Communications

The message heard at the CES 2018 technology exhibition said smart speakers have become available for everyone and are part of daily life. However,...

Articles and issues discussed in this week’s report: Chinese hacker indicted Flying cameras assist first responders in latest China earthquake Missouri police militarization Car safety: collision prevention system...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Group selected Elbit Systems of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd.,...

Shortly after 9/11, reports began to emerge that one of the reasons many firefighters died in the attack was that police helicopters circling above...

לעברית לחץ כאן . A good opportunity for Israeli involved in Homeland security. Organizers of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST '13)...

Today, mathematical algorithms are used to encrypt text messages, banking transactions and health information. Intercepting these encrypted messages requires figuring out the exact algorithm...

A new ground-based Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) airspace situational awareness system has completed its first successful flight demonstration. The system was made by Insitu,...

The recent disclosures about the U.S. intelligence agencies are causing more damage as time passes. As the nation’s spy agencies assess the fallout from disclosures...

The next threat to your privacy could be hovering overhead while you walk down the street. Hackers have developed a drone that can steal...

The mysterious vanishing of the Malaysian flight raised a startling amount of rumors and theories of all kinds. While most are at least somewhat...

The war on keeping the privacy of cell phone users won another battle. A U.S federal appeals court has ruled that tracking Americans’ movements...

First responders capabilities are to be enhanced within the framework of the US efforts to advance smart city technologies. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

The growing demand for real-time imagery in the most demanding environments increases the deployment of more situational awareness systems in various types of military...

The Georgia Institute of Technology has recently stated in a media release that according to a study it’s conducted, edge computing and fog networks...

As more people use smart phones or tablets to pay bills, make purchases, store personal information, and even control access to their houses, the...

During time of crisis, telephone lines are sometimes disconnected and it is difficult to reach each other. To solve this critical problem, Microsoft created...

Forty-one percent of government employees are putting themselves and their agencies at risk due to insecure mobile device practices, according to a study from...

The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system has been helping US officials to notify communities of important happenings ever since it was introduced in 2012....

Austria, like several other European countries, is pursuing plans to give the police the right to monitor communication apps such as WhatsApp and Skype...

Search and rescue missions sometimes get complicated because the survivors can not be located. A new combat survival radio that automatically activates and securely...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a leading National Security Solutions provider, has recently announced that the U.S. Government awarded its subsidiary RT Logic an...

Disaster response under conditions of lack of conventional communication or internet networking, requires more traditional solutions.   A citywide communications exercise was recently held by...