Spotlight on Global Jihad: January 22-28 2015
Main events of the week
On the morning of January 27, 2015, a shooting attack took place at the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, were...
Fast Draw – The threat from Lebanon
Hezbollah's open preparations for another round against Israel are extremely worrying. They are not only worrying due to the dozens of rockets the terror...
Homeland Security In A Wave of Terror
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...
China Boosts Surveillance State Using (Not) Big Data
In a not surprising turn of events, China is employing ever more sophisticated technologies in its surveillance apparatus to allow authorities to profile and...
US Wages First Official Cyber War Against ISIS
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...
Anti-ISIS Task Force to be Deployed in Greece
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...
More Aggressive Policy Towards Illegal Immigrants
The US Homeland Security Department (DHS) has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the United States illegally,...
White House to offer cybersecurity incentives to critical infrastructure operators
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...
Al Qaeda-Linked Groups Among world’s Most Active Terrorist Groups
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...
U.S: First Responders Learn from Terror Attacks
As attacks by Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations continue to plague the world, the United States faces the critical challenge of learning from...
Islam and Terrorism: A Futile Debate
Like the leaders of other Western countries targeted by Islamist terrorists, French President François Hollande has insisted that the recent attacks in Paris are...
CUAS Capabilities For Saab’s Giraffe Radar
Saab has demonstrated ‘Enhanced Low, Slow and Small’ (ELSS) function for its Giraffe AMB radar to counter-Unmanned Air Systems (UAS).
This allows the Giraffe AMB...
Growing Concerns: ISIS to Make Dirty Bomb
By Arie Egozi
Concerns are growing regarding terror organization ISIS trying to build a dirty atom bomb. These past few months intelligence services in the...
US Congress Debates Whether to Publish Last Chapter Of 9/11 Report
An American commission established to investigate the events that took place in the 9/11 terror attack interviewed hundreds of witnesses and compiled a report...
Gaza Residents Fear Dying As Human Shields
Hamas, the terrorist organisation in control of the Gaza strip, keeps digging tunnels into Israeli territory. Palestinian residents of the strip, however, are increasingly...
Reconnaissance UAV for Anti-Rebel Warfare in the Philippines
The Philippines armed forces are upgrading their unmanned aircraft fleet in order to be able to challenge current threats. Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc. is...
EXPLOSIVES TRACE DETECTION CALIBRATION
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...
ISIS eyeing Mexican border
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...
Homeland Security head tries to build trust in L.A. Muslim community
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...
Law Enforcement and National Security vs. Global Business Interests
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: Is an Israel-“Axis” Conflict Expected?
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...
Color-changing film detects chemical weapons
A new way of detecting chemical weapons: thin-film materials change color in response to chemical warfare agents.
In today’s world, in which the threat of...











































