David’s Sling: New Technology Will Handle Multiple Threats
As the Rafael David's Sling is moving towards operational status, it is the preferred option to replace the Israeli air force (IAF) Patriot missiles....
Hi-Tech Tattoos Could Replace Personal Passwords
Motorola has announced it is looking at alternatives to traditional passwords in the form of tattoos, in a bid to make logging into online...
Explosive Environments – the Israeli Challenge
By Ilan Cohen, ITL CTO
Two decades ago Israel was not a player in the explosive environment arena. There was some minimal activity in the...
Image Recognition – Can Computers be Fooled?
Cornell researchers have found that like humans, computers based on machine learning can be fooled by optical illusions, which raises security concerns.
Cornell graduate student...
Three Million Refugees expected in EU By 2017
Three million refugees and migrants could arrive in the European Union by 2017, according to predictions made by the EU's executive arm.
The European Commission has estimated one...
Brazil: Army Inaugurates Border Monitoring System
Savis Tecnologia e Sistemas S.A., the lead company of the Tepro Consortium, hired by the Brazilian Army to integrate and implement the Sisfron (Integrated...
Airport Body Scanners Fail To Provide Security
Since 2008, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has spent $160 million on scanners to identify passengers which may be carrying weapons. These scanners, however,...
Yet Another Airport Security Failure in the U.S
In yet another demonstration of the weakness of US airport security, a man nearly managed to board a flight with a stolen boarding pass....
Israeli Virtual Sea Fence
Advanced, modern systems for port and coastal security have to be capable of detecting infiltration attempts into protected zones – even a lone swimmer...
New Software Predicts Who’s A Terrorist
A good poker face used to mean that no one could tell what you’re thinking. An Israeli startup is shattering this reality with a...
Europe will be fenced again
By ARIE EGOZI
Reality has a way to deal with Hypocrisy and stupidity. It simply puts the facts in your face and you have to...
Turkey Ramps Up Armed Drone Development
The Turkish military is accelerating its drone development programme in response to increased incidence of ISIS mortar attacks across the border. Dozens of Turkish...
Pentagon Fails To Follow Cyber Security Recommendations
Between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015, the Defense Department addressed 93 of 229 cyber recommendations, according to a summary of a new...
Bringing Video Analytics to The Next Level
Over recent years, video analytics technologies have gained a reputation of over-promising and under-delivering in terms of performance. One of the biggest complaints has...
Smart in-Car Video System for Law Enforcers
Law enforcers often need real-time data while they patrol the streets in the police vehicle. A new dashcam designed to use artificial intelligence to...
Forecast – Growth in Nano-Sensors CBRNE Detection Market
The market of sensor detection of toxic gases, bio toxins and explosives is expected to grow, finds Frost & Sullivan's TechVision team. This forecast...
Israeli Experts – Entry Passes Cannot Protect Critical Sites
The experts have reacted to the case of an Australian senator that earlier this week brought a fake pipe bomb into a committee meeting...
What Privacy Implications for the New Drone Rules?
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new regulations, that went into effect on August 29 for routine non-recreational use of drones, deal mainly with...
Monitoring Changes in Breath Rate Can Prevent Terror
Olga Grosman-Ezrahi
Will crime be abolished in 20 years? Is there a way we can know in advance about the next murder or crime? In...
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...
Budget Cuts in US Airport Security Programs
The proposed wall along the US-Mexico border has been causing budget cuts in other crucial areas. Three airport security programs put in place after...
Trump Can Build The Wall, It’s Not Enough
As the first instalment of a new wall along the US southern border gets underway, border security experts told lawmakers they're already working with...
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Most robots are designed around familiar biological forms. Engineers often model machines after humans, dogs, insects, or other animals, relying on centralized software and...
