Technology

At the request  of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), with a $600 million grant, Amazon Web Services have put the finishing touches on a...

France will soon launch a 1.5-billion-euro ($2 billion) plan to defend itself against "cyber war" as a strategic priority, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian...

Warships from 26 nations — including the United States and China — converged near Hawaii last week for a five-week series of exercises to...

A new crime prediction technology has been creating controversy. Brett Goldstein, an ex-cop, founded CivicScape, a technology company that sells crime-predicting software to police...

Software development processes, perhaps surprisingly, conceal many cyber-security pitfalls. New courses for programmers aim to solve these problems Information security is a constantly expanding market....

The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) opened the Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Facility (TUASOF). The 11.5-acre center includes a 1,200-foot runway for unmanned aircraft...

One of the most important aspects of national security is the protection of national critical infrastructures. The incapacity or destruction of such vital physical...

IoT connected devices such as sensors have a wide range of applications in the military and security realms. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects...

 “The main problem is not the technology but to develop the trust of the potential clients that this concept can work” One of Israel's...

In order to supply public security, authorities urge the public to report suspicious activities. However, in order to turn such processes into efficient tools,...

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion technology, offering significant advantages such as higher energy densities and the use...

A new twist has been introduced to the DDoS attack narrative, with novel approaches allowing cybercriminals to bypass geoblocking defenses, flooding servers more frequently...

The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working on a project that aims to launch volley of small drones from military aircraft...

We at iHLS would like to wish a happy new year to all of you – the diverse and thriving HLS community in Israel...

A group of hackers, supposedly originating in China, has comitted a cyber attack and managed to break into the American Airlines computer system, as...

Researchers at MIT Media Lab have demonstrated a method of exploiting light polarisation - the phenomenon behind the polarised glasses used for 3D films...

The recent protests in Iran and the regime’s attempts to block them shed light also on Tehran’s cyber capabilities. Offensive cyber operations have become...

With the increasing availability of cheap and feature-packed drones, these aircraft have become the ideal stocking-fillers this festive season. The danger is the potential...

Chinese researchers have unveiled a new adaptive cycle engine (ACE) capable of operating efficiently from takeoff to speeds approaching Mach 4, potentially setting a...

Britain’s Taranis unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was dubbed the most advanced, albeit the most top secret platform in the whole world. The Taranis unmanned aerial...

The U.S. Army ordered new, small VTOL tactical drones to conduct battlefield intelligence-gathering missions. The U.S. Army has contracted Datron, a manufacturer of unmanned platforms,...

A new artificial intelligence technology allows users to create their own virtual avatars, for a wide array of uses, including military training. The technology...