LA Olympic Games Security Could Cost As Much As $2 Billion
Security for the 2024 Olympics could cost $1 billion and more, if the games take place in Los Angeles, according to some estimates.
In an...
ISIS Displays Disturbing New Combat Capabilities
Weapon experts say that ISIS engineers have developed advanced new weapon systems capable of shooting down passenger jets, according to a report by Homeland...
Unmanned Aerial Systems On Israeli Navy Ships?
By ARIE EGOZI
The increasing use of UAVs by armed forces can be defined as a revolution.
Missions that in the past were solely performed by...
UK Police To Deploy Drone-Jamming Tech At Major Events
British police is planning to use sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection and jamming technology at major public events at risk of terrorist attack....
Pentagon Worried About Foes’ Military Robots
American foes are working hard to develop highly autonomous military robots, with China and Russia in particular making big strides in the process. Russia...
Fighter Jets With Laser Weapons To Become Reality By 2020
The effort to weaponise lasers could pay off in the near future. We won’t be seeing planet destroying lasers a la Star Wars any...
Two Successful Interceptions For Barak-8 Concluded This Morning
Yesterday and this morning saw two Barak-8 interception tests successfully conducted from an operational ship of the Indian navy in a full combat scenario.
The...
Made in China: Now In The Defense Market
By ARIE EGOZI
Israeli defense companies are worried by China’s new policy meant to dramatically increase the number of local defense equipment manufacturers.
"While Israel is...
Tal Segman Appointed Deputy CEO For Avnet Components Israel
In an annual event for Avnet Israel, the company’s CEO of eight years, Dani Koren, has announced that Tal Segman (41) will be appointed...
Germany Pulls Patriot Missile Defense Systems From Turkey
Germany has removed two Patriot missile air defense complexes and 250 personnel from Turkish territory, news agency Anadolu has reported. Berlin had earlier announced...
Saudi Arabia Launches 34-state Anti-Terror Coalition
Saudi Arabia is forming a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism, according to government-backed Saudi Press Agency. Among the members of the alliance...
Paris Attacks: A Wake Up Call For Europe’s Security Theatre
The multiple breaches and deficiencies in European security structures exposed in the Paris attacks throw a light on the Union’s unpreparedness for the threats...
DHS Introduces Changes To Terror Alert System
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks on America a colour-coded alert systems was introduced. After a decade rife with criticism of the system it...
Four Gadgets to Protect You On the Street Or At Home
Not many would argue that roaming the streets nowadays just isn’t safe. Sometimes it seems that everything around us poses a risk: crime, terror,...
Britain’s Nuclear Arsenal Could Be Vulnerable To Cyber Attack
Labour’s former Defence Secretary Lord Browne warns of severe risk to Britain’s nuclear deterrent unless “weak spots” are protected. If such security holes as...
The Department of Homeland Security Severely Lacks In IT Security
You’d think that as an agency tasked with security, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be for the challenge of maintaining its own...
Terror In Turkey Awakens Local Defense Industry
Turkey has been in an uproar since last July, with violent outbreaks, protests and clashes between the Kurdish minority and police forces. This wave...
Greece, Turkey Join NATO Cyber Defense Center
Finland, Greece and Turkey finalised their accession process to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCD COE). The Greek Republic and the...
South Korea Remains Under US Protection Against North
North Korea is an "up-close, dangerous and continuing threat,” said U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter at a news conference with his South Korean counterpart,...
Is Russia Already Fighting In Space?
The world’s major powers follow an unwritten rule when it comes to space exploration: no weapons in orbit. But lately the three leading space...
Should Terror Be Fought Online?
Paz Shabtai
An increasing number of countries are calling for the establishment of cyber defense agencies as the key to combating terrorism, as militant groups...
Can ISIS Attack Our Infrastructure?
ISIS hackers have proven in the past their ability to break into different websites or the accounts of military and government personel. The US...
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OpenAI’s New Cybersecurity Push May Create a Problem of Its Own
Software vulnerabilities remain one of the biggest challenges in cybersecurity. Modern organizations operate thousands of applications, cloud services, libraries, and dependencies, making it increasingly...
