Communications

Communications

The US Air Force Intranet Control (AFINC) Weapon System reached full operational capability this month. This is the first cyberspace weapons system to reach...
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2016 could well become the year of the robot. Writing for the MIT Technology Review, Will Knight identifies five trends to watch for in...

ISIS is known for its strong affinity to modern technological solutions, using encrypted apps like Telegram to communicate in secret from prying eyes, and...

Imagine robot pods lying soundlessly at the bottom of the ocean, awaiting instructions to surface and launch long dormant drones. It may sound like...

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is using special training to improve the way Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crews operate the system. Crew Resource management...

by Konstantin Bodragin A vocal and at times fierce debate over encryption has developed in recent months. On the one side are those proposing the...
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One of the most distinguishing, and decidedly modern, features of ISIS is its approach to propaganda. Like no group before it, ISIS learnt to...

Timely access to Wi-Fi devices at crime scenes could provide police with vital evidence, including placing suspects at the scene. This is possible due to...

British police is planning to use sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection and jamming technology at major public events at risk of terrorist attack....

Researchers at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new online text messaging...

US officials are worried that hackers backed by foreign governments were able to spy on communications between the US government and private companies for...

By Avi Yariv A few weeks ago I heard a presentation of CEO of a leading Israeli company, developing technologies for IoT – the new...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has finally moved its cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) platform away from beta and into the release stage. AWS IoT enables...

Adrian Kennard, head of UK ISP Andrews & Arnold, an Internet service provider, has warned of major technical issues with the proposed Investigatory Powers...
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Active shooter scenarios require a swift and precise response from law enforcement and emergency services to minimise casualties and to save as many lives...

The Pentagon is set to step up its cyber warfare efforts against ISIS, and is arguing that disabling the group’s computers, mobile phones, and...

Out of all the technologies surrounding us, perhaps the most revolutionary technology is the we use to communicate. The ability to contact a person...

While Western powers are deeply engaged in debating the merits and dangers of encryption, Kazakhstan is leading the charge in bypassing the security mechanism...

ISIS is known for its advanced application of propaganda techniques, far more so than their predecessors. Ghost Security Group, an online hacktivist collective whose...

In a further escalation of the space arms race, Russia has launched and tested an anti-satellite missile on Nov. 18. The missile system, called...

As we have previously reported, the Internet of Things (IoT) may be on the brink of changing our lives - but before that happens...
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Swarm robotics, an emerging field in robotics, deals with the coordination of multi-robot systems. In a feat of mechanical bio-mimicry, scientists in the field...