Security & Threat Management – Page 17 – International Defense Security & Technology

IARPA pursues anticipatory intelligence to predict the unpredictable , Video to open source collection & analysis to Quantum amd Exascale computing

April 20, 2021 Critical & Emerging Technologies, Security & Threat Management Comments Off on IARPA pursues anticipatory intelligence to predict the unpredictable , Video to open source collection & analysis to Quantum amd Exascale computing

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is an organization within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that funds high-risk, high-payoff research to overcome difficult challenges relevant to the United States Intelligence Community. IARPA was given the mandate to conduct cross-community research, target new opportunities and innovations, and …

New efficient, high brightness, and tunable Quantum cascade laser (QCL)s technologes from mid-wave infrared (MWIR) to Terahertz region promise chemical warfare agents & hidden explosives detectors, to infrared countermeasure (IRCM) systems

March 11, 2021 Photonics, Security & Threat Management Comments Off on New efficient, high brightness, and tunable Quantum cascade laser (QCL)s technologes from mid-wave infrared (MWIR) to Terahertz region promise chemical warfare agents & hidden explosives detectors, to infrared countermeasure (IRCM) systems

Compact, chip-based lasers have conquered much of the electromagnetic spectrum, from ultraviolet to infrared, enabling technologies from digital communications and barcode readers to laser pointers and printers. Diode lasers depend on the process of electron-hole recombination: an electron from the conduction band recombines with a hole in the valence band, …

Indian Threat Scenario, National security threats and future military capability requirements

March 10, 2021 Critical & Emerging Technologies, Cyber & IW, Defense & Military, Global Risks & Future Threats, Security & Threat Management, Space Technology, Defense & Exploration, Strategy, Policy & Governance Comments Off on Indian Threat Scenario, National security threats and future military capability requirements

There are two approaches to connect Warfighting and emerging technologies. One is to consider the present and future threat environment and then through system analysis we can identify technologies required to mitigate those threats. Secondly, we can identify the emerging technologies that can offer new military capability. Coming to …

Remerging threat of Biological Weapons attack against Agricultural Targets and Agrobioterrorism, with advances in Gene editing, synthetic biology, and improved delivery systems

March 6, 2021 Biotech & Synthetic Biology, Global Risks & Future Threats, Security & Threat Management, Weapons & Munitions Comments Off on Remerging threat of Biological Weapons attack against Agricultural Targets and Agrobioterrorism, with advances in Gene editing, synthetic biology, and improved delivery systems

Food and agriculture are key elements of the critical infrastructure of every country because they provide products that are essential for life. The United States is a country with a highly developed agricultural sector. Food and agriculture constitute a sixth of the U.S. gross domestic product, totaling more than a …

Smart Home Security Threats , countermeasures and Technology solutions and their Market growth

March 5, 2021 Critical & Emerging Technologies, Industry & Market Dynamics, Security & Threat Management Comments Off on Smart Home Security Threats , countermeasures and Technology solutions and their Market growth

FBI has reported recent crime data: 7.9 million property crimes were committed in the nation in 2015. Property crimes resulted in losses estimated at $14.3 billion in 2015. Property crime rates have steadily declined over the last ten years. In 2005, 10.1 million property crimes were committed. In 2015, that …

Synthetic Biology has enhanced asymmetric Bio warfare and Bio terrorism threat posed by biological weapons, in response US launches Biodefence Strategy

March 3, 2021 Biotech & Synthetic Biology, Security & Threat Management, Strategy, Policy & Governance Comments Off on Synthetic Biology has enhanced asymmetric Bio warfare and Bio terrorism threat posed by biological weapons, in response US launches Biodefence Strategy

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that significant biological threats can and will emerge from nature without warning, demonstrating that a single viral strain can have a profound impact on modern society. It has also demonstrated that infectious diseases can rapidly spread throughout a population without human engineering making them the …

Earthquakes require new technologies for early warning , Search and Rescue, to delivering relief and care

March 2, 2021 Critical & Emerging Technologies, Global Risks & Future Threats, Security & Threat Management Comments Off on Earthquakes require new technologies for early warning , Search and Rescue, to delivering relief and care

Earthquakes are natural disasters that cause immense damage to life and property. They not only leave thousands of people homeless, but also ruin the lives of millions across the globe. Earthquakes affect many parts of the world every year. Every year, more than 50 thousand people die from earthquakes. Since …

Rising security threats to Smart homes their security requirements and measures for protection

February 28, 2021 Cyber & IW, Security & Threat Management Comments Off on Rising security threats to Smart homes their security requirements and measures for protection

A smart home refers to a convenient home setup where appliances and devices can be automatically controlled remotely from anywhere with an internet connection using a mobile or other networked device. Devices in a smart home are interconnected through the internet, allowing the user to control functions such as security …

Terahertz Photonics breakthroughs promise ultrahigh speed communication systems to medical imaging and diagnostics, industrial quality control, and security screening

February 27, 2021 Defense & Military, Electronics & EW, Photonics, Security & Threat Management Comments Off on Terahertz Photonics breakthroughs promise ultrahigh speed communication systems to medical imaging and diagnostics, industrial quality control, and security screening

Terahertz (THz, 1012 Hz) technology is based on light sources with frequencies much lower than of visible light, and slightly higher than of microwaves. Such light sources have a number of unique capabilities, for example that it can propagate through most insulating materials such as paper, plastic, cardboard, clothes etc., …

Smart home devices have many security risks and threats to be exploited by hackers and Intelligence agencies for mass surveillance

February 27, 2021 Cyber & IW, Global Risks & Future Threats, Security & Threat Management Comments Off on Smart home devices have many security risks and threats to be exploited by hackers and Intelligence agencies for mass surveillance

The rise of the digital era has brought with it many wondrous changes to our daily lives, not least of which the fact that we now carry digital assistants with us everywhere we go in the form of smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers. At the same time this has also …