The Bottleneck in Big Data Use for Homeland Security
By Meidata
Big data has been at the forefront of intelligence, police, and even border control for a while. It is changing the way organizations...
Don’t Panic: The Web Is Not ‘Going Dark’
More widespread use of encryption in software will not make the internet “go dark,” nor will it hamper law enforcement investigations into crime and...
The NSA To Undergo Major Reorganisation For The 21st Century
The US National Security Agency (NSA) is about to undergo a major reorganisation, according to past and current agency officials. The world’s largest electronic...
Snowden Casts Doubt On ISIS Encryption Video
ISIS likes to tout itself as extremely technologically proficient. The organisation releases apps, instructions on online behaviour, and has recently released a video showing...
Open Source: “The New Normal” For Big Data
Big Data is going open. Open-source, that is. Hadoop and Apache Spark are some of the biggest, hottest technologies in Big Data at this...
DHS Is Calling For Ways Of Improvement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a request for information, stating that it wants businesses to present it with their most cutting-edge...
Why Would The US Spy on Experiments When It Is A...
Security services in Israel have voiced their surprise at reports claiming that the US has allegedly spying on experiments of the Arrow anti-ballistic missile...
Backdoor-riddled Devices Sold To US Army, White House
AMX, a supplier of audio-visual and building control equipment among whose clients you’ll find the US Army and the White House, built in a...
How Far Can Authorities Take Civil Surveillance?
We’ve written before about government tracking of citizens’ mobile phone through devices such as the Stingray. The Anaheim, California Police Department has revealed that...
Princeton: IoT Devices’ Security Flawed
The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing, soon to be a permanent feature of our lives, but there are some things about it which...
I-HLS TV Interview – Yoav Zobel, VP software developer at Eternix
In an interview for I-HLS, Yoav Zobel, VP software developer at Eternix, talks about the company’s main product, called Blaze, which visualizes many different...
Fast Draw – An Immediate Terror Threat In Europe
By Arie Egozi
Europe is beginning to understand the threat it is under, but in practice little is being done.
One plus one are two. But...
A Strong Case For Strong Encryption
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...
Computers Can Be Fooled By Optical Illusions, Raising Security Concerns
Computer vision has made great strides over recent years. Machines can now recognise objects nearly as well as humans. However, the similarity does not...
Think You Could Lie To Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting increasingly better year by year. It can answer questions, find patterns in data, and even drive cars. Now, researchers...
North Korea’s Paranoid Operating System Revealed
Two German researchers recently ran an analysis of North Korea’s homegrown operating system, Red Star OS. Turns out, Red Star mirrors quite closely the...
New Radars To Bolster Malaysian Coastal Security
Malaysia announced a new contract with Airbus Defence & Space on 17 December 2015 for five Spexer 2000 Coastal radars, for an unspecified price....
ISIS Advises Followers On Looks to Avoid Detection
ISIS is considered by many to be a tech savvy group, due in large to its use of social media and the internet platform...
What Is Big Data Anyway, And Who Needs It?
We keep hearing and reading and talking about Big Data, but when asked what it is all about - can anyone really answer? Is...
Wi-Fi Devices Invaluable to Forensics Investigators
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...
India Sets Satellite Station In Vietnam to Monitor China
India will get a strategic toehold in the South China Sea region as its new satellite monitoring station in Vietnam is expected to be...
US To Scrutinise Social Media In Visa Application Reviews
The US Department of Homeland Security is preparing a plan to scrutinise visa applicants’ social media presence before allowing them into the country, the...
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