Research: Social Media Magnifies Fake Threats
Bogus threats, and the disruptions they cause, are magnified by the high speed flow of information on social media, according to Vernon Herron, Sr....
Local armies? Tanks and grenade launchers to local police
Almost 13,000 agencies in all 50 states and four U.S. territories have been participating in a military “recycling” program. The share of equipment and...
Smart gun technology prevents unauthorized shooting
According to The Handgun Trigger Safety Act proposed in the U.S, co-sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), gun dealers would be required to install...
Big Data Will Protect Megacities
Urban living is soon to become the dominant form of human habitation. In 2014, more than half the global population resided in cities. It’s...
UAV Ordered Via the Smartphone will Light the Street
Insurance provider Direct Line’s new Fleetlights service intends to bring peace of mind to anyone walking, running, or driving at night by illuminating their...
Searching for Extremists – Also in Prisons
A specialist team of counter-terrorism experts will be established in the UK as the government steps up efforts to tackle extremism in prisons in...
Advanced Robot for saving human lives
One of the most-advanced humanoid robots ever built was introduced to the public yesterday in Waltham, Mass.
The 6-foot 2-inches tall, 330-pound Atlas robot, built...
RTLS – New Way to Safely Track Objects and People
One way today's enterprise organizations, cities, and campuses tackle the pressures of being prepared at any moment is by implementing solutions that utilize real-time...
Your Smoke Detector Will Also Be Wired
Surely you’ve all gone off for a few days’ vacation in some remote location and failed to leave your worries behind. Some of us,...
Is the Government Ready for 3-D-Printed Guns?
The technology is here, but will guns from 3-D printers become a problem?
These days, anyone with access to an Internet connection and a 3-D...
The unmanned aerial sentries of the U.S.-Mexican border
Unmanned air systems (UAS) are very active in controlling the border between the U.S and Mexico
Since 2000, the number of Border Patrol agents on...
Again – drones fly over sensitive French military site
Aviation enthusiasts or someone that wants to gather intelligence about French military installations? This is the question the French security organizations are trying to...
Turkey Seeks Urban and National Security Systems
It seems that no country in the world is safe of terrorism nowadays with radical and extremist organizations popping up at every continent...
Dubai Police Officers Will Get to Scene on Hoverbikes
The Dubai police force has acquired new hoverbikes for its staff. The police version developed with the Russian company Hoversurf uses that company's recently...
Advanced high speed communication for first responders
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Good news for first responders. Hughes Network Systems, the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, announced that it will demonstrate...
New Medical Air Filtration Systems
By iHLS NewsDesk
A group of Israeli eye doctors climbs a mountain somewhere in Latin America, to an altitude of almost 10,000 feet. Their goal:...
Israeli Startups And the Future of Firefighting
Tyco Innovation, a branch of that global leader in fire and security solutions, has snagged up some inventive Israeli startups that could help save...
New Open Source 3D Database for Ballistics Toolmark Research
Identifying the firearm used in a crime is more complicated than shown in the movies. However, the basic setup is correct. Ballistics examiners match...
The Upgraded MIDS Tactical Command Vehicle
Renault Trucks Defense and Thales SA have unveiled the new version of the MIDS tactical command post vehicle.
Integrating a mobile system for managing large-scale...
New App Makes Tipping Police Easier
Ohio Homeland Security announced Friday the launch of an app designed to make it easier to send tips to law enforcement.
The free Safer Ohio...
Indiana wants Unmanned Systems for first responders
Integrating unmanned flight systems into use for domestic surveillance can provide first responders with key information.
Integrating unmanned flight systems into use for domestic surveillance...
Recording calls to improve service – is that really so?
AT&T announced it was introducing a pilot system to its Customer Service Relations (CSR) for recording customers' calls as well as analyzing content and...
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A Soft Robot Just Learned a Human-Like Sixth Sense
Most robots rely heavily on cameras and external tracking systems to understand their surroundings and control movement. But in cluttered, dark, or visually degraded...
