Iris ID’s iCAM R100 face and iris cameras integrating into the Mentalix Fed Submit suite of live scan solutions to work with the FBI iris database.

Iris ID & Mentalix Partner on Iris Identity Solution for Law Enforcement

Iris ID, a leading provider of iris recognition technology, and 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner, will begin integrating the company's iCAM R100 face and iris cameras into the Mentalix Fed Submit suite of...
U.S. Air Force and New Jersey state fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing battle a simulated aircraft fire with Aqueous Film Forming Foam at Military Sealift Command Training Center East in Freehold, N.J. (Courtesy of U.S. Air National Guard by Airman 1st Class Amber Powell)

Withheld Study on Base Water Toxins – It’s Not Good (Learn More, Videos)

By Tara Copp, Military Times The government released Thursday its first in-depth look at the health risks created by chemical compounds found in hundreds of military water sources and what illnesses may be linked to even...
"While prosecutors do not hesitate to obtain warrants when feasible, cell site information plays a pivotal role in the early stages of an investigation, winnowing out the unorganized mass of information that surrounds a crime and helping distinguish the guilty from the innocent." John M. Castellano

Supreme Court Hands Law Enforce a Defeat on Cellphone Privacy (Videos)

By The Editorial Board, USA TODAY The Supreme Court on Friday struck a blow against Big Brother for everyone who has a cellphone, nudging the constitutional right to privacy one more step into...
New York police said they’re seeking the public’s help identifying a group of males believed to be connected to the "brutal" stabbing that led to the death of a 15-year-old boy in the Bronx earlier this week. (Courtesy of the NYPD)

Help the NYPD ID Suspects in Brutal Stabbing Death of 15yo Boy (Video)

By Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News New York police are seeking the public’s help identifying a group of males believed to be connected to the "brutal" stabbing that led to the death of...
Artificial Intelligence

The Evolution of AI and Human Responsibility (Learn More, Videos)

By Doron Cohen, CEO of Fifth Dimension, an AI-driven investigation platform company for law enforcement and enterprise clients Artificial intelligence is transforming countless facets of modern life, with significant ramifications for a large...
On April 17, 2013, an ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Company storage and distribution facility in West, Texas, eighteen miles north of Waco, while emergency services personnel were responding to a fire at the facility. Fifteen people were killed, more than 160 injured, and more than 150 buildings damaged or destroyed. On May 11, 2016, the ATF stated that the fire had been deliberately set.

Congressional Action Needed to Renew Effective CFATS Program

By Dave Wulf, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Infrastructure Protection Five years ago, a fire broke out at a small fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas, sending local...
Attivo Launches Counterintelligence; Bolsters Current Threat and Adversary Intelligence Functionality for Offense-driven Countermeasures

ThreatDefend Deception & Response in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Videos)

Attivo Networks, Triple-Award Winner in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's ThreatDefend Deception and Response Platform has been nominated to compete in multiple categories of the...
Parma Heights Police Detective Luke Berry (Courtesy of the Parma Heights police)

Det’s Femur Shattered in Shootout that Left Suspect Dead (Multi-Video)

By Jen Steer, Fox 8 Cleveland The Parma Police Department released new details in a shooting that left a Parma Heights officer injured and a suspect dead. It happened during a traffic stop at the...
A new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), covering active shooter incidents in the United States between 2000 and 2013, examines specific behaviors that may precede an attack and that might be useful in identifying, assessing, and managing those who may be on a pathway to violence.

FBI Study of Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters (Learn More, Videos)

By Mark Berman, The Washington Post The terror of an armed gunman opening fire in public places has become an all-too-common occurrence, affecting American schools, churches, offices, holiday parties, government facilities and movie...
The rapid rise of synthetic biology, a futuristic field of science that seeks to master the machinery of life, has raised the risk of a new generation of bioweapons, according a major US report into the state of the art.

National Experts Warn of Synthetic ‘Bioweapons’ Danger (Learn More)

Synthetic biology expands the possibilities for creating new weapons — including making existing bacteria and viruses more harmful — while decreasing the time required to engineer such organisms, concludes a new report by...