Developments in the Global Oil Market Strategic Significance
Since mid-2014, global oil prices have fallen dramatically. The price of an American WTI barrel of oil was $44 in late January 2015, compared...
“Internet of Things” – an end to privacy?
Experts caution against the so-called digital electronic “Internet of Things” (IoT). Along with “Smart Grid Technologies” it "could fully eviscerate privacy". Does technological innovation...
Washington limits Israeli defense exports
Another attempt will be made to allow the sale of the Israeli developed "David's Sling" rocket interceptor to Poland. Last year the U.S has...
Kurds retake Kobani – Serious blow for ISIS
On January 30, 2015, ISIS issued a video in which it admitted, for the first time, that its fighters had retreated from Kobani (Ayn...
UAS-gathered images to help first responders
Aerial imagery of infrastructure will assist first responders in rescue missions and disaster areas.
Israeli manufacturers of unmanned air systems (UAS) see a growing demand...
Israel and Palestine’s status in the UN
The ICC’s Decision to Open a Preliminary Examination: Cause for Concern, not for Panic.
On January 16, 2015, Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor of the International Criminal...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – February 10th 2015
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In this weekly Video report (February 10th 2015):
U.S Visa waiver program is under attack by many experts
Terror attacks on...
Counterterrorism and preventive activity
Wave of arrests of jihadi operatives throughout Europe
Following the attacks in Paris, European security forces raised the state of alert and tightened security at...
Israeli system intercepts cloud-stored data
Nowadays, everything is available at the palm of our hand. Nevertheless, these amazing capabilities, combined with our instinctive fear of the "Big Sister Syndrome"...
Is the Taranis UAV operational?
Britain’s Taranis unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was dubbed the most advanced, albeit the most top secret platform in the whole world.
The Taranis unmanned aerial...
Missile Defense: Too Much Demand and Not Enough Supply
In the framework of the anti-ISIS coalition, the US and its allies are deploying Patriot Air and Missile Defense units in the Middle East....
Java poses the biggest security risks to PCs in US
Oracle Java is of among the most popular software ever installed in personal users’ systems in the US. In 2014, Java was installed on 65 percent...
Korea to buy US drones
Northrop Grumman is about to start production on a new line of Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to be supplied to the Republic...
Clear and present danger: hazardous materials
Experts have recently alerted the authorities to the Hazmat risk posed by hundreds of contaminated, closed nuclear weapons facilities in the U.S.
Hundreds of ramshackle...
New technology protects drones from Cyber attacks
How to protect drones from Cyber attacks? This problem is at the heart of a worldwide effort.
Engineering researchers from the University of Virginia (U....
iHLS TV Special Video Edition: Lasers in Combat
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In this Special iHLS TV Edition, we discuss US and Israeli-developed Laser beam and laser-guided weapon systems.
U.S Marine Corps wants new unmanned tank
The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory hopes that a machine gun toting robot can one day provide more firepower to foot patrols. Qinetiq's Modular Advanced...
Yemen’s Domestic Challenges: Multidimensional Splits
One of the key elements threatening the success of the reforms and Yemen’s political stability is the struggle among the country’s elites, a struggle...
Louisiana National Guard drone training center opens at Fort Polk
The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) opened the Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Facility (TUASOF). The 11.5-acre center includes a 1,200-foot runway for unmanned aircraft...
A Game of Thrones: Royal Succession in Saudi Arabia
The guidelines for Saudi Arabian royal succession were formulated on the basis of principles bequeathed by Ibn Saud and the monarchy’s unique needs, circumstances,...
Homeland security simulators help train first responders
Simulators to train first responders are being developed in many countries. One has recently been inaugurated in Concordia University.
According to the Skanner, this is...
A new training facility for U.S anti missiles units
A training facility that houses a new high-tech missile defense system was recently unveiled on Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Soldiers just started training on it within...
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A File-Notification Loophole Exposes Activity Across Major Operating Systems
Operating systems constantly monitor files so applications can react when something changes. A program may need to know when a file is created, modified...
