Security

Articles and issues discussed in this episode: Ransomware virus infects Israeli computer systems Global security applications market to top 300 million by 2016 Unmanned ground vehicle...

Israeli companies are looking for ways to enjoy the huge budgets the UAE is going to invest in homeland security The UAE will double its...

Municipalities across the country are planning to connect 911 dispatch centers in an effort to improve information sharing. Paul Nave, director of Owensboro-Daviess County’s...

Indonesia has been developing its own unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in an attempt to enhance its maritime security, but experts say it faces major challenges...

Sovereign citizen, Islamist extremist, and militia/patriot groups are perceived by law enforcement agencies to pose the greatest threats to their communities, according to a...

  A new software application can predict appearance and ancestry from forensic DNA samples, and could help police teams solve complex cases. Snapshot is a...

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

Federal investigators believe the latest wave of threat calls against Jewish centers and schools around the country was a coordinated attack perpetrated using sophisticated...

The $65,000 goggles allow SEALs to clear corners better than the traditional night vision eyepieces, which are like “looking through toilet paper tubes.” L-3’s Ground Panoramic...

  The United States has begun the process of deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, an advanced missile defense system, to South...

The Pentagon has invested millions of dollars to make the size, weight and power of wearable technology and equipment smaller and easier for troops...

A deep learning digital solution project to advance airport checkpoint x-ray system screening capabilities has been announced. Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) will partner with...

American soldiers are being trained for Cyber wars. A unique mix of training technologies sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is preparing front-line...

Short 90- and 140- character wireless emergency alert messages delivered over mobile devices are "substantially less effective" than much longer messages to spur people...

Main events – February 19-25 2015 This week, there were no significant changes in the various combat zones in Iraq and Syria. YPG’s Kurdish forces...

The Turkish government has signed an agreement with fellow NATO members France and Italy to develop its national missile defense systems, the Turkish defense...

The US Navy is continuing its efforts to innovate and improve capabilities. The Navy in cooperation with Lockheed Martin has fired a high-tech Long...

The air force is always looking to take the lead with advanced technologies, in computers and electronics. Each day the air force’s technical divisions...

During a recent diplomacy-focused hackathon an all-digital passport was proposed. Currently, Australians have had access to ePassposrts since 2005. An ePassport functions as an...

The smallest man portable missile made by Rafael gives special units capabilities they never had before. "Our Mini Spike missile attracts attention from many...

Turkey is strongly leaning toward adopting a Chinese long-range anti-missile and air defense system, said Turkish procurement officials, even though it may be impossible...

Washington has agreed to throw open its specialized agencies for advanced training in a range of skills. Three months after the U.S.- India Homeland...