The Coast Guard "Maritime 911 system" provides invaluable search-and-rescue support to maritime shipping and recreational boaters.

Rescue 21 Surpasses 100,000 Search and Rescue Missions (Multi-Video)

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has conducted approximately 100,000 search-and-rescue (SAR) operations since 2006 with support from the Rescue 21 Coastal system built by General Dynamics Mission Systems. Rescue 21 is the...
According to the Fire Protection Research Foundation (NFPA section 1710) response time or, more specifically, turnout time (is the time from station-acknowledged notification of the emergency until the time the response apparatus leaves the station.) The NFPA standard calls for a turnout time of 60 seconds or less 90 percent of the time or better.

Firefighter Turnout Times: How Important is Time of Day?

Station design can play a very big role in turnout times, right? Well, maybe not quite as much as previously thought. While many research studies have emphasized that station design is a big...

NFPA Fast-Tracks Unified Response for Active Shooter & Hostile Events

A rise in active shooter incidents and the escalating impact of hostile events has prompted the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to process NFPA 3000, Standard for Preparedness and Response to Active Shooter and/or Hostile Events as a...

Ross XT-2200 Retractable Bollard Ideal Solution for Urban Settings

By Scott Espensen, Perimeter Security Product Manager for Ross Technology Retractable bollards serve as a practical solution for safely securing access points shared by both vehicles and pedestrians because they limit vehicle...
In the human brain, the cerebellum receives sensory information and coordinates voluntary movements, resulting in smooth and balanced muscular activity. The Veracity “Cerebellum” platform is designed to serve a similar function for industrial networks, providing a system level approach that responds to sensory data and orchestrates the pre-designed production process response. (Image courtesy of Stanford University)

Veracity Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards (Video)

Cerebellum, by Veracity Industrial Networks has been nominated to compete in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards for Cyber Critical Infrastructure Solution. Veracity, founded and led by a veteran team with deep...

Old Logins are White Hot on the Dark Market

By Jeff Bohren, Chief Software Engineer at Optimal IdM Employee turnover creates vulnerabilities that are hard to control Employers have faith that most of their workers are trustworthy. So when an employee falls for a...

Reward for Info Leading to Capture of Human Trafficking Ring Leader

Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have announced that the reward for information leading to the capture of the accused leader of a sophisticated...
S-70 Black Hawk helicopter armed with four forward-firing guns, rocket pod and laser-guided missiles (Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin). Sikorsky is a Lockheed Martin company.

Sikorsky Qualifies Weapons System for S-70M / S-70i Black Hawks

Sikorsky has completed qualification to military standards of a comprehensive weapons system for S-70M / S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopters. Fully integrated with the aircraft's existing avionics, the system allows either pilot to...
Are you confident that your system and information is completely secure from the many levels of cyber attacks?

Barrier1 Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program

Cyber attacks today are a process. And effectively and accurately identifying both the known and the unknown threats is not something everyone can do. Barrier1 is real time sensor based AI and deep...
Nathan Damigo

CEP: Extremist Propagandists & Ideologues Maintain Presence Online

By The Counter Extremism Project YouTube’s November 2017 decision to remove the videos of notorious al-Qaeda propagandist and recruiter Anwar al-Awlaki was a long overdue step in the right direction, but many...