Civic Apps: Can They Help Fight Crime?
In 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled the police department’s latest application programming interface called ClearMap, used to handle anything from wanted lists and...
Virtualized security solution ensures safe ultra-broadband customer experience
With the number of malware attacks rising sharply in 2013, and an estimated 15 million mobile devices worldwide infected at any one time, the...
Policing the cloud: we should expect more from law enforcement cloud...
It starts the moment you wake up and turn off your alarm: Your smartphone records and sends to the cloud each interaction you make,...
Rio Builds Advanced Command Center
Rio de Janeiro is one of the most densely populated cities in South America. Much of the city is vulnerable to flooding, and about...
Hurricane images from a UAV direct to your smartphone: the technology...
SDI is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Until not so long ago, we have...
Baltimore installs technology to prohibit cellphone access
A new technology installed at the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC) will crack down on contraband cell phone use at the facility. Calls are...
iHLS TV – war in Iraq, cyber security and Israeli technology
Issues and articles discussed in this report:
A new IT security survey
British lawmakers examine UAV market
Smart Russian weapons may reach ISIS in Iraq
New, life-saving Israeli...
Caught in the Net of the NSA
Ordinary Internet users, American and non-American alike, far outnumber legally targeted foreigners in the communications intercepted by the National Security Agency from U.S. digital...
Experts: Iranian Hackers get More Agressive
Iranian hackers have become increasingly aggressive and sophisticated, moving from disrupting and defacing US websites to engaging in cyber espionage, security experts say.
According to...
Even Pre-Paid Mobile Phones Aren’t Safe
Criminals and terrorists cannot ALWAYS hide behind prepaid phones. That fact became clear when Cambria County, Pennsylvania police quickly tracked the individual who placed...
New, Efficient Data Collection Algorithm
When you can’t collect all the data you need, a new algorithm tells you which to target. A new technique could help with both...
NSA Collecting Millions of Faces From Web Images
The U.S National Security Agency is harvesting huge numbers of images of people from communications that it intercepts through its global surveillance operations for...
ISR Drones to Save Lives During Hurricane
The US Air National Guard has deployed medium-altitude drones to help airlift and search-and-rescue units find victims in the hurricane disaster-stricken areas. The Guard...
Unmanned Tank to Operate in Areas with Nuclear Radiation
Unmanned vehicles can be a life-saving solution for operations in areas attacked by unconventional weapons. The Indian Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has...
Does Israel keep capitulating to foreign demands?
The terrorist organization ISIS might introduce aircraft hijacking as part of its war against the West. Will this new situation provide Israel's Transport Ministry...
Video Analysis: Big Brother Knows What you Did
With the commodification of digital cameras, digital video has become so easy to produce that human beings can have trouble keeping up with it....
Is Canada a cyber-superpower?
The secret hacking tactics of Canada’s intelligence agency
Canada’s electronic surveillance agency has secretly developed an arsenal of cyber weapons capable of stealing data and...
A European Spy Network
The European Union is pondering an EU Commission proposal to acquire a fleet of surveillance drones, satellites, and planes as part of an “ambitious...
The ARMOR, developed in Israel, protects sensitive sites in the U.S.
A system developed in Bar Ilan University in Israel helps to protect sites in the U.S. against terror.
The Department of Homeland...
NSA eavesdropping as business opportunity
To many Americans, online eavesdropping by the U.S. National Security Agency is an outrage, a threat to privacy and freedom. To some, it's a business opportunity.
A small but...
US to Develop Wearable SIGINT Tech
The United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has put out a request for information for a wearable SIGINT collection device as a way to...
iHLS TV – Ebola possibly weaponized, Safe City projects, next gen...
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (28 October 2014):
Ebola possibly weaponized
Safe City projects
US next generation bunker-buster bombs
New Hovermast unveiled
Euclid antenna pedestals
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A New Airborne Detection System Could Expand Underwater Tracking Capabilities
Detecting objects beneath the ocean surface remains one of the most difficult challenges in maritime sensing. Water limits the effectiveness of many conventional detection...
