iHLS to Raise $20 Million for a Homeland Security Fund
iHLS is on the process of founding a unique fund which will make investments in start-ups at the security technology and homeland security sector....
Israel Unprepared for Drone Threats, US is Also Concerned
A report by Israel’s State Comptroller published yesterday, November 15th, reflects unpreparedness and considerable shortcomings regarding drone threats in Israel. The reports refers to...
In California, Drones are Under Attack
This August, California lawmakers have passed SB-142. The bill prohibits drones flying over private property at an altitude lesser than 106m. If signed into...
Explosive Detector Gains TSA Approval
An explosive trace detector from Smiths Detection meets new Transportation Security Administration guidelines and is on TSA's approved equipment list.
The company's IONSCAN 500DT is...
Quantum Leap in Air Cargo Security
The airport security field has been undergoing upgrading and enhanced security processes during recent years. The requirements of the TSA (US Transportation Security Administration)...
New Explosive Detection Lab will Examine Innovative Technologies
The US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will provide independent testing, evaluation, and certification of explosives detection equipment for...
New Simulator To Test Aircraft Explosive Vulnerability
Ever since 9/11, aircraft security has been a major concern for the U.S Government. Each day, more than twenty-six thousand commercial flights transport passengers...
A New Sensor Detects Home-Made Hydrogen Peroxide based Explosives
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: Scientists at the Sandia National Laboratories are working on explosive detection methods that would reliably detect homemade explosives, but will not be...
Baggage security screening – slow is good?
The next time that you are moving at a snail’s pace through airport security, calm yourself with the assurance that a slower and more...
iHLS TV Special Edition – interview with Pini Shiff, Former Manager...
iHLS TV Special Edition – interview with Pini Shiff, Former Manager Security Division Israel Airport Authority: Part 1 - on the threat ISIS and...
More technology – less restrictions on air passengers
The most advanced technology enables the Israeli security services to ease some restrictions imposed on passengers that use Ben-Gurion airport in Tel-Aviv.
One example is...
Moving Against Civilian UAVs Endangering Aircraft
The administration of the Hangzhou airport in eastern China will use a high-tech solution to keep UAVs at a safe distance. The decision is...
Airport Security Tactics Revealed for The First Time
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently released a video claiming to provide an inside look at airport security tactics - how the agency...
More streamlined security checks at U.S airports?
Thirteen years after the 9/11 attacks, Americans are beginning to adjust to less oppressive security checks at airports. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has...
Qatar Adopting Smart Airport Technologies
Qatar's Hamad International Airport plans to ramp up biometric solutions alongside other innovations such as VR and robotics on its way to become a...
Severe Security Breach at London Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport’s secret security planning has been revealed in files on a memory stick found in a London street. The documents outline routes and...
IAI Joins Effort to Supply Protection Against UAV’s
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has joined the wide effort to bring to the market an effective system that can detect and foil attacks by...
Canada, Israel, U.S. to Conduct Joint Aviation Drill
Israel, the United States and Canada will conduct a joint aviation drill, the first of its kind, aimed at protecting civil aviation against aerial...
Improvement of the bags screening will leave More time for Duty...
Last Friday and the coming Friday, a trial run of the new bags screening system is taking place at Ben Gurion Airport. When the...
Israeli Innovation Protects Airports Against Birds
An Israeli optical-radar system protects airport runways against birds and other foreign objects * The system is already operational in Israel's Ben Gurion Airport,...
Airport Security to Focus of Electronic Devices
Don't bring dead phones or laptops to those overseas airports for flights heading to the USA.
Department of Homeland Security officials warned last week that...
UAV health monitoring
The unmanned air systems (UAS) operated by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) have been strained to their limits during the month of fighting in...
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New Hardware Attack Exposes a Blind Spot in Secure Cloud Computing
Confidential computing is supposed to solve one of cloud computing's biggest security problems: how to process sensitive information on infrastructure operated by someone else...
