Western Intelligence A Step Behind ISIS, According To Expert
Derek Harvey, a former top intelligence agent and advisor in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, has said that the Western intelligence communities have not fully...
Call for Unmanned and Robot Systems Operators – Live Demo
Are you operating innovative drones? Flying a unique UAV? A developer of a robotic system or any other autonomous vehicle - vessel or underwater...
Blockchain Technology Enters Homeland Security Department
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to utilize Blockchain technology, an approach in technology that replaces data managers with encrypted blocks...
Stealth Micro UAV for the Army, Police and Special Forces
A stealth Micro UAV has been showcased for the first time. The companies Desert Wolf and FLIR have brought the Black Hornet micro unmanned...
New Crime Prediction System
A new crime prediction technology has been creating controversy. Brett Goldstein, an ex-cop, founded CivicScape, a technology company that sells crime-predicting software to police...
First i-HLS Video Analytics Conference
The rapid growth in video capturing, recording and transmission in recent years, has brought a new era, in which almost every corner of our...
Israel is preparing to defend against drones aiding in terror attacks
The Israeli security forces are estimating and warning against terrorists using mini-UAVs, and specifically small drones to commit terror attacks. This subject will be...
DHS Opens Silicon Valley Outpost
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has set up an outpost deep in Silicon Valley to have better access to exciting startups and...
Quantum Computers Makes The NSA Worried
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has a serious concern: quantum computing. Last year, the NSA warned the general public that encryption algorithms that...
Data Deleted from Suspect’s Cell Phone Can Still be Extracted
A technology that extracts data from a cell phone can make criminal investigations more efficient. The forensic flash device reader allows officers to acquire data...
Security Hazard at The Tip of Our Fingers
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...
Next-Level Safe City or Privacy Violation?
Body cameras have their advantages in the safe city setting, but their contribution to security sometimes raises privacy dilemmas. Jersey City police are giving...
New Counter-Terror Technologies Developed by China
China has been enhancing its arsenal of counter-terror technologies. Recently, it has developed a new counter-terrorism laser gun capable of hitting the targets within...
The Future of Wearable Technologies in Law Enforcement
This year's Consumer Electronics Show ushered in a new term that is destined to become as common as "Google" in the near future: wearables....
Next Generation Amphibious Assault Ship
The U.S Navy is preparing to build its new LXR amphibious assault ship in order to meet the fast-rising need for amphibs across the...
U.S. Bioterrorism Detection Program Deemed Unreliable
DHS’s BioWatch program aims to provide early indication of an aerosolized biological weapon attack. Until April 2014, DHS pursued a next-generation autonomous detection technology...
Concerns Over Egyptian Airport Security Raised By Experts
Six months ago, a bomb was smuggled onto a Russian Metrojet passenger plane, which exploded of the Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 onboard. This...
Drone Crashes Into Plane At Heathrow Airport
A police investigation is under way after a passenger plane approaching Heathrow Airport was hit by what is believed to have been a drone....
DHS To Airlines: Waive Baggage Fees To Reduce Wait Times
In the case of unbearably long queues for security checks in America’s airports, there is plenty of blame to go around. Both cuts to...
Does Blockchain Have Any Applications in Homeland Security?
The emerging blockchain technology represents an innovative leap forward that has many uses and applications across multiple sectors of the economy.
But is it...
Major Communications Firm to Implement Cell Tech on Drones
Disaster recovery teams would be upgraded with cellular drones. AT&T, the communications giant, expect it’s Flying COW (Cell on Wings) to achieve life-saving capabilities...
Fostering Cyber-Defenses of Financial Institutions
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has been fostering the cyber-defenses of financial institutions. This research-and-development effort will...
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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,...
