Chemical Identification, Now a Basic Capability
FLIR Systems has recently announced the Griffin G510 Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS). The device is essentially a first person-portable chemical identifier. The FLIR Griffin...
Ebola epidemic: WHO declares global emergency
Facing the worst known outbreak of the Ebola virus, with almost 1,000 fatalities in West Africa, the World Health Organization declared an international public...
Image Recognition – Can Computers be Fooled?
Cornell researchers have found that like humans, computers based on machine learning can be fooled by optical illusions, which raises security concerns.
Cornell graduate student...
Israel’s Aviation Security – the Problems and the Solutions
Security measures encompassing Israel's aviation are unique. The special circumstances Israel faces, constantly threatened by terror attacks have lead to these solutions. When the...
California governor vetoes drone surveillance bill
California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill requiring law enforcement officials to secure warrants from a judge prior to using drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
Night-Vision Capability for a nano UAV
Miniature but with night sight. Prox Dynamics has unveiled a night-capable version of its PD-100 Black Hornet unmanned air vehicle, believed to be the...
Yet Another Airport Security Failure in the U.S
In yet another demonstration of the weakness of US airport security, a man nearly managed to board a flight with a stolen boarding pass....
New Airport Security Procedures Cause Outbreak
he US Transportation Security Administration has implemented changes to pat-downs at airports, which some travelers said resulted in more invasive screenings at airports. The...
iHLS TV – Nuclear Turkey, Apache simulator hacked, drone strikes in...
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (21 October 2014):
German intelligence: Turkey is working on its own nuclear program
Gamers hacked US Army Apache simulator
US...
Wearable translation technology
Responding to disasters around the world requires communicating in foreign languages, the US Army’s Science, Technology and Experimentation division has teamed up with government...
Smartphone vs. Big Brother
We are all understandably ’hysterical’ about maintaining our privacy. There is no doubt this is a burning, crucial issue. Nevertheless, we ought to bear...
Steak Knives from JFK Restaurants inside the “Sterile Area”
According to a report in Newsday, passengers in JFK airport in New York can take steak knives with 5-inch serrated steel blades from two...
CT Scans – Not Only for The Healthcare Sector
A new luggage-scanning technology that increases security and speeds the screening lines in airports may be on the way. The US Transportation Security Administration...
MDA’s new cellular positioning technology
A traffic accident in some remote road in the middle of the night. Someone calls 911, at which point the call center asks 'what...
New Airport Imaging Technology Released
The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, US, debuted its first full-body advanced imaging technology scanning machine recently. The new technology, using an automated target recognition...
Different terms – same operational challenge – intelligence grip on a...
"Terrain Dominance" or "terrain intelligence" or "field presence" are various terms for the same concept: how any military force could have knowledge of the...
Will the Advanced Security Robot Replace Security Teams?
A new automated security robot was launched at an international show in Florida. INTELLOS Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV) for security was produced by...
Would Deep Learning Technologies Help Secure Airports?
A new initiative seeks the application of deep learning technologies in enhancing airport security. The US Department of Homeland Security is turning to data...
Video Analytics As Power Multiplier For Security Services
As time passes, Video Analytics capabilities in investigations carried out by security services turn from a luxury to necessity. Citizens expect the government to...
ISRAELI TECHNOLOGY – ENABLES AIR CARGO SCANNING
Image identification technology developed by HTS in Israel may solve the problem of scanning air cargo before it is loaded to the plane. Air...
Does Israel keep capitulating to foreign demands?
The terrorist organization ISIS might introduce aircraft hijacking as part of its war against the West. Will this new situation provide Israel's Transport Ministry...
DHS Is Calling For Ways Of Improvement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a request for information, stating that it wants businesses to present it with their most cutting-edge...
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