Counter Terror

Travelling abroad for terrorist purposes, training or being trained, incitement to terrorism, or financing of terrorist activities must be made a crime in all...

The White House has released an edited version of President Barack Obama's once-secret policy on using drone aircraft to combat terrorists around the world,...

Fifteen years after 9/11, the spectre of terrorism remains a global threat and, in response, the University of Albany, New York, announced that it...

  A new software application can predict appearance and ancestry from forensic DNA samples, and could help police teams solve complex cases. Snapshot is a...

Two specialist UAVs designed specifically for counter-terror operations were showcased by the French company CM Drones at a recent international exhibition. The company promoted...

The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is partnering with the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office to create a new organization dedicated to advancing drone technology....

Senior army and technology officials, defense industry leaders and business representatives participated at the conference and exhibition organized by iHLS on offshore & perimeter...

Changes are expected in the US military cybersecurity infrastructure. After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp US military command...

In an effort to encourage critical infrastructure companies to adopt the measures which will be recommended by the forthcoming, national institute of standards NIST-developed...

Only one of the 5,000 terrorist attacks in 2011 is attributed to al Qaeda Central, but more than half of the top 20 most...

As attacks by Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations continue to plague the world, the United States faces the critical challenge of learning from...

Like the leaders of other Western countries targeted by Islamist terrorists, French President François Hollande has insisted that the recent attacks in Paris are...

Arik Davidi We are currently facing a terror attack that could be referred to as a wave of terror, lone-wolf terror, unorganized terror, terror without...

In a not surprising turn of events, China is employing ever more sophisticated technologies in its surveillance apparatus to allow authorities to profile and...

The United States is now engaged in its first ever official cyber war, according to US Secretary of Defence Ash Carter. The enemy? ISIS. “I...

Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, will deploy 200 counter terrorism officers to the Greek islands in an effort to thwart a “strategic”-level campaign...

The US Homeland Security Department (DHS) has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the United States illegally,...

The explosive detectors of all types deployed in airports and other sensitive locations need calibration in order to stay effective. We usually look at technology...

Online posts show ISIS eyeing Mexican border, says law enforcement bulletin. A Texas law enforcement bulletin sent out in recent dyas has raised concerns that...

U.S Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson met last week with American Muslim leaders who've raised concerns about government surveillance, initiatives to combat extremism and...

Yoram Hacohen Three interesting processes are underway as a direct result of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the extent of the access by US security services...

The attack in the Golan Heights near Quneitra on January 18, 2015, which killed Hizbollah operatives and Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commanders, was...