The U.S energy sector under Cyber attacks
The energy sector is reporting an enormous increase in the number of attempted cyber attacks in 2013, according to a new report from the Department of...
Fast security lane in airports
A new system has been introduced to get passengers through airport security faster. The program, called Global, was developed by the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)...
Big Brother in Britain: Police UAVs
The trend is clear- Police forces want UASs for performing their mission. Recently the Sussex police in England began to use a small UAS to...
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...
Another Solution Against Ramming Attacks
Police departments throughout Europe keep trying to find solutions to counter terrorist ramming attacks in public places. Now, the London Metropolitan Police (MET) is...
A start of an American wakeup?
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey says there is no way the Boston Marathon bombing suspects acted alone. Mukasey said that the FBI is too...
US Data Systems Under Attack
The US government has recently issued a rare public warning about hacking campaigns targeting energy and industrial firms. The Department of Homeland Security and...
INTERPOL – more Al Qaeda members may be freed through force
Interpol has assessed that Al Qaeda is planning to free some of its members in some Arab countries in order for them to stage...
Security Employee of The Month – A Robot?
Robots have been making headlines lately, and although the emergence of robotics and their application to help solve tasks is not new, the ongoing...
Better Detection In USA Airports
More details emerge of the US government's plan to improve "dramatically" the ability to detect improvised explosive devices in carry-on and checked baggage at...
The Nasdaq can be hacked in 10 minutes
Just 10 minutes could be sufficient for an attacker to hack the Nasdaq Stock Market, this was the alert sounded by Ilia Kolochenko, head...
Tougher Airport Screening Procedures for Photography Equipment
Airport security policy in the US is now focusing on passengers’ cameras. In an effort to improve the security of airline passengers and airports,...
A new report – X ray in airport not dangerous
A new report by an independent task force commissioned by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has found that people absorb less...
Drone As Crowd-Management Solution
India will use drones for both crowd management and infrastructure inspection. As one of the most populous countries in the world, India is interested...
Protecting the Electric Grid
Israeli security experts point to the need to better protect the power grid. The experts say that some attacks that took place in the...
U.K: New U.S. Freight Security Laws Don’t Make Sense
The British International Freight Association says it is not surprised that the USA has delayed new rules requiring all cargo containers entering the country...
Russia’s Most Wanted Terrorist Targets Olympic Games
The Russian authorities are on high alert following the recent attacks in Volgograd. With the Winter Olympics in Sochi opening on 7 February, there...
Mexico: New Business Opportunities in Security
Mexican state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos has announced the creation of a new department tasked with bolstering security policies for the protection of the company's...
Palestinians in stolen truck stopped only 200m away from airport terminal
The security department of the Israeli airport authority (IAA) is investigating why a truck stolen by Palestinians broke through the security check point of...
Big Brother will get bigger in the wake of the Boston...
Video surveillance is big business but now it is expected to get even bigger... After law enforcement used closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to help...
U.S. Expands Airport Special Lanes Program
The TSA is expanding its PreCheck screening program to passengers on international airlines. Air Canada is the first international carrier to join the list...
New Competitor in Infrastructure Inspection Vertical
New autonomous solar-powered blimps will be used to collect long-distance aerial data. Mothership Aeronautics will build and deploy its new TerraSoar Aerial Intelligence Airship. TerraSoar’s...
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