First Responders

Preventive detection of radiological or nuclear materials means using the right detector systems and processes to prevent someone from using radioactive material as a...

Yesterday a new airborne rescue platform was installed on an Israeli Air Force helicopter for the first time. This is the newest addition to...

In an attempt to lower the crime and murder rates, police officers in Chicago have arrived at a unique solution - using a computer...

The terror attacks in Paris have renewed a sense of insecurity among residents of major U.S. cities. One of the latest Islamic State threats...

A new software product designed to help law enforcement agencies recover stolen Wi-Fi devices was recently launched by L8NT. Some common examples are laptops,...

How to make the world safer? Answers will be given next year in Singapore. Interpol has announced the Interpol World convention, taking place next year...

The US Homeland Security Department (DHS) has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the United States illegally,...

New in the Israeli Police helicopter wing: Soon the aircraft will also be used to fight fires. The Internal Security Ministry recently published a...

Six people, including current and former Delta baggage handlers, have been arrested as part of a ring smuggling guns and ammunition on planes from...

Augmented reality and virtual reality have the potential to serve as threat modeling tools that could enhance security professionals’ understanding of the threat landscape...

A delegation of Israeli fire fighters headed out to Spain recently, to receive special training covering fire fighting in tunnel environments. “Every tunnel carries...

Articles and issues discussed in this Episode: New Rafael remote controlled weapons station aimed at non-lethal use U.S. Department of Defense is developing a microwave-based, vehicle-stopping...

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...

Cooperation between customs and law enforcement forces has yielded impressing results. A global counter-smuggling operation coordinated by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and INTERPOL...

How do you train a dog to detect a threat and issue an alert? Dogs are known for their highly keen sense of smell. While...

Motorola Solutions adds technology to MTP3000 Series TETRA radios to meet mission-critical demands. The entire MTP3000 Series of Terrestrial Trunked Radios (TETRA) from Motorola Solutions...

Figures released by the UN seem to speak for themselves: by 2030, over 60% of global population will reside in urban centers. This development...

The use of UAVs for mapping disaster areas, evaluating the damage, monitoring wide range fires or earthquakes, especially in areas that cannot be accessed...

The US First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), recently opened, marks the beginning of a new lab examination that will specialize in testing public safety...

A new collaborative effort of explosives detection innovation The Los Alamos National Laboratory is leading a collaboration of strategic public and private partners focused on...

The latest version of a documentation and report system for law enforcement professionals was unveiled recently. Dragon Law Enforcement by Nuance Communications is a...

Elsight provides Megan David Adom (MDA) Video solutions for the Emergency Arena Management Vehicle Established in 1930, Magen David Adom (MDA) is Israel’s national emergency first...