U.S. air marshal in quarantine after suspected Ebola syringe attack at...
An American federal air marshal was placed in quarantine in Houston, Texas yesterday after being attacked Sunday night at the Lagos airport in Nigeria....
Diplomats Blame Assad For Employing Chemical Weapons
Despite publicly dismantling his chemical weapons stockpiles, and despite repeated assurances from his Russian partners that he has long since stopped using deadly gas...
CyberSecurity: Now in Medical Equipment as Well
In a letter to diabetes patients, Johnson & Johnson said that OneTouch Ping insulin pump owners who are anxious about a potential hack can...
Technological Solutions to Help Secure Healthcare Institutions
Violent attacks in hospital wards and healthcare institutions can pose a serious challenge to security authorities. Technological solutions can help tackle this problem.
In...
Ebola: Mapping the outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was first reported in March, and has rapidly become the deadliest occurrence of the disease since its discovery...
security flaws of teleoperated surgical robot revealed
Real-world teleoperated robots, which are controlled by a human who may be in another physical location, are expected to become more commonplace as the...
A drone that can save lives
The Netherlands has unveiled a prototype of an "ambulance drone" which could potentially save lives by offering a rapid response after heart attack incidents....
Location Data For First Responders
How can first responders be sure they’ve taken care of everyone in the scene? And what if one of the injured, unconscious behind the...
Israel MDA emergency calls answered in 5 seconds
MDA (Magen David Adom) is currently integrating some of the most innovative technological systems in the world.
This new technology allows a quick response to...
These robots are stranded inside a nuclear disaster
A Tokyo utility company recently sent two specially-designed robots on an ill-fated mission into the Fukushima nuclear disaster site to assess the damage. Four...
High-resolution satellite images show Ebola spread
Ebola is visible from space: you can see its effects. Satellite imagery that provide high-resolution pictures from low Earth orbit give a picture of...
iHLS TV – Ebola sensor, Self-healing computers, the Chinese civilian UAV...
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (18 November 2014):
Low-cost Ebola sensor
Self-healing computers: next step in fighting hackers
The Chinese civilian UAV market
Morocco to assist UAE...
U.S Army Sent Anthrax To 11 States
The Pentagon is trying to improve its ability to detect biological threats.
The Army accidentally sent live anthrax samples to labs in nine states plus...
Wireless Sensor Will Evaluate Army Recruits’ Fitness
When we think about military injuries, we think of injuries having to do with guns and bombs, but studies have shown non-combat musculoskeletal injuries...
DHS Is Calling For Companies And Researchers To Aid In Agriculture...
Food safety is a growing concern, and the World Health Organization claims that nearly three-quarters of new infectious diseases are communicable between animals and...
The US Army will provide Wi-Fi in West Africa for the...
The Defense Department has started to beef up systems needed to support troops and nongovernmental organizations engaged in the Ebola fight in West Africa,...
A New MDA Unit – Electric Bicycle Riders
When saving people’s life, every second is important and might be critical. Magen David Adom (MD), Israel’s national rescue organization, has recently inaugurated a...
Anthrax Vaccine To Be Developed In The U.S.
San Diego, California-based Pfenex Inc. announced it has signed a five year contract valued at up to $143.5 million with the Biomedical Advanced Research...
In Search of Drugs to Treat Chemical Terrorist Attack Victims
Finding treatment for victims of a chemical weapons attack seems as one of the priorities of the US National Institute of Health (NIH). The...
The number of labs handling deadly germs grows, and so do...
The number of labs handling dangerous pathogens continues to grow, and so does the number of accidents involving dangerous pathogens.
The number of reported accidents...
iHLS TV – Cyber task force, new UASs, laser-guided artillery shell,...
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (11 November 2014):
The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force: NCIJTF
New UASs: SpyLite mini and BlueBird
Raytheon is testing a new laser-guided...
Troops fighting Ebola will earn up to $400 extra per month
Airmen from the 633rd Medical Group set up tents for a 25-bed hospital to aid Liberian health workers infected with Ebola on October 8...
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