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Pakistan continues to use bogus bomb detectors ADE-651 to guard its vital facilities such as airports and government installations despite being officially banned last...
Drones Fitted with Cameras in Service of Crime
UK Police are having to investigate the rise in the number of crime reports involving commercial drones.
An investigation by The Independent has found...
Failure on the Gaza Border
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The advanced technological array installed along the border fence with Gaza did not prevent the infiltration, two days ago, of a Palestinian...
UAV and Video Analytics Technologies for Olympics Safety
Securing the Olympic events in Rio encompasses the use of various technologies, according to SourceSecurity.com. Among them:
UAVs geofencing software - Leading drone maker...
Cell Phones in Israeli Prisons – Useless for Terrorists
The Israeli prison service decided to install cell phone jammers in two prisons that are used for holding Palestinian terrorists.
Sources said today that this...
Drones Use Face Recognition Technology
A new innovation program was revealed during a Menlo Park, California conference. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told technology entrepreneurs that the DHS...
One Monitor Instead of Five: New Security Technology
In a tense election year and a summer of protests, ensuring the safety of people in and around the political conventions is crucial.
To help...
Software for Hazardous Chemicals Identification Developed
Edinburgh University scientists have developed a software technique for detecting hazardous chemicals which could boost homeland security and illicit substance detection. The software instantly...
How to Curtail ISIS Influence through Social Media?
It seems that the eight-month US strategy to curtail the Islamic State terror group's success in cyberspace was not effective. U.S. officials admit it...
New Technology Will Stop Vehicles Posing a Threat
A new EU-funded project has demonstrated a prototype device that can control and stop non-cooperative vehicles posing a threat, by disrupting the functioning of...
Anti-Drone Rifle Serves US Troops in Iraq
The advent and proliferation of small, cheap drones has had a lasting effect on the battlefields of the 21st century, where the devices have...
Lack of Security Cameras at Airports Criticized
US Senator Charles Schumer called on federal authorities to probe security at New York airports, pointing to a recent report that highlights security “blind...
Securing Critical Infrastructures with Laser Radar Sensors
Yaacov Frucht Ph.D
The circle of threats to gas platforms, critical infrastructure, air and sea ports and borders has expanded in recent years.
Two of the...
US Agencies Roles Defined regarding Cyber Attacks
Although the US President has made cybersecurity a priority, the country continues to confront attacks targeting the private sector and the federal government, including...
New Front Against Illegal Drones
Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS) is a new sensor house providing electronics in the areas of protection, reconnaissance and surveillance. The company...
France Still Doesn’t Realise Terrorism Threat
The case of Adel Kermiche, who was under electronic monitoring by police when he and an accomplice staged a deadly attack on a French...
New Algorithms to Track Violent Groups on Twitter
New sentiment analysis algorithms are able to monitor the social network Twitter in search of violent groups. The system analyses both the messages they...
US Follows Islamic Terrorists’ Use of Explosive UAVs
Warfare against IEDs (improvised explosive devices) has been on the US Defense Administration agenda for a long time. Lessons have been learned also from...
Is there a Concrete ISIS Threat to the Rio Olympics?
Brazil's intelligence agency said it was reviewing all threats against the Rio 2016 Games. Authorities are sharing information with foreign governments, and an international...
How Many Changes along a UAS Way to Operational Use?
After numerous changes, the final RfP for the Stingray unmanned aerial vehicle (UAS) has been set for 2018. The US Navy hopes to have...
Indonesian Security Forces Bring Down Major ISIS Islamist Militant
Abu Wardah Santoso, Indonesia’s most wanted Islamist militant, was killed in a shootout with security forces. Santoso, who was the leader of the East...
New Cargo Radiation Detection Technology
Seaports customs and security professionals might sometimes miss contraband attempts, including radiological materials. The problem was hightened during a US congressional hearing, when officials...
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Flying autonomous drones through unpredictable environments remains one of the biggest technical challenges in robotics. In confined spaces such as collapsed buildings, industrial sites,...
