Police in the U.S defend use of military-style equipment
The level of firepower that law enforcement officials demonstrated over the last week in response to the protests in Missouri has become a growing...
iHLS TV: Al-Qaeda, China vs Microsoft, new QinetiQ surveillance systems, terrorists...
Articles and issues discussed in this week’s report:
Al-Qaeda financing sources
China vs Microsoft
QinetiQ's new airborne communications surveillance systems
Terrorists using social media
Snowden: US attempt to monitor emails in Syria botched
Exiled leaker Edward Snowden strikes once more. In a new interview, he disclosed that the NSA caused a massive internet blackout in Syria following...
Egozi’s Fury
US President Barak Obama declared Syria's entire disclosed arsenal of chemical ordnances fully destroyed, a few weeks ahead of schedule. In his declaration at...
Is Israel Facing a War of Attrition against Hamas?
Udi Dekel
It has become clear once again that Hamas feels it has nothing to lose and that it is prepared to resume the armed...
A ‘Ghost’ in operational status soon
Test flights of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) GHOST mini hovering unmanned system (UAS) continue and the system is expected to gain full operational...
NSA eavesdropping as business opportunity
To many Americans, online eavesdropping by the U.S. National Security Agency is an outrage, a threat to privacy and freedom. To some, it's a business opportunity.
A small but...
UAVs becoming armed threats – tactical laser weapon already in the...
Raytheon Co. will develop a tactical laser weapon mounted on a maneuverable combat vehicle to protect U.S. Marine Corps task forces from unmanned aerial...
Cybersecurity among top energy industry concerns
Attacks on an electric facility and increased attention from regulators has fueled concern about safeguarding facilities. Cybersecurity leapt onto the list of the top five...
Hamas tunnels as war crime
By Dr. Daphné Richemond-Barak, Senior Researcher, ICT
Hamas tunnels have not been seen as a key strategic threat in decades – until they formed the...
WHO: Ebola outbreak vastly underestimated
Aid agencies call for global response as WHO admits extraordinary measures are needed to contain disease amid rampant fear
The WHO has been criticized for...
The underground threat is not an exclusively Israeli problem
A lot of attention has been paid in the past weeks to Israel's struggle against the terror tunnels employed by Hamas in Gaza. Nevertheless,...
New to the Archaeologist’s Tool Kit: The Drone
As land values rise, Peru’s ancient sites are under threat from development. To respond, Peru is creating a drone air force to map, monitor...
Egozi’s Fury
British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that ISIL, the radical extremist Islamic organization, was getting stronger, and stated that if ISIL is not stopped,...
Morocco arrests recruiter involved with French terror network
Moroccan security forces two weeks ago arrested a French jihadist who was operating in the country to recruit fighters in order to send them...
U.S. sanctions harm Russian weapons corporation
In response to the Obama administration’s latest Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia that bars imports of Russian-made Kalashnikov AK-47s and other rifles using Kalashnikov action...
Port safety and security from an underwater perspective
Should unmanned vehicles play a role in port safety and security? Absolutely.
The military, scientific, oil and gas industries have certainly adopted the use...
iHLS TV – special intelligence edition, part 2
A review of the field of Signal Intelligence, or SIGINT – involving the analysis of electronic signals.
New mobile passport control app available
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the launch of the first authorized app to expedite a traveler’s entry process into the U.S.
Mobile...
Why ISIL Is Worse Than Other Terrorist Groups
Now that the world has finally turned its attention to the carnage sweeping through northern Iraq, many are struggling to place the perpetrators - the...
Fighting terror and crime using intelligence visualization
Intelligence agencies generate massive amounts of information. How can experts avoid getting flooded by the endless stream of data, and instead use it to...
The Future of Wearable Technologies in Law Enforcement
This year's Consumer Electronics Show ushered in a new term that is destined to become as common as "Google" in the near future: wearables....
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Origami Reinvented: A Fold Tough Enough for Field Use
Emergency responders and humanitarian agencies often struggle with the same issue: how to deploy sturdy, lightweight shelters quickly in disaster zones where transport is...
