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US Army activates its first cyber protection brigade
On September 5, the US Army activated a new Cyber Protection Brigade— the first of its kind in the Army — at Fort Gordon,...
Baltimore installs technology to prohibit cellphone access
A new technology installed at the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC) will crack down on contraband cell phone use at the facility. Calls are...
iHLS TV – Firefighting in Greece, Italian convoy protection, ISIS, Home Depot cyber crime, counter-terror Stingray system
In this Weekly Report (16 September 2014):
Firefighting in Greece
The Italian Army is evaluating an unlimited aerial surveillance system for real-time convoy protection
ISIS plans to launch...
Jail Surveillance in Maricopa County Goes High Def
New system captures and retrieves video from six facilities housing as many as 10,000 inmates.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) in Arizona is implementing jail...
FBI version of finding Silk Road server: a lot like hacking
To hear the FBI tell it, tracking down the secret server behind the billion-dollar drug market known as the Silk Road was as easy...
Making drones more customizable
A first-ever standard “operating system” for drones, developed by a startup with MIT roots, could soon help manufacturers easily design and customize unmanned aerial...
Terrorist leader down, what’s next?
What happens after you kill a terrorist?
Last Friday, the Pentagon confirmed that American airstrikes in Somalia the week before had succeeded in killing Ahmed...
Egozi’s Fury – Israel’s own NSA
The letter is serious in itself, but the moment of truth will come when those who signed it will be called for reserve duty....
Homeland Security Bulletin: Islamic State Can Attack U.S. Overseas With ‘Little to No Warning’
The Department of Homeland Security and FBI have put out a joint intelligence bulletin to all federal law enforcement that the Islamic State has...
U.S. air marshal in quarantine after suspected Ebola syringe attack at Lagos airport
An American federal air marshal was placed in quarantine in Houston, Texas yesterday after being attacked Sunday night at the Lagos airport in Nigeria....
Topcon Releases Two New UAS for Aerial Mapping, Touts RTK Solution
Topcon Positioning Group recently announced two new UAS for mapping, the Sirius Pro and Sirius Basic. The press release states that "both systems are...
Fast Draw – Obama and the campaign against ISIS
US President Obama took his time to announce the war against ISIS, but better late than never.
President Obama delivered a special broadcast to the...
Hacker de-anonymizes taxi data
How did a software engineer de-anonymized data on 173 Million NYC taxi trips?
When New York City released a treasure trove of data about fare...
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...
US Army’s New Laser Cannon Blasts Drones Out of the Sky
Boeing is building a laser cannon for the U.S. Army, and the new weapon has now proved it will be as capable at sea...
iHLS TV – Sony to develop drone, ISIS eyeing US-Mexican border, India-Israel, Android cyber security, counter-sniper system
In this weekly episode (09 September 2014):
Sony to develop special drones
ISIS is eyeing US-Mexican border in Texas
India-Israel relations improve
Android cyber security is questioned
RAFAEL unveils...
Egozi’s Fury
Someone in Jerusalem is avoiding calling things what they actually are. The disturbances in recent days in several locations throughout Jerusalem are explained by...
US Army to deploy Mind-Controlled UAS
Scientists are working on the technology to control drones using their brains. While they are starting out with small helicopter drones, the eventual goal...
US stepping up counter ISIS efforts
Beyond Airstrikes, how can the US accelerate the Islamic State’s defeat?
There is broad agreement among policy makers and defense analysts in Washington, that U.S. airstrikes alone are insufficient...
Who Defends the Virtual Countries of Tomorrow?
Does a virtual country still need real military protection? And if so, who provides it? Short answer: Yes, and the United States.
President Barack Obama made a...
HealthCare.gov breached, No data stolen
Just as it appeared the problems of HealthCare.gov had passed, the White House announced on Sept. 4 that the national health-care portal had been hacked. No...
Multiple UAVs perform autonomous formation flights
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) typically fly alone with a team of ground operators controlling their activities through tele operation or waypoint-based routing. But one...
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