Transforming Public Safety, VA 1st to Opt-In to FirstNet, (Learn More, Video)
Virginia is making history, as Governor Terry McAuliffe signed a letter accepting the FirstNet and AT&T* plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the Commonwealth's public safety community.
Virginia will be the first state in...
Did Amazon’s Alexa Call The Cops During A Domestic Dispute?
By Ellie Hall and Blake Montgomery, BuzzFeed News
Police in New Mexico say an Alexa virtual assistant device contacted authorities during a domestic dispute earlier this month, but Amazon said on Monday...
Avanti Market Warns of Kiosk Data & Biometric Breach, What You Can Do
A US self-checkout kiosk designed specifically for use in business and industry convenience store settings, has warned customers that a recent data breach may involve:
Names
Emails
Customer personal information
Credit/debit...
Man Guilty of Terror Charges & Plot to Murder US Judge (Learn More)
Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support or resources to terrorists and one count of solicitation to commit a crime...
Radware Petya/Petrwrap Evolving Malware Endemic Update
By Daniel Smith, ERT Security Researcher for Radware
On June 27, 2017, a global ransomware campaign targeting computers around the world with a new ransomware variant referred to as NotPetya (also in use -...
GDIT to Develop CBRN Modeling Software for the US Army
General Dynamics Information Technology, a division of General Dynamics, was selected for the Joint Effects Model (JEM) program contract by the U.S. Army Contract Command.
JEM is the U.S. Department of Defense’s...
Agilent Acquires Raman Spectroscopy Innovator, Cobalt Light Sys (Video)
Agilent Technologies has acquired Cobalt Light Systems, a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, and a provider of highly differentiated Raman spectroscopic instruments for the pharmaceutical industry, applied markets,...
FRA Releases Environmental Review for Hudson Tunnel Project (Video)
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement review (DEIS) for the Hudson Tunnel Project, completing the review in 14 months from...
Wildfires Force Evacuations in CA; 5,000 Firefighters Deployed (Video)
By Bill Chappell, NPR
Hot and dry conditions in the West are feeding wildfires in the U.S. and Canada, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people.
In California, some 5,000 firefighters are battling...
Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV in ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards (Video)
Sharp Electronics Corporation is pleased to announce that the Sharp INTELLOS Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV) has been nominated in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards competition.
The Sharp INTELLOS™ A-UGV is a multi-terrain, mobile sensor,...
