When it Comes to Cyberattacks, Half Protected is Half Not (Image courtesy of Centrify)

Gartner Suggests Global Demand for Cloud-Based Security to Grow (More)

With the massive shift to the cloud, it’s no surprise that cloud-based security services will be worth almost $9 billion in 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of...
All of the firearms pictured here & more were discovered over the last week. See complete lists below. (Image courtesy of the TSA)

TSA Finds 82 Firearms in Carryon Bags in the Last Week (Multi-Video)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents discovered 82 firearms over the last week in carry-on bags around the nation. Of the 82 firearms discovered, 74 were loaded and 31 had a round chambered. Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality. Travelers...

Man Breaches Murder Scene & Shoots Officer Point-Blank

By Officer Blue, Blue Lives Matter A police officer was shot after a man breached a murder scene on Wednesday and shot a police officer. The initial incident started around 2:30 - 3:00...

NYC Marathon Next Challenge for NYPD Days After Attack (Multi-Video)

By Daniella Silva, NBC News Officials promised a huge police presence to protect the New York City marathon, which will take place Sunday, just days after the deadliest terrorist attack in the city...

ICE Removes Ex-CDR Accused of ‘False Positive’ Killings (Multi-Video)

Deportation officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) on Tuesday removed a former Colombian national army battalion commander accused of human rights violations. Retired Lt. Col....

ISIS Propagandist Extradited to US to be Arraigned in Brooklyn (Multi-Video)

An indictment was unsealed today charging Mirsad Kandic, 36, a legal permanent resident of the United States who left the United States in 2013, with one count of conspiring to provide...
Note found in truck claims Manhattan attack done for ISIS, source says (Image courtesy of YouTube)

A Lethal Mix: High-Occ Spaces & Moving Vehicle Threats (Learn More)

From the AST archives: This article was first published after the Barcelona ramming-vehicle attack during the summer and is reprinted here today due to it relevance to what happened in New...

Key Issues Surrounding Concerns with FirstNet (Learn More, Videos)

In the letter below, Don Brittingham, Vice President of Public Safety Policy for Verizon, outlines some of the key issues surrounding their concerns with FirstNet, including: That the Middle Class Tax...
Note found in truck claims Manhattan attack done for ISIS, source says (Image courtesy of YouTube)

NYC Truck Attack, What We Know – ‘Done for ISIS,’ 8 Dead (Multi-Video)

By Shimon Prokupecz, Eric Levenson, Brynn Gingras and Ray Sanchez, CNN Authorities found a note in the truck Sayfullo Saipov allegedly used in the New York terror attack claiming he did it in the name of...
S&T, through its National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) and Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency (HSARPA), inserted relevant technologies into the exercise to assess their capabilities to improve first responders’ preparedness and response to a large-scale, urban, critical incident.

Grand Central First Responders for Critical Incident Test New Tech

New York City emergency responders held a critical incident training exercise early Sunday morning at Grand Central Terminal, and tested out some new technologies provided by the Department of Homeland Security...