Major Rollout of California’s Earthquake Early Warning System Planned for 2015
Officials are planning the first major rollout of California's earthquake early warning system next year, providing access to some schools, fire stations and more...
Has Time Come for The Right Facial Recognition System?
Facial recognition startups have lately been popping up in more and more airports. A new one is supposed to be the fastest and most...
New System Defends Airports Against Hackers
In response to the growing range of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, Thales and Raytheon have launched a product that alerts customers to disruptive...
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טכנולוגיה ישראלית עשויה לשמש לפיתוח מערכות תת-ימיות רדומות
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ATLAS the humanoid robot is looking for a brain
Like the Scarecrow from “The Wizard of Oz” in search of a brain, Boston Dynamics Atlas robot created for the DARPA challenge, is also...
This “live” target for anti terror units
Anti terror units may soon train to shoot under varied conditions using "Humanoid" targets.
Over the next three months, Australian company Marathon Targets will deliver...
The “Netra” to fight terror in India
India's defense research agency (DRDO) has developed an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) specifically for anti-terrorist and counter insurgency operations.
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In a Decade: Armed Drones for Everyone
Unmanned systems 2014 - Virtually every country on Earth will be able to build or acquire drones capable of firing missiles within the next...
Civic Apps: Can They Help Fight Crime?
In 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled the police department’s latest application programming interface called ClearMap, used to handle anything from wanted lists and...
U.S. Drone Gets Heavier Version
Insitu is developing a heavier version of its Integrator unmanned air system. "Right now, we’re working on taking an Integrator-like platform and taking it...
Concern Over Al Shabaab Recruiting in the U.S.
The sheriff of the county with the largest Somali population in the United States called for federal support to counter recruitment by the Somalia-based...
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...
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Homeland Security to Drive Global Military Vessel Market
The global military naval vessel market will earn revenues of $39.99 billion in 2022, up from $32 billion this year, according to a new...
Iran Recruits Students for Cyber War
By Dana Yarketchy
Iranian media quoted Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who said that Iranian students must be ready to participate in a future cyber...
The African market is boiling – but will Israel benefit?
African countries are expected to spend up to US $20 billion on armored vehicles over the next decade, according to industry analysts and business...
Intel reveals new Intel Quark processors – targeting wearable computers
On the first day of Intel's annual convention, the Intel Developers Forum (IDF), the company revealed a new processor family – Intel Quark, talking...
What Is the Role of Today’s CISOs?
When Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs) talk, people listen, as evinced by the monthly Twitter #infosecChat hosted by IBM...
Australia’s airports ‘seriously’ lack security
The Australian Senate will consider calls for an inquiry into security at Australia's airports after a 7News investigation uncovered some 'serious' flaws.
A key worry...
Public Sector Trying to Defend Itself in Cyber Environment
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attacks are a serious problem threatening companies and organizations across the globe. While weaponized data attacks on the...
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One Software Platform Could Control Drones and Ground Robots Together
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