NC Man Who Tried to Create ISIS Sleeper Cell Convicted (Multi-Video)

Erick Jamal Hendricks, 37, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was convicted on Tuesday by a jury in Akron, Ohio, of attempting and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of...
Investigators work the scene of a FedEx Office in Sunset Valley where officials believe a package was shipped from that exploded in Schertz. (Image courtesy of Gabriel C. Perez, KUT)

Suspected Serial Bomber May Have Sent a Second Package (Multi-Video)

By Manny Fernandez and Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times A fifth explosion, possibly linked to a series of bombings in Austin, prompted investigators to descend Tuesday on a FedEx shipping facility...
Lone resource officer Blaine Gaskill's quick action stopped the Maryland school shooter and is credited with bringing the incident to a quick end. (Image courtesy of Facebook)

Gunman Dead, 2 Students Wounded in MD School Shooting (Multi-Video)

By Terence Cullen, The NY Daily News A student gunman opened fire inside his southeast Maryland high school Tuesday morning — striking at least one classmate — before being shot by a...
The FBI’s and BJS’s support of state and local law enforcement agencies to implement NCS-X and expand NIBRS, will improve the detail and overall quality of crime data, which will help law enforcement and communities around the country use resources more strategically and effectively.

FBI & BJS Awarded $11.8M in FY17 to Boost Incident-Based Crime Reporting

U.S. law enforcement agencies recently received a total of $11.8 million in fiscal year 2017 grants through the National Crime Statistics Exchange initiative (NCS-X), according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics...
Tina Batista, a former school safety agent with the NYPD, has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin in Manhattan.

DEA: NYPD School Safety Agent Convicted in Plot to Distribute Heroin

Tina Batista, a former school safety agent with the New York City Police Department (NYPD), was sentenced on Monday to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to distribute...
Hundreds of jihadists soon to be released from prison represent a new security threat for Europe (Courtesy of AFP News)

Jailbird Jihadists, a Security Threat for Europe (Learn More, Videos)

By Michel MOUTOT, AFP News, Yahoo News Already wrestling with a constantly-evolving terror threat, European intelligence agencies spy a new problem on the horizon: hundreds of jihadists due to be released from prison. Battling...
No Safe Harbors: A Webinar Wednesday, March 21 at 2 PM, and You're Invited!

No Safe Harbors: Charting a Smarter Course (Join Maritime Cyber Webinar)

There are no “Safe Harbors” when it comes to avoiding or preventing the next cyber attack. So what do you do? What do maritime stakeholders (shipping companies, terminal operators, cruise lines, port...
As a young man, Donald Trump witnessed the pain of addiction in his family. Now as President, he is fighting back.

Trump: How We Will Win the War on Opioids (Learn More, Multi-Video)

By The White House The numbers around drug addiction in America are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 64,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2016 alone—more...
Integra-ID, NEC’s multimodal biometrics identification system, incorporates the company's latest biometric matching algorithms with service oriented architecture to deliver a comprehensive commercial-off-the-shelf solution that provides ready access to varied modalities in identification management, including fingerprint, palmprint, face, voice and iris matching capabilities.

LA County Sheriff’s New Multimodal ID Biometric Solution Goes Live

NEC Corporation, the Platinum Award Winner for Best Biometric Recognition System in the 2017 'ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) has completely switched over and is fully utilizing NEC's...
Meet BlackHawk. One of the most advanced autonomous industrial-grade security drones in the world.

Aptonomy Drone Security Expands, Selected to Aid Louisville PD (Videos)

Aptonomy, a provider of smart security drones, partners with guard companies to deploy its aerial security systems and more than triples the effectiveness of routine patrol and alarm response. Aptonomy’s self-flying security...