NXP Secures Electronic ID Cards and Passports in Ecuador

The Ecuadorian Government has again chosen NXP Semiconductors SmartMX2 secure microcontroller for the country’s new multi-purpose contactless citizen ID card. This extends the successful cooperation initiated in 2012 with the IGM (Instituto...

PlateSmart ARES Integrates with Verint VMS & Situational Awareness

ARES open-architecture vehicle identification platform by PlateSmart®Technologies, the 2016 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Program Platinum Award Winner for Best License Plate Recognition System AND Gold Award Winner for Best Video Analytics Solution, is...

SolarWinds Launches SolarWinds Pingdom Server Monitor (Video)

SolarWinds, a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, and the 2016 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Program Platinum Award Winner for Best Incident & Event Management Solution, has completed...

Gap Between Gov’t Tech Investments & Service Challenges, Report Finds

A gap exists between the challenges that government agencies hope to resolve through investments in emerging technologies and the challenges that agency leaders said they believe their citizens find most important,...

No Tears for WannaCry: 5 Steps Every CISO Should Consider (Learn More)

By Phil Quade, CISO, Fortinet Over the past week, the WannaCry malicious ransomware and its variants have affected hundreds of organizations across the world. This cyberattack spread primarily by exploiting a vulnerability...

10 Airports Testing Extra Screening for Tablets & E-Readers (See Video)

By Jackie Wattles and Rene Marsh, CNN Money Ten U.S. airports are testing enhanced security screening that requires passengers to send any electronics bigger than a cellphone through the X-ray machine in a separate...

Netwrix Helps Municipality Streamline Compliance & Save (See Video)

Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for data security and risk mitigation, and the 2016 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Program Platinum Award Winner for Best Cyber Auditing & Compliance Solution, announced...
Of those arrested during the operation, which was spearheaded by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division, 169, or almost 90%, had prior criminal convictions. (Image Credit: ICE)

ICE Arrests 188 in LA-Area Operation Targeting Criminal Aliens

A convicted rapist and a previously deported cocaine trafficker are among the 188 individuals arrested in the greater Los Angeles area by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fugitive Operations officers...

Wellton Border Patrol Agents find 11 Distressed Aliens

A Wellton Station Border Patrol agent responded to a citizen’s call regarding two men in distress on Interstate 8 near Gila Bend and found the pair in obvious need of medical...

3M Releases 2017 Sustainability Report (Learn More, Multi-Video)

In its continuing efforts to improve every life, 3M has released the publication of its 2017 Sustainability Report. The 2017 Sustainability Report covers what the company accomplished throughout 2016 in addressing significant global...