Security flaws found in body X-ray scanners used in U.S gov’t...
A team of university researchers said, in lab tests, they were able to hide firearms and other contraband from full-body, backscatter X-ray machines that...
Turkey further penetrates the Gulf defense market
Turkey's biggest defense firm, Aselsan, which specializes in military electronics and owned by the state-controlled Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, signed cooperation deals with two...
Israeli made systems for u.s cost guard
Over the past five years, the U.S Coast Guard's budget for acquiring assets such as fixed-wing aircraft and various cutters has "fallen short of...
What Does France Closing Its Borders Mean?
French President Francois Hollande closed the country’s borders late Friday night in response to deadly terror attacks that gripped Paris. "We have to assure...
New EU Border Security Project
The European border security agency Frontex is calling on industry to present its border surveillance solutions to key stakeholders and EU member state authorities...
Major Hack in Juniper Networks Equipment
US officials are worried that hackers backed by foreign governments were able to spy on communications between the US government and private companies for...
Securing Critical Infrastructures with Laser Radar Sensors
Yaacov Frucht Ph.D
The circle of threats to gas platforms, critical infrastructure, air and sea ports and borders has expanded in recent years.
Two of the...
DHS Approves New Port Security Technology
The US DHS has approved a new technology for port security. idSoftware, an identification software company with offices in Jacksonville, Florida, has earned approval...
Russia continues to stride towards north pole
After Russia has declared before that is has bgun using two unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance and intelligence in the north pole’s aerial territory,...
Israeli CTERA to Provide Private Cloud System to US MoD
Israeli startup firm CTERA Networks has won a tender to provide a private cloud system for file sharing to the US Ministry of Defense....
IoT Technologies Won the Olympic Games
The 2016 Olympics recently concluded were the most digitally connected Olympics ever. Numerous of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies were applied during the games...
Airport Security – Insider Employee Threats
The majority of airports in the US do not have full employee screening at secure access points, resulting a serious insider threat to airport...
Hitachi to Enter Counter-Terror Field
Hitachi announced that it will begin providing "walk-through type explosives trace detection system" for critical infrastructure facilities such as power plants and data centers...
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...
Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who’d Be In Charge In Cyber Attack
Much has been said recently of preparedness for cyberattacks. Intelligence, homeland security, and defence departments and agencies are tasked with setting up defences, coming...
The Bottleneck in Big Data Use for Homeland Security
By Meidata
Big data has been at the forefront of intelligence, police, and even border control for a while. It is changing the way organizations...
North Korea Is Jamming China’s Phone Signals
North Korea has stepped up its restrictions on cellphone reception along its border with China. Signals from Chinese cellphone towers increasingly are unable to...
Effective Defending of Municipal Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks
Daniel Ehrenreich
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) experts are well aware that there is no single measure ("no silver bullet") that provides absolute cyber...
Drones Changing Rules Of The Game In Disputed Areas
China has now firmly established itself as leading player in the worldwide arena of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing. Some of the country’s products...
Israeli academic institutions shoulder the development efforts focusing on Robotic solutions...
Israel's universities and institutes have teams developing various robots which will be capable of travelling across tunnels, overcome barriers and map their surroundings.
The last...
Terrorism Prevention and Border Protection – New Face Recognition Tech
A new airport security platform was announced by the face recognition provider FaceFirst. Using unique feature recognition capabilities, the new Guardian platform identifies visitors...
Are we protected from Agroterrorism ?
The word “terrorism” is typically associated with bomb and bullets, but security experts say that there are other types of terrorism which may bring...
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A High-Speed Robot Boat Is Becoming a Floating Drone Carrier
Small, unmanned boats are increasingly being used for surveillance, logistics and other maritime missions, but their usefulness has traditionally ended at the water's surface....
