ICT Bi-weekly Report – Jihadi Forums
By ICT’s Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group
Sheikh Sheikh Adam Gadahn, a senior leader of Al-Qaeda, called on jihadists and Muslims to attack American diplomats in...
Egozi’s Fury
Former General Security Service (Shabak) Director Yuval Diskin joins other former directors in criticizing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. These people end their terms with...
East African States Strengthen Maritime Security
East African countries continue their joint efforts to bolster maritime security. In November 'Cutlass Express 2013', a large multinational maritime training event in East...
India and U.S. Law Enforcement to Cooperate Against Terror
India’s Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde sought enhanced cooperation between the U.S. and India to "secure our cities and our people". This comes as...
Texas Police Linked Khat Plant Trade to Terrorism
Texas law-enforcement arrested several Muslim immigrants after a lengthy investigation found they were growing and selling khat and connected these plant growers to supporters...
Russia to Test UAE-Made Drone Next Year
Russia’s armed forces will conduct test flights of a drone aircraft from the United Arab Emirates early next year, the manufacturer of the drone...
Kaspersky Lab Announces Kaspersky Small Office Security
Kaspersky Lab has announced a new version of Kaspersky Small Office Security, the company’s security solution built specifically for businesses with fewer than 25...
Brazil Approves First Defense Industry Tax Exemptions
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has approved the first 26 defense companies to benefit from tax incentives aimed at stimulating the defense industry.
According...
Sri Lanka – Democracy, Terror and Legitimacy
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a nationalistic-secular ideological organization established in 1976. It existed until its final fall in May 2009. The...
NIST Tests for DARPA Robotics Challenge to be Held in December
On Dec. 20-21, research teams from around the world will be competing in the trials of the DARPA Robotics Challenge—a mock-up of a disaster...
Small UAV to Generate 3D Maps
MetaVR has unveiled an aircraft-mounted system for using geospatial data to generate 3-D terrain maps.
The company describes the system as a “low-cost process for...
Digital Privacy Services Enjoying a Surge in Demand
Digital privacy services such as encrypted e-mail, secure instant messaging, and services that provide hard-to-track IP addresses are enjoying a surge in demand as...
New System Evaluates Armor Plates Using X Rays
In modern warfare, military vehicles use enormous armored panels to defend against weapons. Boosting protection by adding more steel, however, this eventually makes equipment...
New Search Tool Will Find You, Even in Untagged Photos
A new algorithm designed at the University of Toronto has the power to profoundly change the way we find photos among the billions on...
Solar-Powered Battery for Clothes: Wearable Electronics
Wearable, solar-powered electronics could be on the way soon, woven into clothing fibers or incorporated into watchbands. This novel battery development could usher in...
India to Seek U.S. Help on Dealing with Cyber Crime
With service providers proving to be reluctant to furnish real time information in cyber crime cases, India is seeking active cooperation with the U.S....
If Attacked, How Would Iran Respond?
INSS, By Amos Yadlin and Arie Golov
Many in the West and in Israel have warned of a tough Iranian response and escalation into regional...
NSA May Expose the Bad Habits of Radical Islamic Leaders
The National Security Agency is considering exposing the pornography viewing habits of Muslim "radicalizers," according to documents that the Huffington Post has obtained from...
Fast Draw
No one knows what they're doing anymore. Several weeks after the decision to halt the production of chemical protection kits, the Israeli security establishment...
Medical Radioactive Material Truck Stolen in Mexico
Experts warn that such materials can be used to assemble a "Dirty Bomb". A dirty bomb is a speculative radiological weapon that combines radioactive material...
Software Vulnerabilities, Lack of Security Updates: A Major Cyber Threat
Vulnerabilities in software regularly used by employees at work are the leading cause of internal cyber-security incidents in business. This was one of the...
New Russian “Astrobot” May Join ISS Crew Next Year
He might look like an extra member of Daft Punk, but Russia’s robot humanoid is set to be joining astronauts aboard the International Space...
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Hidden No More: Inside the World’s Largest Sea Radar
Ballistic missile defense relies on early detection and precise tracking, but gathering accurate data in the vast expanse of the Pacific remains a significant...
