One of the most popular types of phygital attacks is “warshipping,” in which the attacker sends a digital device small enough to fit in a modestly sized cardboard package, through the mail.

Phygital Attacks: Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Threats

Guest Editorial by Will Plummer, Military Veteran and Chief Security Officer at RaySecur As businesses across the globe have grown in their reliance on digital infrastructure, so too has the number of...
By using millimeter wave technology to transmit real-time video feeds, wireless video drones can provide security personnel with a unique perspective on security situations, helping them to respond more effectively and efficiently to security incidents. (Courtesy of Siklu)

Take a Look: Millimeter Wave Tech for its Role in Drone Security

By Dan Shalev, Marketing Manager for Siklu, a 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Champion Wireless video drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with cameras that serve several important roles. These drones provide...
How Dispatchers and First Responders Can Stay Ahead of the Curve In Advance of Super Bowl LVII, when NHTSA fatality data show that the stakes are high - with Alcohol-related traffic fatalities 74% higher on Super Bowl Sunday compared to the week before and 82% higher than the following week. SOMA Global

How We Can Make Public Safety More Proactive

Guest Editorial by Josh Lewis, CTO at SOMA Global, a Double Platinum Winner in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Glendale saw a massive influx of sports fans this past weekend for...
Instantly detect hidden AirTags and any personal BLE tags and devices used for stalking and illegal tracking. (Courtesy of Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc.)

Combat Stalking & Illegal Tracking: Detect Hidden AirTags and BLE Tags

Our digital world is tracking all of us in ways we cannot imagine, understand, and, least of all, control. But there is one technology disruptor where our digital privacy and physical safety...
Keith Terreri, Executive Vice President of Enterprise Services and Business Operations, NEC Corporation of America, explains why NEC supports the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, and American Security Today’s Mission

Why NEC Supports AST’s Mission & ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

NEC National Security Systems (NEC NSS), a subsidiary of NEC Corporation of America, was recognized with Multiple Top-Level Awards from American Security Today in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Award program. This is the...
“These findings underscore why it’s so crucial to regularly pentest all internal and externally exposed assets and points of entry,” explained Snehal Antani, CEO and co-founder of Horizon3.ai. “Many of the vulnerabilities and weaknesses that companies believe they’ve already addressed are, in fact, welcoming entry points for threat actors. Every organization should regularly ask themselves what their threat environment looks like, whether their security tools are appropriately configured and effective, and most importantly – whether their assets and environments are secure.”

Horizon3.ai Unveils: ‘Year in Review: Thru the Eyes of the Attacker 2022’

Horizon3.ai, a leading cybersecurity firm focusing on autonomous penetration testing, and a Platinum 'ASTORS' Winner in AST's 2022 Homeland Security Awards Program, has issued its inaugural cybersecurity threatscape report titled: “Year...
Anna Reger, a mother (and stepmother) of seven, like all mothers thinks about her family’s safety. After an active shooter hit too close to home, Anna and her husband set out to create one universal method to protect her family at school, the office, and home. (Courtesy of Flip Lok)

Houston Mom Invents Flip Lok School Safety Device to Safeguard Students

Our children are in danger, between 2018 and 2019, active shooter threat events quadrupled. Children are frightened to go to school and parents feel powerless to send them, but they don't...
Team D-Fend Solutions accepts the Intersec 2023 Homeland Security Product Service of the Year award for its EnforceAir Counter-Drone solution. This is huge win not just for D-Fend, but for C-UAS protection in the Homeland Security space.

2022 ‘ASTORS’ Champion EnforceAir Wins 2023 Intersec Product of Year

D-Fend Solutions, a leader in radio frequency cyber-based counter-drone takeover technology, and Double 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner in the AST 2022 Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced its flagship product,...
The SlideDriver II utilizes a new series of SmartTouch controllers to simplify installation and streamline configuration. (Courtesy of HySecurity by NICE)

HySecurity Launches SlideDriver™ II with New SmartTouch™ 725 Controller

Nice, a global manufacturer of smart home, security, and building automation solutions, today announces the next generation of SlideDriver from HySecurity, the SlideDriver II hydraulic gate operator. Building on the SlideDriver legacy...
Traumatic experiences resulting in mental health conditions and symptoms are major factors impacting veterans, who both pre-and post-9/11, say that they didn’t feel prepared for civilian life.

Private & Gov’t Programs Support Veterans in Transition to Civilian Life

Shifting from military to civilian life always presents challenges, but veterans today may be facing even more difficulties than in the past. According to research, veterans who served after 9/11 have...