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...
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover debris from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, SC on February 5, 2023. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson)

US Navy Releases Photos of Chinese Spy Balloon Recovery Effort

February 7, 2023 – In Breaking News – CNN US Navy released photos Tuesday of its recovery effort of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, which US fighter jets shot down over the Atlantic Ocean...
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,...
Through this new integration, CrisisAlert badges/panic buttons will now be able to initiate Singlewire’s Award-Winning InformaCast notifications so that teachers can request help the moment they encounter an issue.

Singlewire to Expand CrisisAlert™ Communication Capabilities for K12

Singlewire Software, a industry leading mass notification technology developer, and Triple Platinum Winner in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has entered into a strategic partnership to enhance CENTEGIX's CrisisAlert™ system through...
i-PRO’s New S-Series and U-Series PTZ Cameras, one of its latest product offerings, feature smaller profiles, AI-based auto-tracking, best low light performance and enhanced cyber security, will be featured at ISC West in Las Vegas.

i-PRO New Multi-Sensor Lineup, PTZ Cameras & New Analytics at ISC West

i-PRO, a global leader in professional security solutions for video surveillance and public safety, and a New Platinum Award Champion in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, will showcase multiple...
The family of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols pleaded for peaceful protests ahead of the release of bodycam video of the incident Friday evening, as protesters in New York, Memphis, Los Angeles and many other locations across the country prepared to take to the streets. (Courtesy of the Family of Tyre Nichols and social media.)

Protesters Across the US Decry Police Brutality After Death of Tyre Nichols

January 29, 2023 - Breaking News - CNN Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic videos and descriptions of violence. Protesters once again took to the streets over the weekend to decry police brutality after...

ZeroEyes Earns Patent for its AI-Based Gun Detection Methodology

ZeroEyes, creators of the only proactive AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, and a New Double Platinum 2022 'ASTORS' Award...