U.S. Officials Oppose Russian Spy Planes
Officials, military officers and top intelligence analysts oppose advanced Russian spy planes flying over the United States * These surveillance planes are equipped with...
Japanese Humanoid Robot May Assist First Responders
By Arie Egozi, Japan
The new version of Japan's ASIMO — which stands for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility — features enhanced hand dexterity, including...
FBI Image Databases Growing at an Alarming Rate
By 2015 the FBI's facial identification database will store 52 million photos of citizens * Courts forced the FBI to reveal the information to...
Meet the Giant Lobster Robot that Will Save Your Life
Meet the Crabster CR200 – one of the world's largets autonomous underwater robots, 2.4 meters long and shaped like a giant lobster * The...
Hand in Hand – Big Data in Politics
What does big data have to do with politics? In the United States, for example, party consultants use advanced data analysis to help plan...
Drone Danger – Accidents Waiting to Happen
Drones have been expanding into the civilian world for a while now, and many private operators enjoy piloting them – but there are dangers....
iHLS TV – Cyber Special Edition
Articles and issues discussed in this episode:
Israeli hackers retaliate, attack pro-Palestinian hackers
Microsoft searched Hotmail accounts illegaly
Ransomware attack caused Romanian citizen to commit suicide
Facebook fraud...
U.S. FAA Called to Expedite UAS Rulemaking
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) joined 31 other organizations in urging the Federal Aviation...
Experts: Moden Cyber and EW Go Hand in Hand
The future combination of cyber warfare and electronic warfare (EW): Lesson learned from an incident involving a U.S. drone brought down by the Russians...
The New Marines Autonomous Helicopter
One marine could control an autonomous, unmanned supply helicopter with an app on his tablet * A new U.S. Navy project.
One marine holding a...
iHLS TV – Moshe Patel, on Israel’s Missile Defense Systems
Interview with Col. (Res.) Moshe Patel, Senior Director of C4I Systems at Elbit Systems - Elisra, on Israel's missile defense systems.
Flying Car’s Maiden Flight
Advanced Tactics Inc. announced that it has successfully completed the first flight test of the Black Knight Transformer, a modular and roadable vertical takeoff...
Offshore Security: Sonars Against Underwater Attacks
An unnamed Middle-Eastern country deployed a sonar-based defense system on an offshore drilling rig, to defend against underwater attacks.
Underwater attacks on offshore gas and...
The Future of War: Hacking Drones
A recent report of a U.S. surveillance drone flying over the Crimea region of Ukraine being hacked by Russian forces, is just one of...
iHLS TV – Robots, Spies and Global Cyber Threats
Issues and articles discussed in this episode:
HeartBleed - Major, global cyber-security breach discovered
Britain's new Porton Man robot tests protective gear mean for soldiers
Global Hawk...
Canada Invests in Explosives Detection
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) contracted L-3 Security & Detection Systems to supply its high-speed eXaminer XLB explosives detection systems.
The total value...
A New UAS for Agricultural Use
A Swiss company is marketing a new UAS that was devolved specifically for agricultural use.
Sensefly has developed the E-BEE AG so that it can...
Cyber Security: How to Get Employees Involved
By Uri Shapira
The story of the four sons: Hackers get more and more advanced, exploiting employees through a variety of sophisticated methods. Many hackers...
Swiss Company Unveils New Solar-Powered Aircraft
Switzerland’s Solar Impulse has unveiled the aircraft with which it will attempt a solar-powered round-the-world flight in 2015.
The 236-ft. wingspan Solar Impulse is scheduled...
New App Makes Tipping Police Easier
Ohio Homeland Security announced Friday the launch of an app designed to make it easier to send tips to law enforcement.
The free Safer Ohio...
Turkish Company To Build New Anka Engine
Turkish national engine specialist Tusas Turkish Engine Industries (TEI), will build a new engine for the country's indigenous UAV.
TEI has created a task force...
Russian Subway, Israeli Wi-Fi
Moscow subway passengers enjoy made-in-Israel Wi-Fi services * Broadband communications between moving platforms and control rooms.
Seven million people use Moscow's subway system every day,...
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Google’s New CAPTCHA Wants You to Wave at Your Camera
Traditional CAPTCHA systems are facing a growing challenge. As AI models become increasingly capable of recognizing images, solving visual puzzles, and mimicking human behavior,...
