Homeland Security Testing Facial Recognition Accuracy
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has started a program that will test the accuracy of various off-the-shelf facial recognition programs.
Facial recognition has come...
Video Analytics to Manage Crowd Control in Train Stations
‘Intelligent video analytics’ were deployed by the Indian Railways in order to assess crowd density at major railway stations and initiate crowd control measures...
Harvard: US Can’t Ban Encryption
US can’t be successful in banning encryption as it is a global phenomenon, according to Harvard study.
Despite over two years’ efforts by the...
Forces Can See Hidden Targets with New AI System
Missile system provider MBDA revealed ‘Ground Warden’ at the Eurosatory in Paris. It is a new AI-powered decision-making aid that uses beyond-line-of-sight technology to...
Heartbeat Tracking: Innovation or Overreach?
Locating a person in open terrain, especially in a hostile environment with no continuous communication, remains one of the most complex challenges in search...
Underwater Drones Built for Months-Long Patrols
Modern naval forces face a persistent challenge: how to monitor vast stretches of ocean without relying on crewed submarines or costly patrol cycles. Underwater...
Commercial unmanned air system (UAS) to be operational soon
Insitu is planning to launch the first U.S. commercial unmanned aircraft system operation following receipt of FAA type certification for its ScanEagle UAS on...
Soon: Rustom-II UAV to be Tested in India
The first flight of India's new combat-capable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Rustom-II is scheduled to be held by the end of July in Chitradurga...
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A Comprehensive Cyber Attack On ISIS – Pros and Cons
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...
SpaceX’s Secret Launch: New Spy-Sat Tech Unveiled?
Modern intelligence collection is facing a structural problem. Traditional spy satellites are powerful but scarce, expensive, and vulnerable. With only a handful in orbit,...
Seeing in the Dark: Cameras Get Snake-Like 4K Vision
High-performance infrared imaging normally requires exotic materials or cryogenic cooling, making it too costly for widespread commercial or security use. Conventional CMOS sensors—the same...
Encryption Expert: The Days Of Private Email Conversations ‘Are Long Over’
When American firm Silent Circle shut down its Silent Mail encrypted-email service earlier this month, it claimed that "e-mail as we know it today...
Keeping Up With Global Terror Abilities
Ahead of a meeting of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, the International Police Organization (INTERPOL) has underlined the need for military success against...
New Vision-Based Navigation System Uses Stars for Accurate Drone Navigation
Researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA) have developed an innovative, vision-based navigation system that uses stars to guide drones in GPS-denied environments,...
US cities vying to become nation’s cyber hub
The need for cybersecurity solutions and experts is going to grow as more companies such as Sony Pictures, Target, Home Depot, and Chase are...
Security Protocols Against Misuse of Digital Surveillance
In our increasingly digital society, privacy is getting more and more important, and according to the European General Data Protection Regulation there is a...
White Hat and White Knight Combat Cyberattacks
Cyber threats on Israeli companies, organizations, and infrastructure grow daily. The Israeli National Cyber Security Authority has been concentrating its efforts to thwart this threat...
‘Drone-in-a-box’ – New Drone-Truck Tag Team
A new partnership between Rheinmetall Canada and Elistair aims to provide military customers with an on-the-move ISR solution that will combine Elistair’s fully automated...
New Platform for Electronic Testing
A new aerostat system for electronic testing was unveiled, The aerostat is a platform for electronic testing as it has extended endurance, to days...
Seven Hours in the Air: A New Long-Range Attack Drone Emerges
Long-range unmanned strike systems are reshaping how smaller forces think about reach and deterrence. Until recently, extended-range attack drones were largely the domain of...
Enhanced SIEM Solution offers Unprecedented Situational Awareness
McAfee announced the industry’s first “endpoint aware” security information event management (SIEM) solution that adds real time system state information to enhance situational awareness...

















































