How drones are helping the Nepal earthquake relief effort
Drones are proving a crucial high-tech tool for aid workers in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal earthquake. With the death toll from Saturday’s...
Westerners that join ISIS – a big terror threat
Of the 10,000 foreign fighters who have already joined militant groups in Syria and Iraq, 3,000 hold European or other Western passports, making it...
New UAVs to Detect Radiation and Chemical Agents
FlyCam UAV launched two new UAVs. The Cypher 6, a commercial-grade hexacopter, and the NEO, an all-weather commercial co-axial octocopter. The new developments can...
Improvised Explosive Detection – New Approach
On the first floor of the Robert H. Mollohan Research Facility is a small team of researchers who are quietly developing a new, game-changing...
U.S. Government Examines Security Equipment for Law Enforcement
The National Institute of Justice is gathering market research data from vendors of two different kinds of security technologies, body-worn cameras and person-screening portals,...
The FBI’s cliometric Next Generation Identification system
The FBI has integrated the latest addition to its Next Generation Identification (NGI) system, which delivers new tools designed to improve the Bureau's capability...
Israeli Air Force UAV’s Are in the Air 24/7
The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) operated by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) are flying around the clock, and this requires more operational flexibility.
From mini...
The unmanned aerial sentries of the U.S.-Mexican border
Unmanned air systems (UAS) are very active in controlling the border between the U.S and Mexico
Since 2000, the number of Border Patrol agents on...
Biometrics – The Solution for IoT Security
Biometrics and IoT (Internet of Things) technologies represent a symbiotic match that together will drive further IoT adoption, according to techzone360.com evaluation.
The IoT market...
Advanced Explosive Detection Equipment to Enhance Airports Security
The Japanese government has provided airport security equipment worth US$ 20 million for three major international airports in Pakistan .
The equipment to Islamabad, Lahore...
IED Detection – Have Trained K9 Finished their Role?
The current threat environment of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) concealed on persons, in vehicles, and in the mail poses challenges for traditional explosive detection...
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...
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...
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...
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This Rifle Upgrade Times Every Shot to Help Hit Fast-Moving Drones
Small drones have become a difficult target for infantry. They can approach quickly, change direction and present a much smaller target than a conventional...
