Hydrogen To Replace Batteries In UAVs?
Researchers from the American University of Sharjah in the UAE have managed to develop hydrogen-based fuel in order to be used by the nation’s unmanned aerial...
Ransomware Rises – The Growing Threat To International Security
Over the last few years a new menace has emerged: ransomware. Hackers now routinely take control and hold hostage the computer systems of businesses,...
Security flaws found in body X-ray scanners used in U.S gov’t...
A team of university researchers said, in lab tests, they were able to hide firearms and other contraband from full-body, backscatter X-ray machines that...
Airships: the future solution for commercial aviation?
A recent forecast shows that by 2020 the annual number of aircraft passengers will reach 400 million. Air freight traffic is also expected to...
Securing Critical Infrastructures with Laser Radar Sensors
Yaacov Frucht Ph.D
The circle of threats to gas platforms, critical infrastructure, air and sea ports and borders has expanded in recent years.
Two of the...
Internet of Things – for Smart and Secure City Management
The Internet of Things (IoT) merges software and hardware with network connectivity, for the benefit of creating smart cities and safe cities.
IoT devices -...
Pentagon Unprepared To Repel Cyber Attacks
In the event of a catastrophic cyber attack on civilian infrastructure, the US military’s Cyber Command is one of the first and major lines...
IoT Technologies Won the Olympic Games
The 2016 Olympics recently concluded were the most digitally connected Olympics ever. Numerous of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies were applied during the games...
Airport Security – Insider Employee Threats
The majority of airports in the US do not have full employee screening at secure access points, resulting a serious insider threat to airport...
The Importance of Experience In Operating Security Equipment
By Arie Egozi
Even the best security equipment in the world will amount to nothing if the operator isn’t of the highest level. The situation...
Hitachi to Enter Counter-Terror Field
Hitachi announced that it will begin providing "walk-through type explosives trace detection system" for critical infrastructure facilities such as power plants and data centers...
Is a cyber-Pearl Harbor likely?
A surprise cyber attack on U.S critical infrastructure – an imminent scenario?
Cybersecurity experts often contemplate how U.S. security agencies would react to a cyber-9/11...
Drones for emergency services
The emergency service of Ireland is currently researching the use of the remote-controlled aircraft, also known as “Quadcopters”, for major incidents in what have...
Azerbaijan Boosts Offshore Facility Defenses
Kelvin Hughes has been contracted by VisSim, a leading VTMS system provider and integrator, to supply a total of 11 SharpEye radar sets for...
Effective Defending of Municipal Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks
Daniel Ehrenreich
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) experts are well aware that there is no single measure ("no silver bullet") that provides absolute cyber...
India Uses Drones To Inspect Mega-Rail Project Progress
India is putting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to good use for an ambitious project. Indian Railway has been using UAVs to inspect the construction...
Terrorism Prevention and Border Protection – New Face Recognition Tech
A new airport security platform was announced by the face recognition provider FaceFirst. Using unique feature recognition capabilities, the new Guardian platform identifies visitors...
Air Traffic Controllers to be Replaced by Remote Systems
British airports are considering using digital technology to monitor planes in place of air traffic controllers.
Cameras and sensors could make traditional towers “obsolete” by...
US DHS To Get Cyber Defence Agency
A US House of Representatives committee has voted to create a new agency under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that...
Real-time Information For Drone Operators With New FAA App
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working round the clock on developing new user-friendly means of increasing UAV safety. A pre-release version of B4UFLY,...
New Developments in Power Grids Protection against Cyber Threats
Power grids and utility SCADA systems may be volneruable to a variety of threats, including cyber attacks. might be a target to such attacks....
Security Vs. Privacy – Standards for Surveillance Cameras in Public Places
Surveillance cameras guidelines were issued in the UK in order to assure that the public is protected, but not spied on. Surveillance Camera Commissioner...
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This Laser-Powered Tech Could Help Build Smarter 6G Networks
Future wireless networks are expected to handle far more than faster internet speeds. Emerging 6G concepts aim to combine communications with sensing and AI-driven...
