Israeli system intercepts cloud-stored data
Nowadays, everything is available at the palm of our hand. Nevertheless, these amazing capabilities, combined with our instinctive fear of the "Big Sister Syndrome"...
Homeland security simulators help train first responders
Simulators to train first responders are being developed in many countries. One has recently been inaugurated in Concordia University.
According to the Skanner, this is...
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...
Belgium concerned by ISIS members returning home
Belgium is the main source for European fighters in ISIS.
The country's law enforcement officials fear that at least seventy of some 350 Belgian fighters...
Firearms: Israeli license to be subject to psychological assessment
Over the past decade, the total number of firearms owned by private individuals in Israel has decreased dramatically. This has been achieved thanks to...
Loaded weapons in U.S. airports
Passengers in the U.S are trying to fly well armed.
In 2014, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it seized 2,212 firearms in carry-on bags...
The Danger of small unmanned aerial systems
There is currently no available off-the-shelf technology to cope with the danger posed by small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) - aka drones.
According to experts,...
New Mobile biometric device expedites identity matching
The Stockton (California) Police Department (SPD) has been quietly testing a state-of-the-art Mobile Biometric Device (MBD) technology for the past four years. Designed quickly...
Prisons – “greenhouses” for terrorists
Experts say that after the terror attacks in Paris, there is a need to monitor not only mosques known for extremist views, but also...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: January 15-21 2015
Main events of the week
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed formal responsibility for the attack at the editorial offices of the weekly Charlie...
Global Jihad attacks worldwide: January 2015
Suicide bombing attack in Turkey
It was recently reported that the police investigation revealed that the attack against the police station in Turkey on January...
Pressure to revive uniform air-passenger information legislation in Europe
The European Parliament is considering reviving draft legislation which would force airline companies to give EU member governments a cohesive and uniform set of...
Small UAS sold freely: major risk
"This is a threat many worldwide prefer not to deal with," say Israeli experts in response to the incident in which a drone landed...
New York is bracing for huge storm
First responders in New York will need all their expertise and equipment to try and cope with the effects of the western storm that...
Europe is slowly waking up to the terror threat
Europe is waking up. The Europol (European Police Office), which has new authority to collect information on people who have never been convicted of...
Terror attacks on rail systems by domestic terrorists: a major U.S...
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...
Israeli experts: the coalition against ISIS – too little, too late
The results of the fighting against ISIS are very limited "there is lot of public relations and too little action", one Israeli expert told...
The U.S Visa waiver program is under attack by many experts
The plan to apply a visa waiver program to the U.S is being attacked from many sides.
Recently, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson acknowledged the...
Israel: Doubts Concerning the Performance of the National Cyber Bureau
The public uproar over the establishment of the National Cyber Bureau is far from subsiding. Following the request made by security, legal and technology...
New Israeli Police helicopters will also assist in firefighting
The new helicopters the Israeli Police intends to acquire will also feature firefighting capabilities. This, according to Fire & Rescue Commissioner Shachar Ayalon who...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – January 20 2015
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Efforts to identify the source of ISIS recent weapons shipments
About 40% of...
High degree of security alert in the U.S following Paris attacks
U.S Homeland Security officials confirmed that they have stepped up security at federal buildings and enhanced security screenings at airports in the wake of...
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A New Anti-Drone Turret Fires in Every Direction at Once
Small drone swarms are becoming increasingly difficult to stop using traditional air-defense systems. Conventional remotely operated gun turrets usually rely on mechanically rotating toward...
