INSS Global Cyber Review – May 2013
i-HLS ISRAEL Homeland Security
Israel
Israel’s cyber capabilities among the best in the world
According to a McAfee cyber capability report, Israel shared first place with two...
100,000$ for Israel’s nuclear secrets
By Ami Dor-on
Vanunu told his interrogators from the security service , that the motive for his actions was one "All I wanted was to...
The challenges changed, the systems are trying to adapt
The change is faster than anticipated. It is now a must for most Israel defense companies and that trend will be with us in...
Super intelligent CCTV cameras
Plans are being drawn up to install more than 400 "super intelligent" CCTV cameras in Glasgow which could be used in terrorism and suicide...
Revolution in body armor? maybe.
New materials promise improvements in the weight of body armor, but are unproven—and an alternative approach to the problem involves looking at whether some...
Someone’s hacking into your car? An Israeli company can prevent it
In 2010, the world saw the biggest case ever of a car recall when Japanese manufacturer Toyota admitted that almost all of its Prius...
WikiGun – 3D Printers Bring the Age of DIY Weapons
Few months ago Texas based Defense Distributed had an idea - to produce accessories for weapons using the new 3D printing technology. It started...
Israeli systems on the future Canadian SAR aircraft?
Canadian government procurement specialists are scrambling to release a bid package to industry for a multibillion-dollar military search-and-rescue (SAR) aircraft after a scathing report...
Combining wonders of nature with marvels of technology
By iHLS NewsDesk
Next time, whoever tries to conceal on his body explosives or other forbidden/dangerous material, it will be detected by a sensor, but...
Bringing computing power into the lives of everyone
Last year, millions of viewers around the world held their breath for several minutes while NASA’s Curiosity rover made its final landing on Mars....
UAS OPERATING APPLICATION ON YOUR SMARTPHONE
Micro and Mini unmanned air systems (UAS) used for homeland security missions will be controlled by Smartphones. This trend is spreading among the users...
Arrested Landing Completes X-47B UCAS-D Preparations For Carrier Testing
The U.S. Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator performed its first arrested landing at Patuxent River, Naval Air Station in Maryland, on...
How to counter Cyber attacks on defense coalitions
Cyber security initiatives are sufficiently challenging to the defense strategists of nations. When it comes to mounting and conducting cyber defense programs within coalitions,...
The world against pirates – too little too late
The US must increase its intelligence- gathering capacity in Africa 15-fold in the short term to counter the threat posed by regional Islamic extremist...
Samsung is now cleared for use in the U.S. government
The handset maker announced that its Knox-enabled mobile devices have been approved by the Pentagon for government use. Samsung's Knox software offers high-level encryption,...
A Blueprint for Cyber Deterrence: Building Stability through Strength
By Frank J. Cilluffo, Sharon L. Cardash, and George C. Salmoiraghi
INSS - Cyber Warfare Program
In many ways, deterrence in cyberspace is eminently more complicated...
Israeli standoff attack capability against terrorists
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has a proven capability to attack targets from far away.
One such tool is the Rafael Spice kit.
The Rafael Spice...
Airport perimeter security in the U.S. – a declining market
The Americans do not believe in perimeter defenses around airports, in spite of the proven performance of these systems.
U.S. airport perimeter manufacturers — makers...
Foreign sources: this rocket was destroyed by Israel’s air force in...
The Iranians have developed an improved model of medium-range rocket Fatah-110. The current model is held by Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel believes that...
Bionic Ears Provide Combat Advantage, Hearing Protection for the Warfighter
FBI Tactical team deployed to Boston, 2012. Team members’ kits include the C4OPS, to offer clear communications and hearing protection on assault operations.
Warfighters pay...
Will Syria use Mig-21 fitted for chemical warfare ?
Is this Syria's "doomsday " weapon? Intelligence sources say that the Syrian air force has adapted an old Russian made MIG-21 fighter aircraft to...
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