Helping The U.S. Navy Launch a New Era In Unmanned Aviation
On July 10th, as part of its Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) program, the U.S. Navy completed the first landing of an unmanned...
Cyber war has arrived in New Zealand
The New Zealand Defense Force wants to spend $469 million creating itself a new cyber army. The kiwis have cut back on their defense force dramatically...
“Suicide” drones for the US Army
Are tube-fired “suicide” drones the new pocket artillery that will give dismounted troops a smaller footprint and a longer reach? Developers of lethal miniature...
Spy agencies ban Lenovo PCs on security concerns
Computers manufactured by the world’s biggest personal computer maker, Lenovo, have been banned from the “secret” and ‘‘top secret” networks of the intelligence and...
U.S. embassies closed. What happens when pocket nukes are introduced?
By Ami Dor-On / Friendly fire
For years now, two world views have been tussling in the international arena: Weak western democracies are on the...
Cyber-weapons: legal and strategic aspects
The protection of national strategic assets (which nowadays can be compromised by a cyber-attack almost instantly) is, and must always be, the priority ,whether...
Resurrecting the Kalashnikov?
Izhmash and Izhevsk, two of the most famous small arms manufacturers in Russia, are in talks about the possibility of merging.
According to Guns.com merging...
NYCPD backed by Bloomberg
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed two bills aiming to limit the NYPD’s controversial stop and frisk policy.
The New York Daily News reports that Bloomberg...
Bi-weekly Report – Jihadi Forums
Bi-weekly Report: Summary of Information from Jihadi Forums - The First Half of May 2013
By ICT's Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group
This report summarizes notable events discussed on...
Moscow Subway To Use Devices To Read Data On Phones
The head of police for Moscow's subway system has said that stations will soon be equipped with devices that can read the data on...
Improving the Army’s Gray Eagle (MQ-1C)
An enhanced version of the MQ-1C version of General Atomics' Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) took to the air July 26, 2013 at the company’s...
The U.S. army quietly preparing for WMDs
The US Army has quietly ordered a study to review how it trains, equips and deploys its 22 chemical battalions in a first thorough...
Brazil’s homeland security market is on the rise
On July 10, in Brasilia, during an official hearing hosted by the Foreign Relations and Defense committees of the Brazilian Congress, several Brazilian Ministries...
INSS Global Cyber Review – August 2013
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U.S: Cooperation with India on cyber security issues
The United States started to build a strong partnership with India on cyber security issues....
Cellular SIM cards are vulnerable
Subscriber Identity Module cards, also known as SIM cards, the basic tools used to identify mobile subscribers, are increasingly turning into our most personal...
Israeli gun permits made difficult to attain
In the U.S., in spite of all the deadly and daily incidents, a person can buy a weapon like a sandwich, in Israel, while...
The “Supermarket” of Cyber Security defense tools
The US Department of Homeland Security has been tasked with setting up a centralized shopping hub where all U.S. federal, state and local agencies...
“Saudi SARS” spreads globally thanks to mass religious gatherings in Middle...
Researchers say that the life-threatening MERS coronavirus which recently emerged in the Middle East could spread faster and wider thanks to two international mass gatherings involving...
Only two out of five organizations use efficient cyber protection technologies
According to a survey carried out by Kaspersky Labs and B2B international, 82% of organizations defend against malicious code, and 80% use anti-spam technologies....
India: Notification of National Cyber Security Policy – 2013
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Department of Electronics and Information Technology
New Delhi, July 2nd 2013
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To build a secure and resilient cyberspace for citizens,...
Defense technology helps to predict killer storms
When the TV weatherman predicts sunshine and it rains, people get wet. When meteorologists are wrong about a hurricane, people can die. While forecasters...
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...
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