Hong Kong police granted sweeping security surveillance powers

Hong Kong's police have been granted vastly expanded powers to conduct warrantless raids and surveillance as well as issue…

BlueLeaks exposes files from hundreds of US Police Departments

Hundreds of thousands of potentially sensitive files from police departments across the United States were leaked online last…

Hong Kong to establish new police unit to enforce new security laws

Hong Kongs security chief has announced that a dedicated police unit is being set up and would be ready to enforce controversial…

Over one lakh vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces

Over 6,000 positions are lying vacant in the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the primary force deployed along the 3,488 km…

Chip-enabled e-passports will strengthen security of travel documents: S Jaishankar

The introduction of chip-enabled e-passports will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents, External Affairs…

Cyber incidents surge as cyber budget shrinks at NASA

According to data extracted and analysed by Atlas VPN, cyber incidents at NASA increased by 366% in 2019. Being one of the…

Amazon stops police use of its facial recognition software

Answering widespread demands for new curbs on aggressive policing in the wake of George Floyd's killing, Amazon is halting law…

Warning issued over hackable security cameras

Around 3.5 million security cameras installed in homes and offices mainly in Asia and Europe have serious vulnerabilities that…

Indian Railways alerted on malware attack

At a time when the country is yet to recover from the shock of losing 20 Indian soldiers in a violent clash with the Chinese…

IATA launches security risk portal for airlines

The representative body for the global airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (Iata), has launched an…

Amid security breach worries, govt floats another tender for online meeting software

Following security scares, alleged hacking and unwanted intrusions into government meetings conducted on video conferencing owing…

13,500 mobile phones running on same IMEI number in India

Making it tougher to track and identify stolen mobile phones, the police in Uttar Pradesh has found there are more than 13,500…