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Mexico City doubles its municipal security system, adding thousands of additional cameras. Mexico city recently signed a contract with the Latin American security company Telmex,...

Israel's first “National Violence Report” will be presented at a national civil security conference taking place in Jerusalem, May 2014. Officials at Israel's Internal Security...

What's in that room? Students from Arizona University assist fire fighters, police officers or soldiers and help them find out * All using a...

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...

Meet the Crabster CR200 – one of the world's largets autonomous underwater robots, 2.4 meters long and shaped like a giant lobster * The...

Drones have been expanding into the civilian world for a while now, and many private operators enjoy piloting them – but there are dangers....

The New York police unit in charge of collecting intelligence among local Muslims was shut down. The New York Police Department shut down a special unit operating...

Borders and fences make it difficult for people to infiltrate areas – but they can't entirely prevent it. The same borders, however, severely disrupt...

Efforts are intensifying to keep the most deadly and powerful sniper rifles on the market out of the hands of terrorists to protect Illinois...

Governor Andrew Cuomo last week announced that the Department of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing the first New York State emergency management red license...

Countries do not report stolen or lost passports to Interpol * “This is a threat to civilian aviation security”, according to U.S. DHS experts. Many...

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...

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...

The annual Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority Report: Less casualties in fires, more fires in open areas due to arson and terrorist activities Less casualties...

Articles and issues discussed in this week's report: Israeli Companies target the booming UAE HLS market British engineeris print ready-to-use UAV New tech allows authorities to easily...

Port security solutions, including software and cameras, have improved significantly in the past decade or so. Many large ports, for instance, have high-tech command...

The 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, will help thirty-three cities in its first year. The challenge seeks to make...

Small unmanned air system (UAS) could soon be used to help find people missing in remote parts of the country Search and Rescue members from...

Simulating flames, fire and smoke at the Fire Fighting and Rescue Academy * Aimed at fire fighting training and drills Cadets at the Fire Fighting...

The scale of online sexual abuse of minors is extremely worrying * A special project by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to combat...

Hazardous nuclear events have the potential to cause huge levels of widespread damage to individuals and the environment. Getting close enough to these incidents...

The technical details of a "Death Ray" machine may be kept secret by a court order A criminal case in Albany, New York may soon...

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