Communications

Connecticut and Kansas are working to install next-generation 911 systems, which some say are a necessity in an ever-burgeoning wireless mobile society. A citizen at...

While large and established companies have many advantages over their smaller competitors, nothing quite beats the spirit of innovation one can find in a...

We’ve all heard about China’s internet censorship programme, nicknamed “The Great Firewall of China”, a sophisticated system that monitors all access to the wider...

Eight innovative startups gave a spectacular and fascinating presentation at the graduation event of the iHLS security accelerator’s first cycle, which took place at...

A first-ever standard “operating system” for drones, developed by a startup with MIT roots, could soon help manufacturers easily design and customize unmanned aerial...

The daily routine of the emergency service personnel, cops, fire fighters and emergency medicine doctors, is packed full with a wide variety of events,...

Space is becoming another future front for global wars. Gen. William Shelton, the commander of Air Force #Space Command, said last week that U.S....

In the complex realm of modern information security, communications networks are becoming increasingly larger and much more complex than in the past, creating a...

The Israeli prison service decided to install cell phone jammers in two prisons that are used for holding Palestinian terrorists. Sources said today that this...

According to a report issued by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik - BSI), hackers had struck an...

A 21st-century police vehicle is a camera, cellular link, and computer system. Police who investigate crime scenes can record every detail of the location...

The US Army recently demonstrated a breakthrough in soldier weapons targeting. The development features a tiny, weapon-mounted thermal sight designed to communicate wirelessly with...

Many of today’s automobiles leave the factory with secret passengers: prototype software features that are disabled but can be unlocked by clever drivers. In what...

Deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy Eric Rosenbach cited Defense Department progress in creating a concept for operating in the newest warfare...

North Korea is targeting infrastructure in the west by Cyber attacks. According to various reports, North Korea has a team of roughly 3,000 cyber soldiers....

Radios for federal firefighters and police officers failed during Monday’s mass shooting at Washington’s Navy Yard, according to union representatives for first responders. According to...

The latest version of a documentation and report system for law enforcement professionals was unveiled recently. Dragon Law Enforcement by Nuance Communications is a...

The past few years have been rough on law enforcement agencies around the world. Online communication is encrypted most of the time, making it...

  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has participated in a multi-year project to support the development of performance metrics and test methods...

Human rights advocacy group Privacy International has accused Finnish telecommunications firm Nokia Networks and controversial Italian cybersecurity firm Hacking Team of secretly selling surveillance...

The Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), a new broadcast tool, was developed as a direct result of the Oct. 12, 2000 attack on the...

India has been advancing one more stage on the way to mobile phone cyber security. The Indian government is finalising cyber security standards to...