A European Spy Network
The European Union is pondering an EU Commission proposal to acquire a fleet of surveillance drones, satellites, and planes as part of an “ambitious...
A New Land Systems Division at Rafael – adapting systems for...
Giora Katz, head of the new Rafael Land Division, said: “We will use Rafael's many capabilities to meet the demands of modern warfare, including...
The U.S. is worried about its missile defense capabilities
The Pentagon is quickly moving forward with deployments of key radar and missile defense systems to Japan, Guam, Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab...
Radar Coverage modeling –beyond the line of sight
A unique radar model estimates the radar’s clutter map and enables assessment of the true operational coverage of a radar sensor.
The deployment of radar...
Splunk Named A Leader In The 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant For...
Often seen as inflexible, slow and failing to deliver on the promise of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), the traditional SIEMs of yesterday...
The U.N and cell phone vulnerability
The United Nations is warning telecommunications regulators and government agencies about significant vulnerabilities in cell phone technology which would allow hackers to attack at least half...
The Danger of confusing Cyberespionage with Cyberwarfare
China has recently been accused of intense spying activity in cyberspace, following claims that the country uses cyber tactics to gain access to military...
The Heron-1, flying in Afghanistan non stop
At the beginning of July, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 unmanned air systems (UAS) logged its 15,000th operational flight hour in Afghanistan.
The three...
Can You Trust A Robot?
When they come — and they are coming — will the robots we deploy into human culture be capable of evil? Well, perhaps "evil"...
Cyber Attacks Against Israelis
InnoCom warns against repeated cyber attacks , propagated through viral malware embedded in various files. Most of the files ended with the extension .scr,...
Cyber Training and Simulation – Getting Ready
“In the last few years, cyber threats have undergone an evolutionary – and even revolutionary – process. We’ve seen escalations like never before”, said...
The Classic Cyber Defense Methods Have Failed – What Comes Next?
By Amir Averbuch and Gabi Siboni
INSS – CYBER Warfare Program
The classic defense methods employed throughout the world in recent decades are proving unsuccessful in halting modern...
Computer immunity failure
As discussed in a previous article, the mechanisms available to hackers allow them to create a phased plan to take over computer systems, particularly...
Are nuclear weapons safe from cyber-attacks?
Researchers are looking into whether today’s nuclear weapons are safe from computer hacking. The research seeks to address the question of whether the ability...
The Hydro Camel Unmanned Submarine
Today, there are many remotely operated submarines that handle important tasks, such as checking underwater pipelines, mapping underwater minefields, searching for locations to place...
New Home for Indian Navy Searchers
India’s Behala Airport will become an operating base for Indian Navy Heron and Searcher MK II unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to officials, discussions...
EU to reshape it’s defense industry
A reshaping plan of the EU defense industries may create additional problems for the Israeli defense industries, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry officials.
AFP...
Can cars be hacked?
In the early hours of June 18th, a Mercedes coupé travelling at an extremely high speed along a Los Angeles street smashed into a...
The Security Market Communications Trends
Very often one can learn about international market trends simply by speaking to the technology providers, that way you also get a wider perspective...
The new division at Rafael will strengthen homeland defense development
The Land Division will focus on land systems development, including weapon systems, armored combat vehicle defenses, shoulder-launched systems and naval combat systems. The division...
ATLAS the humanoid robot is looking for a brain
Like the Scarecrow from “The Wizard of Oz” in search of a brain, Boston Dynamics Atlas robot created for the DARPA challenge, is also...
U.S. port facilities vulnerable to cyber attack!
In a 50-page policy paper just released by the Brookings Institute and authored by Commander Joseph Kramek of the U.S. Coast Guard and a...
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No Commander, No Problem: These Robots Self-Organize Through Physics
Coordinating large groups of robots usually requires complex software, wireless communication, and centralized control systems. But these approaches can become fragile in unpredictable environments...
