The annual NGI study is based on a subset of 88 U.S. cities using ShotSpotter technology during 2018 and 62 of those cities comparing use year-over-year during the same time period from 2017 to 2018.

Shotspotter Detects Over 107K US Gunfire Incidents in 2018

ShotSpotter, a leader in gunshot detection solutions that help law enforcement officials identify, locate and deter gun violence, and a 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, announced the results of its...
The Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System is certified by US and UK Government authorities and trusted by customers in K-12 schools, colleges and universities, Fortune 1000 corporations, public venues, and state and federal government agencies, and other private and public venues across the globe.

SDS & Mutualink Partner for Rapid Response in Active Shooter Incidents

Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), a former 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner, and Mutualink, have joined forces in a new technology integration between SDS's Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System and Mutualink's...
BriefCam’s abilities to turn video surveillance into actionable intelligence, are spawning new and innovative ways to turn video footage into an essential asset for today and tomorrow.

BriefCam’s New v5.4 Bolsters Real-Time Abilities & User Experience

BriefCam, the 2018 Award Winner for Best Video Analytics Solution in the ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, and an industry leading provider of Video Content Analytics and Video Synopsis® solutions, introduces v5.4 of...
The CAIRA from Haines Security Solutions is designed to identify and quantify vulnerabilities and risks associated with applicable Critical Infrastructure (CI) systems being subjected to various natural and manmade threats. This information empowers decision makers in making informed decisions, setting priorities, and developing future plans, projects, and programs needed to remediate, mitigate, or accepting the risk, and identifies cost-effective solutions to mitigate risk and assists in the development of projects to correct noted deficiencies.

HEY BOSS, IT’S TIME FOR YOUR ‘SECURITY’ COLONSCOPY

Quantifying Asset Values, Threats, Vulnerabilities and Risks Guest Editorial by Doug Haines Every year or so, I get a medical check-up and every year the doc says, “Why don’t we schedule that colonoscopy...
The camera-agnostic PlateSmart ARES turns virtually any surveillance camera into an ALPR reader. But its object recognition technology captures data from everything it sees, such as vehicle make, state jurisdiction and the background environment. For more actionable intelligence than ever before.

PlateSmart Features ‘ASTORS’ Award-Winning ARES ALPR at ISC West

You won’t find PlateSmart Technologies on the exhibitor list for ISC West, but they will be on site, demonstrating its award-winning ARES automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) solution with a number...
Two children were among six people wounded when two men opened fire on a baby shower on the South Side of Chicago. 20 children were playing outside when the gunmen opened fire, sending them running for cover. An 8yo boy was shot in the chest & a 10yo girl was shot in the shin. Police say both are in stable condition. (Courtesy of YouTube)

24 Shot in 30 hrs, Violence Returns with Warmest Weekend this Year

April 7, 2019 – In Breaking News – Chicago Tribune In a period of a little over 24 hours this weekend, 24 people were shot in Chicago, including three children under 13...
On September 11, 2001 American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the building, killing 184 people—64 on the plane, including five hijackers—and 120 Pentagon employees. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons by Cpl. Jason Ingersool, USMC)

FBI Tech Dies as Direct Result of Work in Response to 9/11 Attacks

It is with great sadness that the FBI announced the line-of-duty death of William “Homer” Lewis, an electronics technician of the Finance and Facilities Division. Lewis served in the FBI for more...
Two Henry County Georgia police officers were shot on Thursday and the suspect gunman remains barricaded inside a home with at least one teenage hostage, according to authorities. (Courtesy of YouTube)

1 Dead, 2 GA Officers Shot, Standoff Continues (Multi-Video)

April 4, 2019 – In Breaking News – AJC Two Henry County police officers were shot and a suspected gunman remains barricaded inside a home with at least one hostage during an...

Darktrace Competes in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

Darktrace, a leading global AI company for cyber defense with thousands of customers worldwide, is pleased to announce the company's Enterprise Immune System has been nominated to compete in the 2019...

NICE & FBINAA Partner for Global Educational & Research Initiatives

Every police investigation is a race against time. The first 48 to 72 hours are critical. The longer it takes to develop a lead, identify a suspect or make an arrest, the...