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DHS S&T Analytics are Helping to Secure American Skies (Multi-Video)

Extended stretches of U.S. land borders invite illegal entry on the ground, and our coastlines are often used  by non-citizens for unauthorized seaborne entry. Creative attempts at new illegal activity in these...
Pound for pound, Spectra is 15 times stronger than steel, yet light enough to float. It has up to 60 percent greater strength than alternate aramid fiber. Spectra fiber is made from ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene using a patented gel-spinning process. It is used to create Spectra Shield, an advanced ballistic-resistant composite material.

Honeywell Helps Reduce Ballistic Handheld Shield Weight by 20%

Safariland Group is using Honeywell Spectra Shield® in a breakthrough new design that changes the way in which ballistic glass is installed in ballistic handheld shields, resulting in shields that can...
Boon Edam, a leader in security entrance solutions to demonstrate how integration and biometric verification increase efficiency of tailgating control

Boon Edam to Feature Security Entrance Integration at ISC West 2018

Boon Edam, a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, will emphasize integrated access control solutions in booth #8037 at the ISC West exhibition in Las Vegas, NV from April 11-13. ISC West...
Overall, Emergency Department (ED) visits (reported by 52 jurisdictions in 45 states) for suspected opioid overdoses increased 30 percent in the U.S., from July 2016 through September 2017.

Emerg Dept Data Shows Rapid Increases in Opioid Overdoses (Video)

Data from emergency departments (EDs) show that the U.S. opioid overdose epidemic continues to worsen, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report examines...

Biometrics Sharing Needed to Defeat ISIS (Learn More, Multi-Video)

By Planet Biometrics Senior UN security figures say more biometric data sharing is needed between countries to aid the fight against ISIS. Coalition forces are focused on pursuing and targeting foreign terrorist fighters attempting...
The former Rev. James Coleman Parkhurst, 56, had been the executive director of the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church's Camp and Retreat Ministry program at the time of his Aug. 2 arrest.

Oregon Pastor Sentenced to More Than 11 Yrs on Child Porn Charges

An Oregon man was sentenced on Thursday to serve 135 months in prison for transportation of child pornography, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal...

MD to Assess 911 Network Following 145 Cyber Incidents in 43 States

Mission Critical Partners (MCP), and partner SecuLore Solutions, a Maryland-based cyber security company focused on public safety, has been selected to complete a dynamic 911 network discovery for all public safety answering...
This indictment alleges that, among other crimes, on Nov. 19, 2017, Boylston, Meyerholz, and Wilson kidnapped Stephen Cole aka “Lurch,” a member of the Clarksville Mongols, at gunpoint, stripped him of his personal property, including his shoes, wallet and cell phones. Boylston and Meyerholz then transported Cole to Nelper’s residence in Trenton, where they murdered him, disposed of his body, and burned evidence of the crimes.

Mongols Biker Gang Indicted on Murder & Racketeering Charges

A 62-count second-superseding indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, charging 19 members and associates of the Clarksville, Tennessee chapter of the Mongols Motorcycle Gang...
RIOT Labs empowers proactive, actionable services to positively affect security posture (Image courtesy of BTB Security)

BTB Forms RIOT Labs to Detect Emerging Cyber Threats & Techs

Massive security breaches and successful hacks have underscored the importance of beign protected with proactive security research and intelligence gathering in preventing or mitigating cyber-attacks. To stay ahead of today’s threats, BTB Security,...

Man Gets 45 Yrs in Plot to Kill US Servicemen in FOB Base Bombing

Muhanad Mahmoud al Farekh, 32, of Houston, was sentenced Tuesday to 45 years following his Sept. 29, 2017 trial conviction of multiple offenses covering seven years of terrorist conduct, including a...