Category Security & Threat Management

Active and Passive Millimeter Wave imaging systems employed for security screening at the airports and finding landmines

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Electromagnetic waves in the millimeter-wave band  (with frequencies between 30 and 300 GHz, or wavelengths between 10 and 1.0 mm) have attractive characteristics. One of their features is the wider usable frequency band compared with waves in the microwave band or lower bands.…...

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Military ATAK situational awareness tool serving Fire Fighters, law enforcement, and first-responder communities.

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When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) deployed the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) to support the complex communication and coordination needs of the multi-jurisdictional responders. Most of the operators provided…...

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Synthetic Identity Fraud is one the fastest-growing forms of identity theft used by fraudsters and terrorists

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Synthetic identity theft is a type of fraud in which a criminal combines real and fake information to create a new identity, which is used to open fraudulent accounts and make fraudulent purchases. Fraudsters use this fictitious identity for obtaining…...

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New technology to fight human and drug smuggling across maritime borders

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One of the threat of maritime security is human and drug smuggling across maritime borders. This is particularly important because terrorists may use similar pathways to sneak illegal weapons through the border or to deliver a dirty bomb to seaports.…...

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UAVs are proving to be disruptive technology for disaster planning, response and relief operations

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A disaster can be defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, accidents, fires, or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic, social or cultural life…...

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Wireless and Emergency Communication Tech for Disasters: New Technologies Address Obstacles

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The occurrence of a large natural or man-made disaster is often combined with the destruction of the local infrastructures on the ground. For example, the earthquake in Wenchuan in May, 2008 did not only has a huge destructive power, but…...

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Telecoms are suffering more attacks than any other sector, Telcos Managing cyber security risks

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Telecoms companies, their core infrastructure and the large volumes of personal data they hold on subscribers, all represent an attractive target for malicious actors. Telecoms have suffered more attacks than any other surveyed. Telecoms organisations admitted to having faced four…...

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Countries implementing Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) to reduce aviation accidents

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Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) is the #2 leading cause of General Aviation fatal accidents involving the loss of life. There have been over 9,000 deaths due to CFIT since the introduction of commercial jets.  Between 2000 and 2009 approximately…...

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Vehicular Terrorism or ramming attacks require new technologies including directed energy weapons

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Recently in Toronto a rental van was deliberately driven into a crowd of people, killing 10 and injuring 14. Police arrested and charged 25-year-old Alek Minassian in connection with the attack. Though this attack was later found to be caused by…...

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DARPA’s COMPASS developing artificial intelligence based decision making software to help commanders in Hybrid Warfare

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Hybrid Warfare (HW) is a military strategy that blends conventional warfare, irregular warfare, cyber warfare and subversion, and blurs the formal distinction between war and peace. It is often characterised by the use of fictitious propaganda, deniable forces, espionage, the…...

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