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Passive millimeter-wave technology promoted as solving privacy, health concerns
There are three leading technologies in whole-body scanning: backscatter X-ray, active millimeter wave, and passive millimeter wave; the first raises privacy issue; the second raises health concerns; Florida-based Brijot, a champion of passive millimeter wave, says its technology addresses both sets of concerns
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Homeland security incubator opens on Long Island
The Morrelly Homeland Security Center in Bethpage, Long Island, occupies a 90,000-square foot facility which once was Grumman Plant 5; the lunar module was built there in the 1960s and 1970s
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CybersecurityFBI: Cyber-terrorism a real and growing threat to U.S.
FBI director Robert Mueller: "The risks are right at our doorsteps and in some cases they are in the house"; Richard Clarke, former White House terrorism czar: "Every major company in the U.S. and Europe has been penetrated -- it's industrial warfare"
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CybersecurityU.S. unveils cybersecurity strategy
The Obama administration on Tuesday declassifies part of the secret cybersecurity plan aiming to bolster U.S. cyberdefenses; the plan has twelve directives that cover the government’s strategy to protect U.S. networks -- including military, civilian, government networks, and critical infrastructure systems -- as well as the government’s offensive strategy to combat cyberwarfare
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IBM completes acquisition of NISC
IBM is strengthening its position in the security services market by National Interest Security Company, a privately held company headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia; (NISC), which has 1,000 employees, has expertise in systems engineering, biometrics, document and media exploitation, systems integration, software development, enterprise architecture, security, information assurance, analysis support, and critical infrastructure protection
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Unisys withdraws protest to GAO over TSA's ITIP contact
Unisys filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over the awarding the TSA's Information Technology Infrastructure Program (ITIP) contract to Computer Sciences Corp; the ITIP award has been worth over $1 billion to Unisys and going forward was valued at $500 million over five years to run TSA’s information technology infrastructure; Unisys has now withdrawn the protest
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ISC West: Premier security event, showcase for the latest security technology
ISC West is the premier showcase for security technology and solutions; more than 20,000 attendees, and nearly 1,000 exhibitors will meet in Las Vegas to exhibit -- and to examine -- the best and the latest in security technology
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Axis shows innovative and affordable HDTV Network Cameras
AXIS M32 Series and P3304 offer a flexible and easy-to-install HDTV solution; M1054 is the smallest and smartest HDTV network camera on the market; at ISC West, Axis will provide conference attendees with product demonstrations and information, as well as insight into the latest video surveillance technologies
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DSC continues to innovate in security monitoring, Internet security communications, and wireless security products
DSC is a big player in electronic security, manufacturing control panels and IP alarm monitoring products; the Toronto-based company has manufacturing facilities in Canada and Italy, and its products are sold in 140 countries
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Next Level believes in the integration of traditionally separate subsystems into a single appliance
Next Level, founded by industry veteran Peter Jankowski, believes that the integration of traditionally separate subsystems into a single appliance can bring significant value to the entire market; the company's flagship product, the NLSS Gateway, integrates traditionally separate subsystems into a completely unified networked solution from the ground up
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Samsung, GVI Security to in collaboration which will lead to one product line
Samsung, a manufacturer of video security products offering IP, thermal, and analog cameras, network and digital video recorders, establishes a strategic partnership with GVI Security, a provider of video security solutions to the homeland security, institutional, and commercial markets, to provide optimal security solutions to customers in North and Latin America
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iBio to license vaccine production facility using green plant technology
iBio will license the iBioLaunch platform to G-Con, LLC, a private Texas company; the “GreenVax Project” uses Nicotiana plants grown hydroponically; the green plant technology platform holds the promise of shortening vaccine production from months to weeks
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Attensity shows data analyzer based on the company's broader approach to unstructured data analysis
Attensity applies its broad approach to unstructured data analysis to the analysis of customers' preferences and wishes; the company's solutions are helpful to intelligence and law enforcement organizations in connecting the dots gleaned from vast amounts of information
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U.K. shipper complies with "known shipper" requirements by installing Avigilon surveillance system
Avigilon helps Airberg conform with government-regulated security requirements, saving more than £700,000 each year; additional benefits include protecting the shipper's facility from theft and vandalism and minimizing the loss and damage of goods
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How accurate is E-Verify?
Many news reports about a DHS-sponsored evaluation of the effectiveness of the E-Verify project said that the study found that the program was accurate in only 54 percent of the cases submitted to it for verification; the heavily statistical analysis is not easily penetrated, but what the report said was that due primarily to identity fraud, the inaccuracy rate of E-Verify for unauthorized workers is approximately 54 percent
The Long View
TrendGlobal UAV sales boom, but South Africa's UAV sector flounders
South Africa was among the world's leaders in designing and manufacturing UAVs; UAVs are the most dynamic segment growth sector in the global aerospace industry; South Africa could have benefited from the growing interest in UAVs, lack of investment in R&D and in finished products may cause South Africa to abdicate the UAV lead it once held
Spyware big seller in China
The Chinese government no longer has a monopoly over domestic spying; sales of James Bond-like hidden surveillance tools such as cameras disguised as pens or buttons to companies and individuals soar
The business of innovationEconomists: Markets outperform patents in promoting intellectual discovery
Researchers say that the problem with patents is that they give the prize to the winner only; whoever comes in second or third walks away empty-handed; allowing people to benefit even if they only tackle a part of a problem might well lead to more collaboration, and to the faster development of an ultimate solution to the whole problem
India's private security companies flourish
As a result of the Mumbai attacks, the Indian private security industry has been growing by leaps and bounds; already the country's private security force numbers 5 million, 1.3 million more than India's police forces
The 25 most dangerous places for offshore outsourcing
Are you thinking about outsourcing your company's back-room work to companies in Bogota, Bangkok, or Johannesburg? Think again; here is a list of the 25 worst outsourcing cities
Calm amid the stormNorthrop Grumman is attractive
Northrop Grumman is in a good position, as they really only need to perform as "average" to deserve a higher stock price appreciation; as the worst performing of the "big" defense contractors in 2008, it should be the year for a turnaround at Northrop
Globalization and its discontentsRegulators cannot cope with food counterfeiting, contamination
New worry: Between the extremes of accidentally contaminated food and terrorism via intentional contamination, lies the counterfeiter, seeking not to harm but to hide the act for profit
