Games Saving Lives: First Response Simulations
EDGE (Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment), the product of a joint effort by the U.S. Army and the Department of Homeland Security intended to train...
The Bottleneck in Big Data Use for Homeland Security
By Meidata
Big data has been at the forefront of intelligence, police, and even border control for a while. It is changing the way organizations...
Transfers of military equipment to U.S local police will stop
The White House announced yesterday that it will ban federal transfers of armored vehicles, bayonets, grenade launchers, ammunition of 0.5 caliber or higher, and some...
I-HLS TV Interview – Superintendent Dan Fisher
Superintendent Dan Fisher, Head of Strategy and Policy Deep planning, in an interview following his talk in the Future Forces conference on the role...
Jewish Communities at Risk in Wake of Recent Paris Attacks
US Department of Homeland Security officials advised Jewish communities to initiate or review security maintenance in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in...
New Simulation Technology For Disaster Management
Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s (ETC) Simulation business unit has been awarded a contract from the Netherlands Defense Materiel Organization for the delivery and support of...
Boeing Attempting to Change The Fire Fighting Game
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is looking to chip in on the fire-fighting business revolution by applying two contemporary pieces of technology - drones and augmented...
Defense, Rescue and Security Robots – Growing Market
A new report projects that the world service robotics market would reach $34,672.8 million by 2022. Professional service robots segment, which includes robots used...
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...
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Researchers Trace Years of GPS Disruptions to a Suspected Space-Based Source
GPS and other satellite navigation systems have become essential infrastructure for aviation, maritime transport, communications, and critical timing networks. When these signals are disrupted,...
