Massive cyber-attack affecting the internet
Written by: Joey Peleg
In the last few days, news outlets started receiving reports of serious slow Internet traffic that is causing widespread congestion and jamming...
Iran: Maritime Measures below the Threshold of War
By YoelGuzansky
NSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
The option of operating in the naval theater allows improved deterrence and attack capability vis-à-vis Iran and...
Has Syria used chemical weapons?
Israel is helping the U.S. to determine whether Syria has used chemical weapons.This is mainly because the United States is having a hard time...
Cyber-crime: A National Security Issue?
By Lior Tabansky
INSS – Cyber Warfare Program
Cyberspace, an offshoot of the development of computer and digital communications technologies, has in recent decades become part...
Special flares will allow helicopters to fly in danger zones
Israel Military Industries (IMI) has developed a new spectral flare increasing the survivability of combat helicopters in danger zones.
The new flare is smaller and...
Knives on passenger aircraft – under heavy attack
Israeli security experts continue to criticize the new security regulation in the U.S allowing knives on planes. "This in some scenarios might increase the risk...
INSS Cyber Review – March 2013
Israel - Planned cyber-attack against Israel uncovered
An anonymous organization planning to commit cyber-attacks against Israel in April 2013 has recently been uncovered. The attackers, codenamed...
The Nigerian Sting – “the founding fathers” of cyber crime
A cyber attack can cause a complete collapse of homeland security systems in many countries, and paralyze the functioning of basic and critical infrastructure....
In favor of pragmatism
By: David (Dudi) Yaron
The announcement by government spokesmen in Israel and Turkey on restoring of normalization in the relations between the two countries is...
7th European Symposium on Non-Lethal Weapons
June 03-05, 2013
The use of non lethal weapons (NLW) in Israel is lower than the standard in many countries and the forecast is for...
Micro-UAS “SWARMS”
The use of "swarms" of mini or micro unmanned air systems (UAS) for homeland security missions is being evaluated now.
"The main problem is not...
Terrorists and pirates – becoming one problem to security forces in...
Israeli experts say that there are many "factors" pointing to common interests and operational modes between terrorists and pirates in that region .
The U.S. and...
Antalya will probably have to wait a little longer
By David (Dudi) Yaron
About ten months ago, Israel's Counter-Terrorism staff decided to reduce the travel warning level to Turkey for Israeli travelers. After a...
New handgun for British troops.
The British conservatism has surrendered to technology. British forces are to be given a new standard issue handgun for the first time in more...
Computer users warned against a new “ransomware” virus
The "Nigerian Sting" scam is not alone on the web. The U.S. government warned computer users to beware of fake emails they may receive...
Detecting concealed weapons from a distance – the challenge
New technologies that will help detecting concealed weapons on people in a very fast way are being developed in Israel.
In the meantime the New...
Will the growing use of unmanned platforms breach the privacy of...
Israel is a "super power" of unmanned air systems (UAS) or drones as the Americans prefer to call them. This debate about the use...
India has given Seychelles a maritime patrol aircraft for war against...
In recent years, Somali pirates began operating further than the shores of Somalia. Most of the action has been moved to the East Indian...
Special ambulances – medical assistance in all conditions
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Border security – much more than a fence and sensors
"Border security is much more than a fence and some sensors. Today this is one of the most sophisticated systems and we have designed...
The “Big Brother” in the U.S. Will he be born...
"Big brother" is already seeing almost everything. Now at least in the U.S. , he is going to look into our very intimate e-mails....
Happy Passover !
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Passover is a good time of the year to think about the benefits of freedom and peace. But unfortunately these dreams have not yet...
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