U.S. Border Patrol agent places a Mexican National under arrest on the U.S. Mexican Border. (Courtesy of CBP)

Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offenders Illegally Reentering US

U.S. Border Patrol, the mobile, uniformed law enforcement arm of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have reported that agents assigned to Del Rio...
Dedrone most recently introduced DedroneDefender, a handheld, low-collateral mitigation tool designed for law enforcement in even the most complex of urban environments. At only 7.5 pounds and just 22 inches long, DedroneDefender is one of the lightest and smallest precision jamming systems available on the market, and comes comes equipped with narrow-band jamming to minimize disruption to other devices and meets military standard MIL-STD-810H. 

Dedrone Accelerates Airspace Security Leadership with Aerial Armor

Market leader in smart airspace security Dedrone, and Double Platinum Award Winner in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has acquired Aerial Armor, a leader in counter-drone systems and an...
Fentanyl deaths among Children Rising Faster than any other age group, and less than 1% are Suicides

Fentanyl Deaths Among Children More Than Tripled in Just Two Years

A new issue brief, entitled “The Changing Faces of Fentanyl Deaths” has found that synthetic opioid (fentanyl) deaths among children 14 years of age and younger, are increasing faster than any...
Keith Terreri, Executive Vice President of Enterprise Services and Business Operations, NEC Corporation of America, explains why NEC supports the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, and American Security Today’s Mission

Why NEC Supports AST’s Mission & ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

NEC National Security Systems (NEC NSS), a subsidiary of NEC Corporation of America, was recognized with Multiple Top-Level Awards from American Security Today in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Award program. This is the...
NEC's biometric face recognition technology is used worldwide for fighting crime, preventing fraud, securing public safety, and improving customer experience across a vast range of locations and industries. (Courtesy of NEC)

NEC Noted for Implementing Industry-Leading Biometric Technologies

In recognition of its accurate and ethical biometric technology, NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a Winner in the Annual 'ASTORS' Awards Program for the last Five Consecutive Years, has officially been...
LINEV Systems purchased Liberty’s first commercial HEXWAVE unit to bring the technology to the corrections and educational industries.

Liberty Defense Receives Order for ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning HEXWAVE

Liberty Defense, a leading technology provider of concealed weapons and threat detection solutions, who took home the Gold for Best Metal/Weapons Detection Solution in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program,...
The SlideDriver II utilizes a new series of SmartTouch controllers to simplify installation and streamline configuration. (Courtesy of HySecurity by NICE)

HySecurity Launches SlideDriver™ II with New SmartTouch™ 725 Controller

Nice, a global manufacturer of smart home, security, and building automation solutions, today announces the next generation of SlideDriver from HySecurity, the SlideDriver II hydraulic gate operator. Building on the SlideDriver legacy...
Team D-Fend Solutions accepts the Intersec 2023 Homeland Security Product Service of the Year award for its EnforceAir Counter-Drone solution. This is huge win not just for D-Fend, but for C-UAS protection in the Homeland Security space.

2022 ‘ASTORS’ Champion EnforceAir Wins 2023 Intersec Product of Year

D-Fend Solutions, a leader in radio frequency cyber-based counter-drone takeover technology, and Double 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award Winner in the AST 2022 Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced its flagship product,...
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover debris from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, SC on February 5, 2023. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson)

US Navy Releases Photos of Chinese Spy Balloon Recovery Effort

February 7, 2023 – In Breaking News – CNN US Navy released photos Tuesday of its recovery effort of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, which US fighter jets shot down over the Atlantic Ocean...
With its ongoing leadership throughout the biometric solutions industry, NEC's robust biometric authentication solution emphasizes how NEC's ability to meet existing and new customer demands, empower end users to take control over their biometric data and steer the biometric industry into the next phase of growth. (Courtesy of NEC)

NEC Named Leader in the Frost Radar Biometrics Authentication Solutions

NEC Corporation is pleased to announce the company has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the leader in the Frost Radar™: Biometrics Authentication Solutions, 2022 benchmarking system. This is the second...