New Robot Technology Tested during Dallas Shootout
Last week shootout at a protest in Dallas has shed some light over the use of robots by the police forces. Dallas police set...
Elbit Systems to Supply Uruguay with a “Safe District” Project
Elbit Systems announced today it was awarded an approximately $19 million contract from the Maldonado District Administration in Uruguay, to provide a Safe District...
Planning terrorist attacks must be made a crime in all EU...
Travelling abroad for terrorist purposes, training or being trained, incitement to terrorism, or financing of terrorist activities must be made a crime in all...
After the Attack – Iraq Will Stop Using Fake Bomb Detectors
In the wake of the deadliest terrorist attack in Iraq since 2003, Iraq’s prime minister Haider al-Abadi has instructed all the country’s security forces...
Should Security Perimeter Around Airports Be widened?
The terrorist attack on Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul has again has renewed the debate among security experts about whether the United States and...
Another aircraft carrier joins the fight against ISIS in the mediterranean
The carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and her escorts have been doing last-minute preps ahead of a planned seven-month deployment that is expected to put...
Iraqi Forces Use Consumer Drones Against ISIS
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) bring many advantages to the battlefield. One of the main ones is the ability to safely surveil enemy positions. Military...
French Lifeguards to Patrol Armed This Summer
The vacation season in France is about the start, and the French authorities have decided to place armed police lifeguards – who will also...
War on Terrorism – Everything Must Change
By Arie Egozi
As long as these were isolated and relatively rare terrorism attacks, the global war on terrorism could still use the same old...
Watch: Russia Develops World’s Smallest Grenade Launcher
Russia's anti-terror units have received the most compact multi-shot grenade launcher in the world. This grenade launcher, called The Bur, is just 74.2 centimeters...
Could Online Presence Betray ISIS’ Intentions?
ISIS is well-known for its extensive use of technology and social media in the organisation’s efforts to fill its ranks. But have you ever...
US Immigration Officer Saved San Bernardino “Gun Supplier”
Details have emerged that a US immigration official blocked Homeland Security agents from apprehending the “gun supplier” of the San Bernardino shooter the day...
DARPA Fighting Propaganda And Lone Wolfs
“Lone wolf” terrorist attacks are becoming the new normal. These individuals, almost unconnected to larger organisations, are hard to find, monitor, and apprehend on...
DHS Releases New Threat Level Bulletin
Following the tragic terrorist attack on the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on 12 June, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has...
New Report Suggests We Change Our Terrorism Discourse
The US Department of Homeland Security has released a new report that suggests we should stop defining the fight against global terror as “us...
Cyber Caliphate or Kremlin False-Flag?
The so-called Cyber Caliphate, the supposed cyber army of jihadist organization ISIS, has featured prominently in the news in recent years with a string...
The Importance of Experience In Operating Security Equipment
By Arie Egozi
Even the best security equipment in the world will amount to nothing if the operator isn’t of the highest level. The situation...
US DHS To Get Cyber Defence Agency
A US House of Representatives committee has voted to create a new agency under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that...
Gun Control – Now A Matter of National Security
The latest attacks in the US using firearms purchased too readily and easily have brought about the beginning of a new perception for security...
NSA Didn’t Crack The San Bernardino iPhone – Here’s Why
Is there anything the US National Security Agency can’t do? It can tap undersea fibre optic cables in real time, track the locations of...
The Rise of Homeland Security
By Arie Egozi
Until recently homeland security, or HLS, was the stepson of Defense. Counter-terrorism units, explosive detection sensors, and devices for surveillance on suspects...
ISIS Poses “Credible Threat” To Rio Olympics
ISIS poses a “credible threat” to the Rio Olympics, admitted Brazil’s Counterterrorism Director Luiz Alberto Sallaberry, but numerous measures are being taken to prevent...
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The Next Frontier for Laser Weapons Might Be Orbit
As more military and civilian infrastructure depends on satellites, space is becoming an increasingly important operational domain. Communications, navigation, intelligence gathering, missile warning, and...
