FBI Director Covers Webcam With Tape Against FBI
The FBI possesses the ability to activate cameras on computers around the world, and has been doing it for years, revealed Marcus Thomas, a...
Police Drones Vulnerable to Hijacking
We’ve have written at length on these pages about the dismal state of security in most consumer-grade tech products. For many manufacturers, it seems,...
North Korea Is Prepared to Launch Ballistic Missiles Anytime
"Seoul is aware that North Korea is prepared to launch a ballistic missile at anytime,”
a South Korean military official says. And so it may...
Dual use weapons systems – a good selling asset?
By ARIE EGOZI
Will a dual use weapon system appeal to foreign customers of the Israeli defence industries?
The industries hope that it does and can...
Sweep: A $250 LIDAR With 40m Range
If you’re building a drone or robot you’re gonna need it to know where it’s at and where it’s going. For that, you’ll need...
Crewless Drone Ships Will Ply The Seas By 2020
Rolls-Royce is predicting that in just four years, crewless “drone ships” will be sailing the seas with no crew on board. The aircraft engine...
Elbit Systems of Australia Wins Contract to Supply Thermal Weapon Sights
Elbit Systems announced today that its Australian subsidiary, Elbit Systems of Australia (ELSA), was awarded a contract in an amount of approximately US$30 million...
Perimeter Security Market Expected To Grow Significantly
A new global forecast predicts that the market for perimeter intrusion detection systems will grow from its $2.36bn last year to $3.37bn by 2020,...
DARPA’s Plan To Counter Radar With AI
China and Russia are hard at work to develop ever more capable radar systems, but the Pentagon has a plan to counter them with...
Magen David Adom Bikers Prepare For Rough Conditions
Magen David Adom (MDA) motorcycle unit, which was established in 2006 and has operated for over a decade, operates around 200 motorcycles, including emergency...
Iran Starts Producing Octogen Modern Explosives
Iran’s Defense Ministry announced recently that the country plans to produce the powerful explosive Octogen to boost the penetration and destructive power of missile...
iPhone Cracking Tool Used By FBI On Few Devices Only
James Comey, the man in charge of the FBI, has admitted that the tool they used to crack the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone is...
DARPA Demonstrates Mid-Air Collision-Avoidance System
With the rise of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), so rises the risk of mid-air UAV collisions, whether with other unmanned craft, or worse, with...
DHS Struggling To Hire Cyber Staff
Cyber is the name of the game, and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is sadly struggling to keep up with civilian competition....
When Border Control Meets Big Data Technology
Border control has always been a critical issue, but the urgency is far more widely apparent since the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris and...
Graphene Filter Could Speed Up Wireless Communication x10
Researchers at the University of Geneva and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland may have found a way to make wireless communications 10...
New Trojan Horse Hiding In USB Devices Detected
A new torjan horse malware called USB Thief, which is virtually undetectable before and after penetrating the computer, was detected by ESET. The software...
N Korea Senior Intelligence Official Defects To South
A high-ranking North Korean military intelligence official has defected, according to South Korean Officials. The as yet unnamed officer was a senior colonel in...
WATCH: This Armour Disintegrates Bullets
Since bullets appeared on the scene a few hundred years ago, nothing has been the same. If once some chainmail or plate armour was...
Quantum Computers Makes The NSA Worried
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has a serious concern: quantum computing. Last year, the NSA warned the general public that encryption algorithms that...
Driverless Taxis Are Coming To Singapore
Singapore may be getting the world’s first driverless taxis quite soon, if all goes to plan. NuTonomy is an MIT-born startup that has its...
Britain To Get Cyber Defence Centre
We’ve reported on the upgrades to the cybersecurity of Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent, but the United Kingdom is stepping up its game in cyber-defence...
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Drone Operators Can Now Carry Their Entire Control Station on Their...
First-person-view (FPV) drones have become increasingly important for reconnaissance and strike missions, but controlling them often requires bulky ground equipment. Traditional ground control stations...
