The growing prominence of the general hacking community and foreign government-led cyberattacks is forcing the public sector to re-evaluate its security posture

External Threats Now Greatest Cyber Security Concern for Public Sector

SolarWinds, a Triple 'ASTORS' Award Winner in the 2021 AST Homeland Security Awards Program, has released the findings of their seventh Public Sector Cybersecurity Survey Report. This survey includes responses from 400...
Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen

DOJ Adds New Unit Dedicated to Combatting Domestic Terrorism

The Department of Justice’s National Security Division is creating a new unit, dedicated to combatting domestic terrorism, as attacks, threats, and associated cases continue to grow. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...
Just like we invest in our roads and bridges, we must invest in our UAV airspace and treat it like any other piece of infrastructure that must be monitored and maintained.

Learn Why Digitizing the Airspace is Vital to Safely Advancing Air Mobility

Guest Editorial by Adam Robertson, Fortem Technologies founder and CTO Some people say I have my head in the clouds. They're right, and I'm in good company. Advances in UAV technology have made...
Chicago rapper Vic Mensah was arrested over the weekend in Virginia after arriving on a flight from Ghana (Courtesy of Wikimedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VicMensa.jpg)

CBP Busts Chicago Rapper with Illicit Narcotics in Baggage (Video)

On Saturday, Rapper Vic Mensah, 28, was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered a stash of illicit narcotics in his baggage. Victor Kwesi...
Nathan Nosley

HSI Investigation Leads to 140 Year Sentence for Child Sexual Exploitation

A man who sexually exploited two girls and committed child pornography offenses was sentenced on January 18th, 2022 to 1,680 months, for a total of 140 years in federal prison. The announcement...
Steven Alston Jr., a Magruder High school student is charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy inside one of the school's bathrooms just after noon on Friday with a ‘ghost gun’. Alston, an 11th grader, was charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/violent crime, possession of a dangerous weapon on school property, and possession of a firearm by a minor. (Courtesy of YouTube)

17yo MD Student Arrested for Ghost Gun School Shooting (Video)

A 17-year-old Magruder High School Student is in custody following a shooting at the school on Friday, January 21, 2022. At approximately 1 p.m., Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) were called to...
Fugitive Cristal Renee Lazaro

Do You Know the Location of DEA Fugitive Cristal Renee Lazaro?

The Dallas Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) which serves the areas of Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler Texas, as well as Oklahoma, and led by Special Agent in...
DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Hosts Awareness Training for State and Local Law Enforcement Officers in Gainesville, Florida (Courtesy of DHS)

DHS Helps FL Law Enforcement Spot & Respond to Human Trafficking

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) hosted state and local law enforcement officers from the Gainesville, FL area for a Human Trafficking Awareness Training (HTAT), on...
Sr. Business Development Manager, Vertical Markets at Allied Universal Kevin Francis, and Northeast Regional Director of HELIAUS® Technology Matthew Garrison, accept one of Three 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards at the 2021 'ASTORS' Awards Luncheon at ISC East

HELIAUS® Recognized as Integral Workforce Management Solution

Allied Universal, a leading security and facility services company, and Triple Award Winner in the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's proprietary HELIAUS® platform was...
Valor Systems

Enhance Your Safety and Security Operations with Valor IMS

Guest Editorial by William Rendina, Founder & CEO of Valor Systems, Inc. Valor Systems, a 28-year public safety solution provider, is honored to receive the Platinum 'ASTORS' Award for Best Emergency Response...