“Safe City” Mexico City
The most advanced security system in the world
The Thales group is working on expanding the world's most advanced urban security system, referred to as...
Background to a possible Iranian retribution for its fallen General
In a few weeks we shall mark the 23rd anniversary of the attack on Israel’s embassy in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 people, of...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – February 10th 2015
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In this weekly Video report (February 10th 2015):
U.S Visa waiver program is under attack by many experts
Terror attacks on...
North American Perimeter Security Market Growing rapidly
The North America perimeter security market is expected to grow from $4.26 billion in 2014 to $5.17 billion in 2019 at CAGR of 3.9%...
ODNI crowsources speech-recognition software
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) wants to crowdsource ideas for software that would make human speech recorded in noisy environments more easily...
Multiple intelligence agencies: a blessing or a recipe for failure? Part...
The US, the most powerful country on earth, has an intelligence community comprising 17 major intelligence agencies: CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), FBI (Federal Bureau...
Equipment aging at federal radiological response center
The federal government's multiagency center that is on call to respond to radiological incidents has issues with aging equipment, says a recent report from...
Wargame to examine the fall of a ‘megacity’
It's 2035, and a city of more than 10 million people is in a state of crisis plagued by insurgency, internal corruption and struck...
New mobile passport control app available
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the launch of the first authorized app to expedite a traveler’s entry process into the U.S.
Mobile...
The Future of Wearable Technologies in Law Enforcement
This year's Consumer Electronics Show ushered in a new term that is destined to become as common as "Google" in the near future: wearables....
Global homeland security market to reach $364.44 billion in 2020
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research the global homeland security market was valued at USD 245.72 billion in 2013,...
Security guards are dangerously unqualified
Despite playing a more important role in the wake of 9/11, the security guard industry remains plagued by inadequate training and standards in many...
Who’s Guarding the Guards? Cyber Security Solutions for Security Systems
CyberSeal – a member of the Magal Group – offers a comprehensive solution for protecting security networks on all levels. In addition, the company...
Security guards and guns are a bad mix!
Yesterday’s murder of a Jerusalem lawyer and his daughter proves that guns in the hands of security guards spell danger rather than security.
A disgruntled...
Singapore will be a safe city
The Government of Singapore has chosen AGT International-O'Connor's to participate in its Safe City project. AGT-O'Connor's, with its consortium partner Hitachi, will implement a...
Presidential Visit – VIP convoy security review
By Eyal Avidov
U.S President Obama is visiting Israel this week and without doubt special preparations have been made by security officials for this significant...
EXPLOSIVES TRACE DETECTION CALIBRATION
The explosive detectors of all types deployed in airports and other sensitive locations need calibration in order to stay effective.
We usually look at technology...
POLITICIANS AND SMARTPHONE SECURITY
The upcoming general elections in Israel have exposed the vulnerability of cell phones. "People and organizations are not aware how easy it is to...
More technology – less restrictions on air passengers
The most advanced technology enables the Israeli security services to ease some restrictions imposed on passengers that use Ben-Gurion airport in Tel-Aviv.
One example is...
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Training helicopter pilots for wildfire missions is particularly difficult because the environment itself is constantly changing. Smoke, shifting winds, rising heat, and the interaction...
