Security

Major data breaches are a near-daily occurrence. Cyberthieves have been obtaining billions of passwords and other sensitive personal information. Behavioral biometrics is a new...

The US Homeland Security Department is investing in machine learning technology that could help foreign countries increase airport security at zero cost. The agency’s Science...

While performing complicated medical procedures in war zones, natural disasters and rural areas, healthcare professionals experience a plethora of challenges. In order to tackle...

Video surveillance has always been a critical component in enabling security and ensuring public safety. From deterring crime, recording incidents and responding to threats,...

The use of surveillance cameras in urban environments has been widening. Smart city applications for traffic management, pedestrian counting etc. have become more prevalent...

Deliveries through drones have many advantages, it can reduce the time, cost and energy needed for everyday deliveries. However, for the purpose, they need...

Technology developed by the federal US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon be deployed at police stations across the US, enabling law enforcement...

Training and simulation systems have been an integral part of military and homeland security operations. The application of new technologies in this field can...

China has deployed two Xianglong HALE UAV to a recently renovated airfield not far from the border with North Korea. The platform, identified by...

For some time, senior US Army officials have been telling Congress that the current 5.56mm Enhanced Performance Round is not potent enough to penetrate...

A soldier is, among other things, a walking mass of information. Goggles, headsets, radios, computer tablets, all generate data. And there's a mass of...

Today’s battlefield can be a very unpredictable place, with threats coming from every direction, including from the air and from underground. Recent conflicts in...

Tanks are large, lethal vehicles surrounding their crews with layers of thick steel, composite, and even uranium armor. All of that protection makes it...

A new version of the Black Hornet nano-UAV enables the warfighter to maintain situational awareness, threat detection, and surveillance for battle damage assessment, pre-deployment...

The recent “Yellow Vest” riots in Paris bring into mind the potential power of the combination of high-resolution digital video capture of protesters and...

CES 2019 electronics show reflected some major shifts that will characterize world technology in the near future. Four trends stood out above the others,...

A maritime rescue device that could save lives during sea emergencies is being developed by the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Although cruise...

The U.S. military researchers’ initiative to develop secure integrated circuit technology for trusted computing applications, ranging from manufacturing to systems integration goes on. Sources...

A portable Identity verification is one of law enforcement’s most pressing needs. The sooner police officers can identify suspected dangerous people, the lower the...

China has invested heavily in facial recognition technology for its law enforcement. China’s President Xi Jinping is supposedly enthusiastic about ways to use artificial...

A faster way for first responders to track clouds of toxic gases during an accident has been developed, originating on the battlefields of Iraq....

Developing any new product for first responders requires complex and resource-intensive testing. Testing interfaces in real emergencies could expose first responders to high risk....