The Encryption Dilemma In The Wake Of Paris Attacks
Encrypted communications specialist Silent Circle said that in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, it was tightening access to its mobile apps and secure smartphone...
Watch This Drone Fly Almost 50 km/h While Avoiding Obstacles
One of the main issues facing drones these days is obstacle avoidance. “Everyone is building drones these days, but nobody knows how to get...
Electric Vehicle Charger That Can Change The Grid
Electric vehicles (EV) are still far from the norm, but their increasing popularity is driving money into research for chargers and ancillary devices. Soon,...
Cyber Wars? Not So Fast
Cyber attacks are where the modern battles take place: Military cyber attacks, like those used by Russia during its invasion of Georgia or political...
Drones Call For Drastic Counter Measures
UAV numbers are growing fast, with different types for a multitude of different uses. Today they range from large MALE and HALE systems (Medium...
NASA Partners With University Groups To Improve Humanoid Robots
Humanoid robots could play a crucial role in an expedition to Mars. To help such robots become a reality sooner, NASA has awarded prototypes...
Police Body Cams Infected With Notorious Conficker Worm
In a shocking breach of security, multiple police body cams manufactured by Martel Electronics have been found to be infected with one of the...
Small, Eats Pollution And Walks On Water: The Green Robot
Last month, researchers from Bristol presented at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Hamburg, Germany a robot that could have...
Superlight, Jet Powered and 3D Printed – A Game Changing UAV
Aviation company Aurora Flight Sciences and 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys may have changed the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) field for ever with a new...
Paris Attacks Raise Privacy Debate Once More
Paz Shabtai
Following the Paris attacks, apparently planned under the noses of French and Belgian authorities, one possibility is that Islamic State militants have found...
5,500 ISIS Accounts Taken Down By Anonymous
Following Anonymous’ declaration of “total war” on ISIS, the hacktivist collective reports taking down more than 5,500 Twitter accounts belonging to ISIS members. Details...
Security Technology Can Save The Euro 2016 Games
The UEFA European Football Championship is one of the world’s most prestigious football tournaments, second only to the World Cup. The competition is held...
Who Is Tracking Your Phone?
It is now widely known that governments the world over eavesdrop on citizens’ electronic communication. Until last year, governmental spying was thought to be...
Active Camouflage To Make Drones (Almost) Invisible
Being far smaller, and with the added benefit of having quiet electric motors, modern drones are a lot less conspicuous than their manned predecessors....
New NATO Cyber Defence Agreement Signed with Czech Republic
In an effort to increase cooperation and shared cyber defence capabilities between allies, NATO Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Sorin Ducaru and Czech Director of...
Dubai’s Fire Service To Soon Use Jetpacks To Fight Fires
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Government Data Requests From Facebook At All-Time High
Facebook has released its biannual report on government data requests, indicating that total law enforcement requests are at their highest level ever at 41,214...
Can We Fight DDoS Attacks For Extortion?
Gad Elkin, EMEA Security Information Director, F5
DDoS and ransomware are two well-established methods for cyber attacks, but a newly appeared tactic combines elements of...
Pentagon’s Global Hawk Reaches “500-Sortie Milestone”
In a world first, the US Air Force’s EQ-4 Global Hawk drone has completed its 500th flight.
After nearly 13,000 flight hours, the Global Hawk...
I-HLS Interview – Ophir Gamliel, CEO, ITL
In an interview for I-HLS after AUS&R 2015, Ophir Gamliel, CEO of ITL spoke about the company’s certification process, helping companies distribute their products...
UK Struggles To Keep Tab On Cyber Stage Of Terror
Paz Shabtai
While around 250 Jihadists have returned to France from Syria, England is reported to expect almost double that. As of now, MI5 and...
US Woefully Unprepared for Space Weather
The Carrington event was a powerful geomagnetic solar storm that hit the Earth 156 years ago. Unlike now, back then electricity did not rule...
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