For institutions or companies with thousands of computer stations, laptops, television monitors and other connected IoT devices, connectivity in the event of a threat is paramount. American Signal Corporation (ASC) answers the call for preparedness with our ASC AWARE notification system. It ensures any internet-enabled device connected to your server is ready to receive notice of a threat if or when one arises. ASC AWARE notification system supports completely customizable notifications, including text, picture and video.

ASC Launches Campus-Based Layered Mass Notification System

American Signal Corporation (ASC), Two-Time Winner of the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards and Platinum Award Winner for Best Disaster Preparedness, Recovery Solution, is launching its new in-network mass notification and alerting system: ASC AWARE. This product...
Texas DIR New Services Now Available to State Agencies, Cities, Counties, Special Districts and Higher Education Institutions

Texas DIR Selects AT&T for Cybersecurity (Multi-Video)

The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) has awarded AT&T with a contract to offer managed security services statewide. The services include security monitoring and device management, risk and compliance testing, and...
Patrice Caine, Thales chairman and chief executive officer

Thales Acquires Chip Giant Gemalto, in $5.6B All-Cash Deal (Learn More)

By Greg Otto, cyberscoop French technology giant Thales SA will acquire digital security company Gemalto after outbidding a rival French company whose bid was rejected. Thales will acquire Gemalto — the world’s largest manufacturer of...
The Arecont Vision Technology Partner Program™ and its subsidiary MegaLab™ test, certification, and integration facility, adds advanced network technology provider Allied Telesis to its membership.

Allied Telesis Joins Arecont Vision Technology Partner Program

Arecont Vision®, the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Platinum Award Winner for Best IP Video Surveillance Solution, and the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, has welcomed Allied Telesis, Inc. to the Arecont Vision Technology Partner...
Autopsy—an open-source, digital forensics platform used by law enforcement agencies worldwide to determine how a digital device was used in a crime and recover evidence—is being enhanced with the addition of several new capabilities requested by law enforcement.

S&T Enhancing the Autopsy Digital Forensics Tool

Nearly every crime committed today involves digital media, such as computers and cell phones. In most cases, these devices contain vital evidence, including call logs, location information, text and email messages,...
Rishi Bhargava, co-founder and vice president of marketing at Demisto.

Demisto Enterprise Wins Two 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

Demisto, an innovator in Security Automation and Orchestration technology, has won two awards in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program from American Security Today, (AST). The Demisto Enterprise Security Operations Platform...

Executive Order Holds Agency Heads Responsible for Cyber Risks

Guest editorial by Richard Smith, CACI Vice President for Enterprise IT and Dabney Kern, CACI Senior Vice President for Homeland and National Defense  The recently released 2018 federal budget includes an Executive...

Mass Shooting Alerts Transmitted by TerrorMate Globally (See Video)

TerrorMate, the world’s first terror alert app, and 2017 Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Best Video Data Storage Solution, is expanding its user alert capabilities to include mass shootings. The real-time intelligence system with well-established terror...
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

News on Superconducting Computing Tech for Intel Community (Learn…)

A Raytheon BBN Technologies-led team is developing prototype cryogenic memory arrays and a scalable control architecture under an award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Cryogenic Computing Complexity (C3)...
The rise in the threat level clearly requires a concerted response.  In response SWIFT and BAE Systems have produced a detailed report for SWIFT customers that outlines attack techniques and counter measures.

The Evolving Cyber Threat to the Banking Community (Multi-Video)

Groups behind attacks on the financial services industry are deploying ever more creative techniques to access critical infrastructure. Our adversaries are prepared to invest considerable time in planning and preparing for...