What Fingerprints Can Tell Us
Researchers are taking crime scene fingerprint identification to a new level. They have discovered a straightforward concept for identifying whether a culprit is male...
Technology Steps In to Aid Response In Active Shooter Scenarios
Active shooter scenarios require a swift and precise response from law enforcement and emergency services to minimise casualties and to save as many lives...
Turkey Forms Comprehensive Border Control Unit to Protect Homeland Security
Paz Shabtai
Perhaps due to international pressure, mainly from the US and Russia, to secure its border with Syria and to enforce strict border control,...
Big Data Can Help Fight Crime
The amount of data floating around the world is huge. According to some estimates, 4.5 quintillion bytes of data are created daily around the...
Public Wants Body Cameras For Police Officers – Do Officers?
The use of force and police behavior continue to be a prominent topic in the media. Several recent high-profile incidents involving police use of...
NYPD & Feds Conduct Active Shooter Exercise
New York has not recently suffered a devastating terror attack of the likes that struck London, Madrid, and Paris. An attack on such a...
EU Sends Terrorism Experts To The Frontlines
The European Union is increasing efforts to understand and combat terrorism and extremism. To this end, the EU has sent intelligence and security experts...
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Drone Air Traffic Control System
Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) air traffic control system on 18 November. During the demonstration, Lockheed employed its UAS...
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...
The Necessary Use of Terrain Dominance Technologies
In today’s world of terror threats and subversive elements operating within countries’ borders, intelligence has never been more crucial. With no opposing country to...
Elbit Systems Delivers Upgraded Training System to Israeli Home Front Command
Elbit Systems has delivered to the Directorate of Production and Procurement (DoPP) of the Israeli Ministry of Defense the next version of its ICTTS...
EU-Wide Border Control Force Proposed
The current refugee crisis in Europe has exposed the Union’s security problems, not least of which is the inability to police its own borders....
Number Of Foreign Fighters In Iraq And Syria Has Doubled
Over the last 18 months, the number of foreign fighters in Syria and in Iraq has doubled, according to a study by the Soufan...
72 DHS Employees Listed On Terror Watch List
At least 72 employees at the Department of Homeland Security are listed on the U.S. terrorist watch list, according to a Democratic lawmaker.
Rep. Stephen...
US Flags More Than 500 For National Security Concerns
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data show that every day, hundreds of travelers going through airports, seaports, and land border crossings are flagged...
To Thwart Radicalisation, France Is Tightening Security
Nearly 60 people suspected of Islamist radicalism have had their security clearances to work at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport revoked. The 86,000 individuals...
Turkey Cracking Down On Refugee Smuggling
At least one of Turkey’s border is now being controlled more tightly. Following an agreement with the European Union, Turkey is cracking down on...
Study Reveals Increasing Number of ISIS Supporters in US
Authorities in the U.S. have arrested more than 50 people so far this year for activities related to the Islamic State of Iraq and...
Reporting Crime With Your Smartphone
If you live in the state of New York, reporting crimes and suspicious activity has just gotten a whole lot simpler. The New York...
Yet Another Airport Security Failure in the U.S
In yet another demonstration of the weakness of US airport security, a man nearly managed to board a flight with a stolen boarding pass....
Fighting Crime With Big Data
by Konstantin Bodragin
Computers predicting crime have become a staple of science fiction films, but it could soon be a reality. The way it works...
NATO’s Defensive Cyber War Games
Threats from terrorist organisations and belligerent states are numerous. They range from terrorist attacks, like we have seen in Paris, through offensive operations similar...
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Israeli Startup Raises $25 Million to Develop Underground Warfare Systems
Over the past several decades, nations and armed organizations have invested heavily in moving strategic assets underground. Combat tunnels, bunkers, ammunition depots, command centers,...
