ICT Bi-weekly Report – Jihadi Forums
By ICT’s Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group
This report summarizes notable events discussed on jihadist Web forums during the first half of September 2013. Following are...
Who will Maintain the White House Protection Barriers?
The U.S. Secret Service wants to find a contractor that can provide regular corrective and preventative maintenance for 48 vehicle barriers, bollards and gates...
Car Hacking – Now It’s Not Just Computers Being Hacked
Israeli companies are working to develop a "Hack Safe" car. This effort comes at a time when there's a growing concern involving car hacking....
Yemeni Parliament Votes to Ban U.S. Drones
An anti-drone motion was passed by Yemen’s parliament on Sunday, banning drone attacks. The symbolic vote comes amid growing anger against US unmanned aircrafts...
Rare Prohibited Items Harder to Detect by Airport Screening
Airport security X-ray screeners are trained to spot dangerous objects in luggage - but a new study finds that humans doing image-based item recognition...
Spammer Santa and the New Holiday Spirit
Today the Commtouch Security Lab (CSL) published its Security Number of the Month for December: Ninety days ago a substantial spam campaign focusing on...
INSS Global Cyber Review – December 15
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Israel and Italy signed an agreement on cyber security cooperation
Israel and Italy signed an agreement for future cooperation in cyber security. It is the...
Israeli UAV Achieves Major Development Milestone
The AirMule, an unmanned VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft developed by Tactical Robotics Ltd., a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics, Ltd., has successfully completed...
U.S. Airports Sue TSA Over Security Costs
The U.S. airports are fighting against the federal rule changes that would require them to pay for staff at security checkpoint exit lanes starting...
U.K. Nuclear Weapons Left Unguarded
Shock in the U.K. Police officers of the U.K. Ministry of Defense police, assigned to guard Britain’s nuclear weapons, are under investigation after it...
Africa’s Sahel Region Threatened by Terrorism and Organized crime
Israeli security advisers confront "many diversified" hurdles when offering their expertise to some African nations that suffer from crime and terror. Israeli companies have...
The Palestinian Red Line
by Prof. Efraim Inbar
The media reported that Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority (PA), rejected the peace proposals submitted by US Secretary of...
More than 1 Million Threats Against Israeli Users During Q3 2013
Kaspersky Lab detected more than 649,777 internet malware attacks targeting Israeli users during July-September 2013. A total of 27.5% of the users were targeted...
Space Debris: A Growing Threat
The U.S wants improved tools to track space debris. The current efforts are aimed at tracking orbital debris that could endanger satellites, the Defense...
China Spied on Foreign Diplomats During G-20 Summit
European diplomats and ministries of foreign affairs have been targeted during recent G20 meetings by Chinese-speaking hackers conducting espionage campaigns using malware to siphon...
Israeli Owned Firm to Supply Secure Mobile Solutions to U.S. DHS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Group selected Elbit Systems of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd.,...
Yemen Under Attack
By Col. (res.) Dr. Shaul Shay
Yemen is on the verge of becoming a failed state. The interim Yemeni government is struggling to fight terrorist...
Agro-Terror: How to Protect Against Agricultural Pests
It's all the Red Palm Weevil's fault, a pest inhabiting palm trees and occasionally causing their death. Reports from all over the world, including...
U.S. NSA and Cyber Command Leadership Will Not Be Separated
The White House has decided to keep the positions of director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command together when...
Fast Draw: Weak Israeli Response to Lebanese Border Incident
How convenient. Israel accepted the Lebanese version, according to which Shlomi Cohen, a 31 year-old IDF NCO from Afula, was killed by a Lebanese...
Indonesia: Terror Warnings During Christmas
Israeli security experts warn Israeli tourists in Indonesia to be "super cautious" over the Christmas and New Year season.
The warning follows a warning made...
Happy Birthday! Our Website is One Year Old
Our website is one year old, but even as a toddler it still managed to shine. iHLS is the prominent Israeli defense website, specializing...
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