iHLS TV – Underwater Security, Smartphone Exploits and Drone Hacking
Articles and issues discussed in this episode:
Russians hack U.S. drone over Crimea
New study: U.S. borders with Mexico damage local wildlife
New underwater sonar for drilling...
New UAV for Airborne Video Surveillance
A new UAV version developed includes a rough landing mechanism. The Supercam S450 is intended for real-time airborne video surveillance day and night. Series...
Video-Accurate intelligence and guided weapons in the Gaza operation
Accurate intelligence and guided weapon systems enable the Israeli air force (IAF) to keep hitting storage places of rockets in Gaza and houses of...
Mobile Cyber Security Revolution has Started
India has been advancing one more stage on the way to mobile phone cyber security. The Indian government is finalising cyber security standards to...
Social Media’s Very Arab Future
The future of Twitter, YouTube and a variety of other social networks is going to look and sound a lot more Arabic in the...
North Korea cyber warfare capabilities exposed – Part 1 of 2
A new HP report suggests the reclusive country's cyber warfare capabilities are rapidly making North Korea a credible threat to Western systems.
Warfare capabilities are...
Counter IED and Mine System unveiled
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its new CIMS (Counter IED and Mine Suite) - an integrated suite of sensors for protection of tactical maneuvering...
Israeli Defense Company Awarded Major Contract in Brazil
Elbit Systems announced its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was directly awarded a Brazilian contract to refurbish 4 Grumman C-1A planes. The entire...
How long should an emergency message be to prove effective?
Short 90- and 140- character wireless emergency alert messages delivered over mobile devices are "substantially less effective" than much longer messages to spur people...
New technology enables detection of nuclear tests from a distance
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has recently conducted an experiment to improve the U.S. ability to recognise and identify low-yield underground nuclear explosions....
Kurdish Fighters Now Using Google In Fight Against ISIS
There’s probably no situation that shows the change in warfare technology as much as battles against a terror militia. Proven as a central operation...
Universal Fueling Device Now Fit For All Stations
Authorization and certification processes for Israel’s universal fueling device are now complete. Soon the fueling system will be operated and implemented in different gas...
DHS Investigates Missing Airport Employee IDs
The security IDs of more than 1,400 workers at America’s busiest airport, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, were lost or stolen over a period of...
Drones Save Lives Of Emergency Workers
Almost half of police forces and two thirds of fire services all across the UK are now either using drones or are planning to...
Closing the Home Front Defense Ministry
Meir Elran , Alex Altshuler
Home Front Defense Minister Gilad Erdan’s letter of resignation and his recommendation that the ministry be closed and its powers...
New Robot Technology Tested during Dallas Shootout
Last week shootout at a protest in Dallas has shed some light over the use of robots by the police forces. Dallas police set...
N. Korea and Iran – Nuclear Partners
North Korea's continuing progress towards operational nuclear weapons also affects Iran.
According to recent reports North Korea is will soon be able to incorporate nuclear...
The Israeli answer to shoulder launched missiles – Part 1
Part 1
The process of equipping the aircraft used by the Israeli airlines with systems that protect them from shoulder launched missiles is on track.
Following...
Ransomware Threatens IoT Devices
Ransomware attack is one of the scenarios that security experts have been worrying about regarding the widening use of the Internet of Things. It...
3-D Printer Plastic Firearm Confiscated in Airport
Airport screening agents at Reno’s International Airport in Nevada confiscated a plastic handgun produced with by a 3-D printer from a man’s carry-on luggage....
Solar powered UAS
During a keynote at the small unmanned systems business expo in San Francisco, CA., Alta Devices’ CEO, Christopher Norris, explained that small unmanned air systems...
US nuclear missile unit deemed ‘unsatisfactory’
The US Air Force gave a nuclear missile unit an "unsatisfactory" rating, according to a statement released Tuesday, in a setback for strategic forces...
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