Now with GPS: System Upgrade for Boston Police
Boston can expect more efficient efforts by police, fire and EMS first responders, now that the city's three public safety agencies have access to...
U.S. Court: Mass Surveillance – Legal
Lawyers for Mohamed Mohamud, a U.S. citizen who lived in Oregon, have been denied a motion to dismiss his terrorism conviction, with the court...
Anti-Drone Tech Firm Receives Death Threats
Domestic Drone Countermeasures, an Oregon-based company that designs drone countermeasure systems, said it “has received death threats; witnessed comments systematically killed in articles, blogs...
U.S: First Responders Learn from Terror Attacks
As attacks by Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations continue to plague the world, the United States faces the critical challenge of learning from...
New Survey: Americans Want Biometric Security
A large majority of US citizens (87 percent) surveyed by Accenture said they are willing to share biometric details with border agencies to facilitate...
U.S. Lawmakers Concerned over Drone Surveillance
Privacy concerns over unmanned aircraft known have united political groups that don’t often see eye-to-eye.
According to sUAS Northern Kentucky Republican state Rep. Diane St....
U.S. Intelligence Wants Computer “Powerful as Human Brain”
As if what they already have isn't enough – the U.S. intelligence community now wants a computer with the power of a human brain.
The...
Experts: U.S. Vulnerable to Terror
The crises in Syria and Iraq have increased worries about terror cells taking aim at American targets, specifically New York, Boston, and Los Angeles....
U.S. Parks Ban Drones
Bad news for drone lovers in the United States: The National Park Service banned the use of drones (or any other flying device) within...
US: Carelessness Led to Anthrax Exposure
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that approximately 75 Atlanta-based staff are being monitored or provided antibiotics because they may...
Gecko-Men: New Climbing Technologies
DARPA’s Z-Man program has demonstrated the first known human climbing of a glass wall using climbing devices inspired by geckos. The historic ascent involved...
U.S. Court Against Warrantless Tracking of Cellphones
The war on keeping the privacy of cell phone users won another battle. A U.S federal appeals court has ruled that tracking Americans’ movements...
U.S. Jewish Groups hold International Security Summit
The security arm of U.S. Jewish groups held its first International Security Summit in response to recent attacks on Jewish communities.
According to JTA the...
Technology Transfer – Combat to Fire Fighting
This is a classic transfer of technology from the battle grounds to fires that call for the intervention of fire fighters.
In the heat of...
CIA to Adapt for Future, Digital Threats
The CIA must adjust itself for a future that includes pursuing evolving terrorist networks across multiple continents amid sweeping technological changes, the agency’s director...
Interpol vs. U.S. on Aviation Security
The United States will not take part in an aviation security program put on by Interpol called I-Checkit, which is “designed to stop people...
The Nightmare of Security Forces Looms
With the flow of extremists that have been involved in Islamic violent activities in Afghanistan and Syria, security forces around the world are on...
U.S: Hackers Threaten Passenger Planes
The U.S Federal Aviation Administration is ordering Boeing to modify the technology aboard late-model 737 aircraft to prevent computer hackers from damaging the planes.
The...
Chicago: Facial Recognition Tech Convicts Robber
This is a major step in using the facial recognition tool for fighting crime and terror.
Pierre Martin became the first person in Chicago to...
Yemeni Immigrant Planned to Kill U.S. Soldiers
Lone wolf or part of an organization?
A New York business owner from Yemen plotted vengeance attacks against members of the U.S. military for American...
DHS Revises Use of Deadly Force Along Borders
On 30 May DHS released new guidelines detailing when the use of force by Border Patrol officials is authorized. The lack of explicit scenarios...
Executive Cyber Intelligence Bi-Weekly Report by INSS-CSFI
June 1, 2014
ISRAEL
Physical cyber infrastructure failure
While the Israeli government heavily invests in cyber security, the physical side of Israel cyber systems have been neglected....
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This Missile Is Designed to Stay Low, Stay Hidden, and Strike...
Modern armed forces are increasingly looking for strike weapons that can engage targets from long distances without exposing launch platforms to enemy air defenses....
