India mulls Aadhar requirement for mobile connections

Indian telecoms regulator TRAI has recommended that the Department of Telecom (DoT) allow electronic KYC of the countrys…

CCTV cameras on mobile towers to watch over Noida

The Noida Authority is planning to install high definition CCTV cameras on mobile towers across the city to improve the…

Government has collected Biometrics of almost a billion citizens

Indias central government says it has collected the biometric data of roughly 990 million citizens through its Aadhaar project.…

Hikvision announces 2015 preliminary earnings results showing 46.97% growth

Hikvision, the global leader in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has announced its preliminary earnings…

Former Indian military personnel to guard Reliance Industries assets

The $57-billion Reliance Industries, the holding company led by Mukesh Ambani, has hired 16,000 former Indian defence personnel…

Irish taxi drivers reject proposal to have security cameras installed in cars

The National Transport Authority (NTA) in Ireland will not make the use of security cameras in taxis and hackneys compulsory…

CP PLUS honoured with the Pride of Noida Award

CP PLUS recently received the Pride of Noida award. Pride of Noida is an annual award show hosted by one of the renowned NGOs in…

ID Global Solutions acquires biometrics firm FIN Holdings for $9M

ID Global Solutions Corporation announced it has acquired biometric technologies firm FIN Holdings Inc. and its wholly owned…

Hollywood hospital pays $17,000 ransom to hackers

While it was not the first hacked organisation to acquiesce to attackers' demands, the California hospital that paid $17,000 in…

Security plan for Greater Noida Metro line sent to govt.

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has outlined a security plan for the under-construction 29.8 km Metro track between Noida and…

Honeywell acquires smoke detection solutions provider Xtralis for $480M

Honeywell has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Xtralis, a leading global provider of aspirating smoke detection…

India to widen scope of Aadhaar authentication

Indias government is exploring the use of identity services providers as part of using the biometrics-backed Aadhaar identity…