Mega Event Security

It is hardly a secret that when some people visit their family members or friends in prison, they have been to known to smuggle...

In this Weekly Report (16 September 2014): Firefighting in Greece The Italian Army is evaluating an unlimited aerial surveillance system for real-time convoy protection ISIS plans to launch...

New York City’s bridges have longed been the target of terrorist attacks. In 1993 officials discovered a plot by Omar Abdel-Rahman to target the...

A Moroccan man made repeated statements about wanting to bomb Harvard University and Homeland Security offices in Hartford, Connecticut, a prosecutor said Thursday. According to...

Written by Meidata: Market Research & Competitive Intelligence The launch of the world cup games in Brazil was followed by great excitement but also by great...

IAI's Heron UAV is actively participating in the Rio de-Janeiro security efforts during the FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil. The Heron was deployed in...

Articles discussed in this episode: Israeli SkyStar-180 aerostat helps secure world cup Israeli company Plasan to supply APCs for Brazillian police UK Hackers face life in prison Romanian...

Israeli technologies help secure the world cup in Brazil. One is an aerostat that hovers over the Fan area of Copacabana, the SkyStar-180 developed...

Articles and issues discussed in this episode: A new Israeli ground-based security system for mega-events Israel's new gas reservoirs: Tempting targets for terror Chinese researchers develop smart...

Brazil has ordered the Saab RBS 70 very short-range air defense system and plans to deploy it in time for the World Cup soccer...

Recently there's a growing demand by security forces and decision makers to achieve real time, continuous intelligence imagery covering a wide area in high...

Interview with Richard Miller, security strategist and privacy consultant at IBM Global Technology, on cyber security. Link to the full interview. Articles featured in this video: The Future...

The Russian authorities are on high alert following the recent attacks in Volgograd. With the Winter Olympics in Sochi opening on 7 February, there...

In order to protect the thousands expected at Havat HaShikmim for Ariel Sharon's burial ceremony authorities have taken special precautions: Ground and aerial surveillance,...

Prototype radar scanners that can detect weapons concealed on people in public spaces is set to undergo real-world testing next year. According to the...

Qylur Security Systems introduces the Qylatron, a security screening system for quick processing at entrances to crowded venues and mega events. The system verifies...

According to Dialogo, the guidelines were published in recent weeks in the Official Journal of the Union. The guidelines, which will take effect in...

Giants of the surveillance sector get contracts in a number of Brazilian cities during the games of 2014 – from security scanners to remote...

By Meidata Brazil has been busy celebrating a number of big wins on the international stage in the last couple of years. The emerging economy...

Islamic rebels threaten to attack the winter Olympics next year, according to HLS News Wire. On Wednesday Doku Umarov, a leading Chechen Islamic rebel, issued...

The U.S. is on high alert, fear of Fourth of July terror attacks has law enforcement officials across the U.S on the lookout for...

Russian riot police units are well equipped with water cannon, tear gas grenades and electric stunning devices. But international experience shows that so-called “non-lethal...