Homeland Security seeking off-the-shelf applications to manage biometric data
The Department of Homeland Security’ Office of Biometric Identity Management is currently looking for off-the-shelf applications that can more effectively store, match and analyze...
How Far Can Authorities Take Civil Surveillance?
We’ve written before about government tracking of citizens’ mobile phone through devices such as the Stingray. The Anaheim, California Police Department has revealed that...
Bayraktar UAV Now Deployed By Turkish Police
The Turkish National Police is now putting the Bayraktar TB2 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) into service. Consisting of three UAVs and ground control...
Police In-Car Video and Body Cameras Work as a Team
The ability of police systems to communicate with each other can result in better operational achievements. In the video integrated system for body camera...
Empowering Law Enforcers for Emergency Response
The U.S. is tightening its bonds with Costa Rica. The Department of State has donated six virtual shooting ranges to the Costa Rican Ministry...
The Big Brother Features a British Accent
The right for privacy or the general interest to safeguard the public's privacy – which one wins in case of a clash? After failing...
Biometric Security For Weapons
Daily newspapers pages bring to our attention every so often incidents of a person taking a gun and shooting their friends or themselves, whether by...
New Home Awareness System Encorporates Drone and Smart Lights
A system of smart lights communicating with a a camera-equipped quadcopter drone will help secure homes and even call law enforcement forces.
Sunflower Labs are...
New Police Tool for High-Speed Pursuits
The cost of high-speed pursuit can be high: there is a risk of injury or death to officers, bystanders, and offenders, financial exposure for...
Camera-Mounted Dogs to Enhance Counter-Terror Efforts
Sensor technology mounted on security dogs has been enhancing India’s fight against terrorism. India’s Elite counter-terror force National Security Guard (NSG) has procured head-mounted...
iHLS TV – Aerostats Special Edition
Issues and articles discussion in this episode:
Israeli manufacturers report a growing demand for electro optical payloads for aerostats
U.S. Government evaluates aerostat systems for use...
UAVs put to civilian use
Most of the time, the use of the term UAV puts forth an immediate association to an unmanned aerial vehicle being used for military...
From Agriculture to CBRN Missions
Robotic vehicles for security purposes adapted from civilian-use models are not rare. Now, Digital Concepts Engineering is launching the X-2 Unmanned Ground Vehicle fitted...
Major New Player Enters The Firefighting Arena
A heavy-duty firefighting supportive drone has been designed by the Spain-based startup, DRONE HOPPER. According to the company, the drone offers “safety, flexibility, and...
Unmanned Helicopter Excels in Naval Search and Rescue Missions
The CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned helicopter currently deployed with a number of navies in conventional littoral reconnaissance roles, has likewise proven to be hugely successful...
Big Brother Will Shut Down Your Car
The EU is considering the mandatory equipping of all cars sold in the union with devices, which would allow police to remotely disable engines,...
iHLS TV – Chinese hackers, China earthquake, Missouri police, car safety,...
Articles and issues discussed in this week’s report:
Chinese hacker indicted
Flying cameras assist first responders in latest China earthquake
Missouri police militarization
Car safety: collision prevention system...
Egypt’s War in the Sinai Peninsula: A Struggle that Goes beyond...
Egypt is in the midst of a war that can be categorized as a low-intensity conflict. This category represents a common pattern of military...
Ohio to develop state-wide standards for police use of deadly force
Ohio governor John Kasich has created a 12-member group of community and law enforcement leaders to help draft statewide standards on how police departments...
Most Cyber Products Will Not Be Included Under New Supervision Law
About two weeks after publishing the draft of the export law for supervision on cyber export, and as part of the talks between exporters...
Body Cameras Decrease Police Violence. But What About the Public?
New evidence from the largest-yet series of experiments on use of body-worn cameras by police has revealed that rates of assault against police by...
Security Hazard at The Tip of Our Fingers
Partial similarities between fingerprints are common enough to make fingerprint-based security systems in mobile phones and other electronic devices unreliable. This was discovered by...
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This Software-Defined Shield Could Help Drones Survive Electronic Warfare
Electronic warfare equipment can help aircraft detect hostile emitters, recognize threats and protect themselves from electronic attack. The problem is that traditional EW systems...
