"We have two obstacles: water and time," said Chiang Rai Gov. Narongsak Osotthanakorn earlier Sunday, as rain began to fall across the site near the cave entrance. "This is what we have been racing against since day one," he said. "We have to do all we can, even though it is hard to fight the force of nature.” (Courtesy of YouTube)

Up Against Water & Time to Save Boys Trapped in Thai Cave (Videos)

By Steve George, Sheena McKenzie and Dakin Andone, CNN The operation to rescue the remaining boys and their coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand was expected to resume Monday morning,...

Columbus Man, a Would-Be ISIS Jihadist Sentenced to 80 Months

Aaron Travis Daniels, 21, aka Harun Muhammad, aka Abu Yusef of Columbus was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 80 months in prison for attempting to provide material support to the...
There will be a significant increase in the use of biometric payments authentication in the coming months, according to Mastercard. (Courtesy of Mastercard and YouTube)

Mastercard Predicts Biometric Payment Boom Coming (Multi-Video)

By Alison McGuire, Irish Tech News With new EU regulations coming into place next September, Mastercard is predicting a significant increase in the use of biometric technology to authenticate who is paying. With...
Corrections Officers face daunting challenges with contraband every day; working in a system that always seems to have one-step forward and two-steps back, never truly eradicating the problem. While Institutions keep pace with contraband trends, there must be practices in place to look objectively at their interdiction efforts.

5 Key Threats & Vulnerabilities of Jail & Prison Contraband (Multi-Video)

Almost as long as prisons and jails have been in existence there have been efforts for inmates to get their hands on illegal contraband. It is commonplace for weapons and tools to...
Damaso Lopez Nuñez, seen during his extradition from Mexico to the US, July 6, 2018. (Courtesy of the Mexican attorney general viaTwitter)

Senior Sinaloa Cartel Leader Who Turned on ‘El Chapo’ Extradited to US

Mexican authorities have extradited Sinaloa Cartel leader Damaso Lopez Nuñez, also known as “El Licenciado,” to the United States to face drug trafficking charges filed in the Eastern District of Virginia. Nuñez,...
WatchGuard Body-Worn and In-Car Cameras Synchronize Video Evidence Capture for Cedar Park Police

Cedar Park PD Selects Integrated Bodycams (See in Action, Video)

The City Council of Cedar Park, Texas has voted unanimously to appropriate funding to provide the Cedar Park Police Department with new body-worn cameras designed to work seamlessly as a single...

Naval War College Launches Int’l Wargaming Course (Learn More)

U.S. Naval War College's (NWC) International Programs and NWC's Wargaming Department have teamed up to launch the first international wargaming course. The purpose of this course is to introduce international partners to...
A recently released update of the San Francisco-based Lookout, Inc. Mobile Endpoint Security platform offers enhanced endpoint and new mobile phishing protections. The enhanced platform, funded in part by S&T, is now available for iOS and Android operating systems.

DHS S&T Transitions New Phishing Protection for Mobile Devices (Video)

New and enhanced mobile phishing and content protection capabilities are being transitioned to the government and private-sector, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced. A recently released update...
CBP’s Border Patrol has stepped up its search and rescue efforts in an attempt to prevent heat-related deaths along the Arizona border. This week, temperatures in Arizona are expected to exceed 115 degrees.

Border Patrol Rescues 64 Illegal Aliens Trapped in Tractor Trailers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested nine U.S. citizens for smuggling 64 illegal aliens in five separate events over the weekend. “In addition to securing and protecting our nation's borders, frontline Border...
Bring your questions and join the conversation on S&T’s YouTube page July 17 at 1 p.m. ET for a live tech talk discussion about screening technologies and tools under development that can find explosives in baggage, oddly shaped objects, and other checked items as well!”

Checked Baggage Screening – Preventing New Threats (Videos)

Do you ever wonder where your bag goes after it enters the curtain behind the person who helped you check it in? What are those machines doing? What goes on back there?...