Counter Terror

The U.S. is tightening its bonds with Costa Rica. The Department of State has donated six virtual shooting ranges to the Costa Rican Ministry...

First responders must stay up-to-date on the latest tactics and techniques for improvised explosive devices (IED) response. How does the Department of Homeland Security...

The Israeli Air Force struck terrorist targets in Gaza in retaliation for the rocket fired last night at the Israeli city of Ashkelon. The...

The New York police unit in charge of collecting intelligence among local Muslims was shut down. The New York Police Department shut down a special unit operating...

Articles and issues mentioned in this episode: Thousands of foreign fighters in Syria hold European passports New and improved sensors for drones Hackers attack Israeli networks New Israeli...

iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly report (4 November 2014): The FBIs Next Gen system Airborne intelligence India's defense deal Gun violence in the US Bio-hazard protective gear

With the number of malware attacks rising sharply in 2013, and an estimated 15 million mobile devices worldwide infected at any one time, the...

After years of informally using social networking sites and Internet activity in general to find, monitor and sometimes manipulate terrorist suspects, U.S. SOCOM (Special...

Many defence experts are worried about the increasing prevalence of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and their potential to be used for spying or terrorist...

Swiss police were pictured in Davos testing anti-drone jammers, which resemble massive machine guns, as part of security preparations for the World Economic Forum....

A stealth Micro UAV has been showcased for the first time. The companies Desert Wolf and FLIR have brought the Black Hornet micro unmanned...

Reminder: Applications can be submitted by November 25th, 2017. Are you developing an innovative technology in one of the following fields? Military technology, security, homeland security,...

By ICT’s Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group This report summarizes notable events discussed on jihadist Web forums during the second half of June 2013. Following are...

A new study on North Africa and the Sahel reports that terrorist attacks in the region “increased an alarming 60 percent” in 2013, to...

The Department of Homeland Security’ Office of Biometric Identity Management is currently looking for off-the-shelf applications that can more effectively store, match and analyze...

Most of ISIS’ activity is centered on the expansion and maintenance of its territory in Iraq and Syria. But since the declaring its caliphate...

“Lone wolf” terrorist attacks are becoming the new normal. These individuals, almost unconnected to larger organisations, are hard to find, monitor, and apprehend on...

A technology developed by a retired Marine helicopter pilot is likely to be a game-changer for law enforcement and military personnel in the future....

Israeli experts say that there are many "factors" pointing to common interests and operational modes between terrorists and pirates in that region . The U.S. and...

Al-Qaeda has formed teams of engineers to develop ways to defeat U.S. drones, or unmanned air systems (UAS). This according to documents leaked by...

1. Main developments in Syria The city of Kobani After the liberation of the city of Kobani, Kurdish forces began to repel ISIS from the surrounding...

By ARIE EGOZI The severance of the defense ties between Turkey and Israel is causing problems for some major Turkish programmes, as seems from reports...