New Developments in Power Grids Protection against Cyber Threats
Power grids and utility SCADA systems may be volneruable to a variety of threats, including cyber attacks. might be a target to such attacks....
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...
Drones Deployed to Eurotunnel In Fear of Migrants Surge
Drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras are being deployed on the French side of the Channel Tunnel to track asylum seekers attempting to cross...
Planning terrorist attacks must be made a crime in all EU...
Travelling abroad for terrorist purposes, training or being trained, incitement to terrorism, or financing of terrorist activities must be made a crime in all...
Should Security Perimeter Around Airports Be widened?
The terrorist attack on Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul has again has renewed the debate among security experts about whether the United States and...
Hawaii Gun Owners To Be Placed On Federal Database
Hawaii has become the first US state to place all gun owners – both residents and visitors – in a federal database, CNN reports....
French Lifeguards to Patrol Armed This Summer
The vacation season in France is about the start, and the French authorities have decided to place armed police lifeguards – who will also...
Pentagon Unprepared To Repel Cyber Attacks
In the event of a catastrophic cyber attack on civilian infrastructure, the US military’s Cyber Command is one of the first and major lines...
War on Terrorism – Everything Must Change
By Arie Egozi
As long as these were isolated and relatively rare terrorism attacks, the global war on terrorism could still use the same old...
Biometrics Coming To US Airports
Biometric passenger identification could soon find its way to US airports. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking contractors for a $7.2bn “biometric...
British Borders Post Brexit
On 23 June, 2016 the British public voted to leave the European Union. This process will take years to complete and is shrouded in...
Could Online Presence Betray ISIS’ Intentions?
ISIS is well-known for its extensive use of technology and social media in the organisation’s efforts to fill its ranks. But have you ever...
US Immigration Officer Saved San Bernardino “Gun Supplier”
Details have emerged that a US immigration official blocked Homeland Security agents from apprehending the “gun supplier” of the San Bernardino shooter the day...
DARPA Fighting Propaganda And Lone Wolfs
“Lone wolf” terrorist attacks are becoming the new normal. These individuals, almost unconnected to larger organisations, are hard to find, monitor, and apprehend on...
DHS Releases New Threat Level Bulletin
Following the tragic terrorist attack on the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on 12 June, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has...
New Report Suggests We Change Our Terrorism Discourse
The US Department of Homeland Security has released a new report that suggests we should stop defining the fight against global terror as “us...
NSA Wants To Monitor Your Pacemaker
The NSA wants to monitor and collection information from pacemakers and other biomedical devices for national security purposes, The Verge reports. The idea, it...
DHS To Create Criminal Investigations Research Centre
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the creation of a new criminal investigations centre to the tune...
US, Israel to Sign Agreement to Cooperate in Cyber Defense
Israel and the United States have recently signed a cyber defense declaration calling for real-time operational connectivity through respective Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTS)...
The Importance of Experience In Operating Security Equipment
By Arie Egozi
Even the best security equipment in the world will amount to nothing if the operator isn’t of the highest level. The situation...
China’s First Emergency UAV Rescue Team
Earlier this month, China has launched the first-in-the-country emergency rescue team that will use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Beijing Daily reports.
Six UAVs are now...
US DHS To Get Cyber Defence Agency
A US House of Representatives committee has voted to create a new agency under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that...
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Next-Gen Wideband Antenna Targets Elusive Low-Frequency Drone Threats
Drone warfare has become increasingly sophisticated, especially in high-conflict zones. Now, a new wideband antenna from Danish company MyDefence is aiming to close critical...
