but said they were only testing a new attack tool. On December 31, 2015,...
Ministers are lobbying to make it a criminal offense for a tech company to inform a user that the UK government is spying on them. Many tech companies -- Twitter, Yahoo and Google, to name three -- have a policy of notifying users when it's suspected...
The global biometrics spending in the government sector to grow at a CAGR of 22.34% over the period 2014-2019. The market is highly fragmented with the presence of a large number of small and large vendors. A detailed product and feature comparison for the key leading...
Former security minister Baroness Neville-Jones says she is "alarmed" by people using mobile phones in public instead of being more alert to the risk of a potential terrorist attack. She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that people should take more notice of their surroundings. Measures such...
