Welcome to 2020’s detour into dystopia.
The protests that began in May in response to George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis Police Officers at times descended into pandemonium, chaos, rioting and looting: Dozens dead.
Tens of thousands arrested. Tens of millions protesting in the streets. Billions of dollars in property damage. Hundreds of law enforcement personnel were injured.
To effectively meet this evolving and dangerous threat environment, tactics and tools must adapt as well.
For residents, it’s simpler—flee. “Riots…are driving another exodus from big cities,” headlined the Wall Street Journal.
Law enforcement adaptation, however, must involve new tools that allow officers more options for safer deescalation.
ShoX, a human electro muscular incapacitation (HEMI) projectile from the pioneering public safety company x.labs, a Multiple Award Winner in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, recently nominated in the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Program, aims to bridge the gap between less lethal tools such as nightsticks, tasers or bean bags and lethal weaponry.
(Hear from Fmr FBI SSA and FBI Swat Teamleader James Gagliano, and the Executive Team at X.labs, followed by a ShoX Live Fire Demonstration. Courtesy of X.labs and Vimeo.)
Current less lethal solutions generally require close proximity to a suspect or assailant, and often prove ineffective at complete temporary incapacitation, compromising law enforcement’s ability to control a violent situation without escalation to lethal force.
ShoX offers a superior range of up to 100 feet, can incapacitate a target for a minimum of thirty seconds, can penetrate light materials and attach to the human body with a dual barbed probe system.
Unlike a taser, ShoX is a non-tethered electro-shock round capable of being fired from conventional less lethal weapons including Pepperball launchers.
“The goal was to develop a less lethal projectile useful not just for civilian law enforcement, but also the private security industry and the Federal Government,” explains Todd Dunphy, COO of x.labs.
“In particular, we see great compatibility for ShoX with the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Department of State (DoS), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).”
When fired, ShoX operates at 260 pulses per second over a 30 second period at a pulse duration of 100 microseconds to deliver an average current of 5 milliamps.
Put in perspective, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study indicates that at 20 milliamps, breathing becomes labored.
At 100 milliamps, ventricular fibrillation of the heart—an uncoordinated twitching of the walls of the heart’s ventricle—occurs.
A ShoX bullet discharges an electrical shock upon impact and disrupts the nervous system. The chemically generated charge is delivered via a composite projectile fired from existing less lethal weapons.
No external source of power is needed to charge or keep the projectiles charged. Electrical charges are continuously generated once the bullet makes contact with the target for up to thirty seconds.
Integrating the blockchain for security, accuracy and accountability, ShoX offers robust data validation and traceability by utilizing smart contracts and distributed ledger technology.
Unique identifiers for rounds are anchored to the blockchain, which provides the ability to track data including the complete manufacturing history of each projectile, transport details, age and distribution details.
Thus, each Shox round possesses a unique end-to-end chain of custody profile: simple, safe, secure and immutable.
X.labs Named a Finalist in 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is specifically designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit and intelligence to end users in a variety of government, homeland security and public safety vertical markets.
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program highlighting the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition, and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.
90% of ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners return to compete in the Annual ‘ASTORS‘ Homeland Security Awards Program, and 100% of ‘ASTORS’ Sponsors have returned year to year to reap the benefits of their participation in the industry’s largest and most comprehensive Annual Awards Program.
The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program surpassed expectations with a record number of nominations received from industry leaders and government agencies, and drew over 200 attendees to the ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Banquet – an exclusive gourmet luncheon and networking opportunity which filled to capacity, before having to turn away late registrants.
The event featured an impassioned and compelling keynote address by William J. Bratton, former police commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD) twice, the Boston Police Department (BPD), and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), as he walked attendees through 50 years of American policing history, the impacts on the communities, and the evolution of critical communication capabilities in our post 9/11 landscape.
Commissioner Bratton, one of the world’s most respected and trusted experts on risk and security issues and Executive Chairman of Teneo Risk a global advisory firm, was recognized as the ‘2019 ‘ASTORS’ Person of the Year’ for his Lifetime of Dedication and Extraordinary Leadership in Homeland Security and Public Safety.
The 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is sponsored by ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, Desktop Alert, X.Labs and Reed Expositions, every one a returning Sponsor from 2019.
Why the ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program?
American Security Today’s comprehensive Annual Homeland Security Awards Program is organized to recognize the most distinguished vendors of physical, IT, port security, law enforcement, and first responders, in acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to ‘Keep our Nation Secure, One City at a Time.’
Over 200 distinguished guests representing Federal, State and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms, gathered from across North America, Europe and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields which included:
- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
- United States Marine Corps
- The Federal Protective Service (FPS)
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- United States Postal Inspection Service
- DHS S&T
- United States Marshals Service (USMS)
- The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Police (PAPD)
- The Department of Justice (DOJ)
- The New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (NYS DHSES)
- United States Border Patrol
- AlertMedia, Ameristar Perimeter Security, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, Bellevue University, BriefCam, Canon U.S.A., CornellCookson, Drone Aviation, FLIR Systems, Hanwha Techwin, HID Global, IPVideo Corp., Konica Minolta Business Solutions, LenelS2, ManTech, Regroup Mass Notifications, SafeLogic, SolarWinds, Senstar, ShotSpotter, Smiths Detection, TCOM LP, Trackforce, Verint, and More!
From innovative Military Cyber Programs, to Local, State and Federal Public Safety and Emergency Management Initiatives, New Physical and IT Products and Services, and Security Professional, Threat Assessment, Emergency Preparedness, Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Education and Training Opportunities – Join your ‘ASTORS’ Award-Winning Peers and Receive the Recognition You Deserve!
2019 Excellence in Public Safety and Government Excellence Award Winners include the DEA, U.S. Marine Corps, DHS S&T, Federal Protective Service, DHS S&T NUSTL, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Border Patrol, The Port Authority of NY/NJ, and the NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services.
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The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.
The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.
American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State and local levels of government as well as firms allied to government.
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‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’
AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.
Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.
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AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.
AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.
Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.
To learn more about the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, please go to the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Championship Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2019 ‘A Year in Review’.
The ‘ASTORS’ Champion Edition is published annually and includes a review of the ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firms products and services, includes video interviews and more.
It is your Go-To source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2019 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.
From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION will have what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitgate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.
It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
X.Labs, a Premier Sponsor in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Three Straight Years, is a leader in next-generation public safety threat detection and digital healthcare technologies.
The company is dedicated to the development of cutting edge, high-speed checkpoint systems that detect emerging threats to civilians, buildings and law enforcement.
X.labs’s patented thermography products are uniquely capable of detecting elevated temperature with their industry leading, mobile based fever detection product feevr.
Powered by powerful data analytics platform, X1 offers a high speed checkpoint system that detects a wide range of both metallic and non-metallic weapons, as well as facial recognition and gunshot detection.
The company’s revolutionary PreCheck app combines an individual’s temperature reading, viral testing and other health and safety data that helps keep buildings safer and businesses in compliance.
Their patented millimeter wave detection technology X1, and XLe for Law Enforcement, detects concealed threats including weapons and explosive devices combined with advanced facial recognition and gunshot detection capabilities.
X.Labs customers include Fortune 100 companies, entertainment venues, schools, international airports, airlines, stadiums, corporations, hospitals, large-scale events and national landmarks around the globe.
To Learn More, please visit xlabs.tech for more information.
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