When Border Control Meets Big Data Technology
Border control has always been a critical issue, but the urgency is far more widely apparent since the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris and...
Concerns Over Egyptian Airport Security Raised By Experts
Six months ago, a bomb was smuggled onto a Russian Metrojet passenger plane, which exploded of the Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 onboard. This...
Brilliant Material Irradiates Explosive Detection
As the terrorist attack on the Brussels airports and metro station clearly demonstrate, currently prevalent methods of explosive detection are severely lacking. While laser-based...
Terror Attack In Brussel – The Writing Was On The Wall
By Arie Egozi
At this hour security forces in Belgium are trying to understand what exactly happened at the Brussel airport but all signs point...
DHS Investigates Missing Airport Employee IDs
The security IDs of more than 1,400 workers at America’s busiest airport, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, were lost or stolen over a period of...
WATCH: Anti-Drone Net Launcher
As drones have become cheaper and more popular, so have the risks associated with them grown proportionally. Last year, in a second incident of...
Robots Can Now Look Inside Your Luggage
Luggage lying around unattended at an airport are an obvious cause for concern. The hazardous task of getting up close to inspect what could...
Big Data – Big Brother’s Appetite Grows Steadily
By Arie Egozi
“Big Brother” likes his information in large quantities, but neat so he won’t have any trouble seeing what is important. This is...
Transportation of Tomorrow: Biometric Airports
Air travel now is so ridiculously cheap, the biggest obstacle to speedy travel is the congestion at checkpoints at airports. As more and more...
TSA To Increase Random Security Checks Of Employees
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is increasing random checks of airport and airlines staff who handle baggage and have clearances to bypass security...
72 DHS Employees Listed On Terror Watch List
At least 72 employees at the Department of Homeland Security are listed on the U.S. terrorist watch list, according to a Democratic lawmaker.
Rep. Stephen...
US Flags More Than 500 For National Security Concerns
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data show that every day, hundreds of travelers going through airports, seaports, and land border crossings are flagged...
To Thwart Radicalisation, France Is Tightening Security
Nearly 60 people suspected of Islamist radicalism have had their security clearances to work at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport revoked. The 86,000 individuals...
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....
Laser Detectors For Better Security
In light of recent events in Paris and the growing of terror threats, occurring simultaneously with the waves of migration coming from conflict centers...
Sharm el-Sheikh Airport Security Lax, Or Simply Ignored?
On Oct. 31, Metrojet Flight 9268 catastrophically broke apart over the Sinai Peninsula after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh about 20 minutes earlier and...
TSA Lets Weapons Slip Through Screening 95% Of Cases
Since its creation almost 14 years ago, in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has had one goal...
Australia Plans to Ditch Paper Passport
During a recent diplomacy-focused hackathon an all-digital passport was proposed. Currently, Australians have had access to ePassposrts since 2005. An ePassport functions as an...
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...
Analytic Laser Radar For Perimetric Security
Olga Grosman-Ezrahi
The world is always busy finding solutions for perimeter security, whether it is protecting critical infrastructures, airports etc. During the Video Analytics conference,...
Open Threat Assessment Platform For Airports
Most airports in the world are packed with security services, among them undercover security guards who look like any other passenger. On top of...
Are Airports As Safe As We Hope?
When you are traveling abroad, you must think of the long lines to the terminal checkpoints and frown. Most of us, however, immediately remember...
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