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Cyber Attack Against FBI New York Office
According to recent reports, the FBI has neutralized a malicious cyber attack apparently involving its New York office.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it...
New Technology will Prevent Fake Facial Identification
The advent of facial recognition technology carried with it the promise of great benefits, especially for law enforcement who use facial recognition to detect...
Top Security Trends For 2023
Many advancments and developments have happened over the course of 2022, many now asking what will happen in 2023? What will be the top...
Innovation In The Analysis of Crime
When conducting law enforcement investigations, speed is of the essence. The difference between detecting criminal activity in the digital space in seconds versus hours...
Expect Strict Regulations On Face ID
The use of live facial recognition (LFR) both in law enforcement and for other purposes is regulated, albeit controversial. Facial recognition technology clearly involves...
Can Technology Reveal Your Inner Emotions?
New research may have vital applications in areas such as human-intelligence analytics. Traditionally, emotion detection has relied on the assessment of visible signals such...
AI Trains Fire Fighters – A Man’s Best Friend
Fire departments conducting “size up” training typically rely on whiteboard discussions, drives around neighborhoods and photo-based systems. New training technology will help firefighters train...
What About Big Data?
Sensors can provide huge amounts of information about an environment. Video from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and social media posts could provide valuable information...
How Body Camera Footage Is Processed By Natural Language Technology
The technology used for salespeople documentation and evaluation is now helping police departments. The vast majority of police body camera footage never gets reviewed,...
How Accurate Is Facial Recognition?
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has run over 390,000 facial recognition searches since 2011. The Department of Homeland Security has also said it...
What Is THOR?
The Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response vehicle (THOR) was built to operate under any network in any environment, from dense forests during wildfires to remote...
New Technology Aids Drone Pilots in Fighting Fire
A new development by NASA is aimed at aiding first responders. This new system, by the name of STEReO, was created to increase the...
Even Before A Shot Is Fired – How To Detect A Potenial Shooter
DAs gun violence in the U.S. continues to steadily increase, organizations and institutions such as educational campuses are seeking new ways to protect their...
New Method For Scanning Hidden Weapons
A new scanning solution uses advanced sensors and artificial intelligence to detect a wide range of concealed weapons and threats, such as firearms, metallic...
Unexpected Aid In Search and Rescue
A team composed of a fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a search and rescue canine demonstrated a unique collaboration without intervention from...
Innovation In Reaching Victims During Emergency
A new search and rescue drone was designed to provide first responders with an all-in-one victims localization system capable of working in the aftermath...
How an Autonomous Drone Saves Lives
With the increase in recent years of refugees fleeing from dangerous areas via the sea, an urgent humanitarian crisis, some researchers have begun developing...
Have You Ever Heard of SMART Guns?
Some 40 percent of adult Americans live in a gun-owning household, according to the Pew Research Center. As federal lawmakers remain deadlocked on any...
New Technology Allows First Responders To See In The Dark
On a daily basis, first responders are exposed to various risks, from moving vehicles to wildfires. But what happens when it's dark and hard...
Unbelieveble Search and Rescue – All The Way From Norway
The capabilities of the CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned air vehicle have been recently demonstrated on board a Norwegian coast guard vessel. S-100 is a Vertical...
Facial Recognition Technology Receives Backlash From Public
The US Department of Defense’s biometrics and identity tools are on track to support joint all-domain operations. But in order to accelerate the adoption...
Prevelant Police Technology Criticized For Effectiveness
In a blistering report, the Chicago Inspector General's office called into question the effectiveness of the police department's ShotSpotter technology, one of its most...
