Homeland Security Testing Facial Recognition Accuracy
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has started a program that will test the accuracy of various off-the-shelf facial recognition programs.
Facial recognition has come...
Homeland Security Studies at the Israeli Ariel University
Ariel University is the only academic institute in Israel which offers HLS studies. Students in the criminology department can choose an undergraduate degree which...
Belarus to Build Aerial Drones in Turkmenistan
The former Soviet states of Turkmenistan and Belarus have agreed on a project to jointly build an aerial drone factory in the energy-rich Central...
TSA to Test New Checkpoint Detector Systems
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has ordered advanced software and hardware for uncovering liquid explosives and other threats.
The systems, which can be retrofitted into...
Norway to Develop Pocket UAV for U.S. Army
U.S. Army researchers are asking a Norwegian company to develop a pocket-sized helicopter drone to provide a personal reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for...
North Korea Develops Russian-Based EMP Weapons
According to the South Korean intelligence agency North Korea is using Russian technology to develop electromagnetic pulse weapons, aimed at paralyzing military electronic equipment...
Survey: Most Companies Use In-House Resources for IT Security Training
Kaspersky Lab today reveals that most companies assign their own Tech Support Department to train company employees in matters of IT security, rather than...
JARUS Publishes Certification Specification for Rotorcraft UAS
JARUS, an international group whose purpose it is, to recommend technical, safety and operational requirements for the certification and safe integration of Remotely Piloted...
U.S. Colleges Add Homeland Security to their Curriculum
The establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks has made “homeland security” a common phrase and...
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 second half of July 2013. Following are...
Research and Markets: Global Homeland Security Market Report
The Global Homeland Security Market is estimated at a value of $415.53 billion for 2013 and is expected to register a CARC of 5.54%...
October Cyber Security Report: A Rise in Ransomware Attacks
The ESET cyber security report for October reveals a troubling rise in the use of the Filecoder malware against small and medium businesses in...
New Israeli Weapon Scopes – Aim and Shoot
Meprolight - a manufacturer of electro-optical and uncooled thermal sights and devices, fire control systems, LRF, and night vision solutions for military, law enforcement,...
Veteran Israeli Company Enters the Cyber-Defense Market
By iHLS NewsDesk
The Israeli company Magal, known for its physical defense systems, is now entering the cyber-defense market as well. The company will supply...
DARPA Selects Company to Develop New Navy UAV
DARPA has picked AeroVironment as the prime contractor to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV designed to operate from small ships. The $2.3 million contract...
U.S. Army to Develop Smart Mine Detection System
The AMDS program is developing a prototype UGV-based mine-detection sensor suite that can find buried anti-personnel mines. The AMDS consists of a suite of...
The U.S. Finally Realized: The Syrian Chemical Weapons Fraud
The U.S. confirmed today what Israeli sources have already reported: Syria is hiding parts of its chemical weapon caches.
IHLS has published an article a...
ICT Study: Lone Wolf Terrorism in the Western World
By Sarah Teich, ICT
This study analyzed current trends and developments in lone wolf terrorism. Starting with a literature review, this paper analyzed the dataset...
Nigeria, Israel Cooperate in Fighting Terrorism
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan last week led a large Nigerian delegation to an official visit in Israel to discuss cooperation in fighting terrorism. “There...
New Israeli-Developed Weapons
Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) presents a full range of assault rifles, carbines, and pistols for defense forces.
X95 (Micro Tavor)
The X95 (Micro Tavor) can be...
Israeli Company Designs Special Systems for the UAS Industry
We tend to forget that underneath their sleek hulls, UAVs and other unmanned systems are complex machines which depend on their individual components. The...
New Sewer Sensors Sniff Out Signs of Bombs and Drugs
Bomb-makers and chemists with Breaking Bad crystal-meth type labs better watch out. A sewer system full of chemical sensors could sniff out their homemade...
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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...
