The Teal 2 is the first sUAS equipped with the new Hadron 640R sensor from 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Champion Teledyne FLIR, which provides end users with the highest resolution thermal imaging in a small form factor.

Red Cat Receives DoD Approval for New Teal 2 sUAS on Cleared List

Red Cat, a military technology company integrating robotic hardware and software to protect and support the warfighter, is pleased to announce its new military-grade sUAS, the Teal 2, has received clearance...
Zijie Yan, (Courtesy of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

UNC Graduate Student Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting (Multi-Video)

August 29, 2023 – In Breaking News – TCNN The suspect in the fatal shooting of a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday is a graduate student...
Captain James F. Albrecht (Rtd), is a 20-year veteran of the NYPD who retired as the Commanding Officer of NYPD Transit Bureau District 20. He also served on NYPD Police Commissioner Bratton’s Reengineering Committees from 1994 to 1995 and 2014 through 2015.

James F. Albrecht Nominated in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

James F. Albrecht is an independent contractor, who has extensive experience in conducting comprehensive training and policy reform projects for the US Department of State (DoS), the US Department of Justice...

Critical Steps for Mitigating Risks During Large Gatherings

Guest Editorial by Tracy Reinhold, Everbridge Chief Security Officer Throughout the year, cities and organizations prepare for large-scale events, ranging from sports competitions to music festivals, attracting thousands of attendees. While these gatherings...
2022 ’ASTORS’ Award Champion DHS S&T, the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), and the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, established the BIRD Cyber Program, a joint initiative to enhance the cyber resilience of vulnerable critical infrastructure in both the United States and Israel.

BIRD Foundation Invests $3.85M in Joint US-IL CI Cybersecurity Projects

The cybersecurity industry has experienced record-breaking investments and continuous growth in recent years; most companies have focused on developing solutions for banking and insurance companies, defense, eCommerce, and other verticals with...
Raise Follows 300% YoY Business Growth Driven by Demand for Proactive Innovative Solutions to Mitigate Surging U.S. Gun-Related Violence Epidemic

ZeroEyes Secures $33M to Accelerate Customer Deployments

ZeroEyes, creators of AI-based gun detection video analytics - and a Double Platinum Award Winner in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program recently Nominated to Compete in the 2023 'ASTORS'...
According to the AP, "As the fire began to swallow homes in its ravenous path, Maui County emergency officials declined to use an extensive network of emergency sirens to alert Lahaina’s residents to flee." (Courtesy of YouTube)

In Deadly Maui Fires, Many had No Warning, No Way Out (Multi-Video)

July 22, 2023 – In Breaking News – The Associated Press As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town...
EnforceAir reaches new heights in enabling full control, safety, and continuity during rogue drone incidents. D-Fend introduces EnforceAir2, the next-generation high-performance cyber counter-UAS system with seamless operational flexibility. EnforceAir2 brings enhanced, expanded, and extended Counter-UAS capabilities, with even more POWER, PERFORMANCE, PORTABILITY, and RANGE, all in a COMPACT FOOTPRINT.

D-Fend Solutions Launches the All-New EnforceAir2

D-Fend Solutions, a leader in radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming, counter-drone takeover technology, and a Multiple Award Winner in the 2022 'ASTORS' Awards Program recently Nominated to Compete in the...

Texas Woman Gets 30 Yrs for Role in Brutal MS-13 Murder Thanks to HSI

Karla Jackelin Morales pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Aug. 11 to 30 years in prison for luring a 24-year-old man to a remote area, where five MS-13 gang members brutally...
New to the OnSolve Platform in 2023: Risk Insights is changing how organizations approach security decisions, by providing historical physical threat data and statistics to help organizations identify critical event trends in geographical areas to make informed risk-based decisions. (Courtesy of OnSolve)

Onsolve Returns to Compete in Fifth Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

OnSolve®, a leading critical event management Software-as-a-Service provider, and Former 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Champion, is pleased to announce the OnSolve Platform has been Nominated to Return to the 2023 'ASTORS'...