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  • Lumenera selects Pixim to provide digital imaging chip set for new camera line

    Pixim’s Digital Pixel System technology converts light to a digital signal directly at the point of capture in the image sensor; 128 MB of on-board memory makes chip set ideal for temporary video storage; technology a boost to Lumenera’s low-light surveillance cameras

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  • ISAlliance and ANSI announce IT security standards documents

    Publications help IT security planners extend their internal security to their contractual realtionships; contracting for information security often overlooked in negotiation

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  • Fuel cells' promise for low power, long run-time devices

    Two New Jersey companies demonstrate a fuel cell-powered wireless camera prototype system with infrared sensing and audio capability; the device is ideal for perimeter defense, border monitoring, batlefield observation, and more

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  • DHS release report on Operation Cyber Storm

    DHS’s report on a large-scale simulated attack on U.S. government and critical infrastructure assets offers mixed results; no grades were assigned to specific performances, but the over-all impression is that the government’s — and industry’s — response to such an attcak could be much improved

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  • Terrorists or business rivals? You decide

    Medical facilities report visits by fake inspectors; some believe terrorism involved; industrial espionage seems more likely motive

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  • Financial sector continues to lead in continuity and infrastructure protection

    Efforts include widespread adoption of continuity standards and participation in TopOff exercises; communications capabilities important focus after protecting consumer data

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  • Louisiana officials worry about levees

    Tropical Storm Ernesto heads toward Gulf of Mexico; evacuation planning seems improved but overtopping and breaching still threaten levees

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  • MachineTalker finalizes OEM deal with Sense-Comm

    MachineTalker’s sensor network technology to be deployed to oil refineries; applications include detecting problems in rotating equipment and identifying oil and gas leaks

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  • Delta Scientific’s anti-terrorist barriers protect entrance to the U.K. embassy in Budapest, Hungary

    The DSC 1100 barrier can stop a 15,000 pound vehicle travelling 40 miles per hour; sally ports at the embassy maximize security

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  • H7 Security Systems, Lincasia in strategic partnership

    H7’s Silent Soldier, and intelligent monitoring and surveillance system designed for critical infrastructure, military installations, border crossings, and more, received the prestigious Frost & Sullivan 2006 product innovation award, and has been contracted to deploy it in India and China; the company has entered into a strategic partnership with Lincasia, and will incorporate the latter’s technology into the system

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  • Supposedly invincible communication hub crashes in Seattle

    A major communication hub in Seattle, claiming to be among the most
    secure centers in the world, was built to withstand earthquakes and run for weeks on its own power; yet, two weeks ago it crashed

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  • The Unocal decision: Bad for business, irrelevant for homeland security

    The reverberations from the DP World’s deal are still being felt, something which is not helpful to U.S. business, without making any contribution to homeland security

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  • NSA faces power shortages

    NSA usually operates under the shroud of secrecy, but their energy supply issues are no secret at all; the spy agency may soon face critical blackouts which could be detrimental to the agency’s top secret work if the problem is not addressed soon

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  • Owners of Chicago’s second-tallest building say they are prepared

    The Aon Center, the fourteenth-tallest building in the world is a prime target for terrorist according to a DHS spokesman; the owners of the building, however, believe they are prepared

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  • California prepares all-in-one business recovery and continuity plan

    Hurricane Katrina was a great example of the need for states to have their own continuity plans; California has learned the lesson from the Gulf Coast region and is preparing to secure its own critical infrastructure in an all-in-one plan

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More headlines

  • Cyber congressman demands answers before CISA gets cut down to size
  • CISA advisory committee approves four draft reports on critical infrastructure resilience
  • DHS warns of escalating threats to US critical infrastructure in 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment
  • Potential China Threats to U.S. Port Infrastructure Security: House Homeland Security Committee
  • China has a ‘near monopoly’ on many critical minerals. JPMorgan says it could be the next battleground with the U.S.
  • Kansas would benefit by returning to Trump-era funding of election infrastructure needs
  • Cotton introduces bill to study cybersecurity risks for U.S. agriculture
  • CISA needs better collaboration with the EPA and water sector, watchdog says
  • DHS Unveils new Shields Ready campaign to promote critical infrastructure security and resilience
  • Israel and US government agencies announced the BIRD Cyber Program, an investment of roughly $4M in projects to enhance the cyber resilience of critical infrastructure
  • Nuclear reactor restarts, but Japan’s energy policy in flux
  • Hawking says he lost $100 bet over Higgs discovery
  • Kansas getting $500K in law enforcement grants
  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
  • Ohio’s Homeland Security funding drops sharply
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
  • Homeland security gets involved with Indiana water conservation
  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
  • Wickr enables encrypted, self-destructing iPhone messages
  • NASA explains Why clocks got an extra second on 30 June
  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
  • Colorado wildfires to raise insurance rates in future years
  • Colorado fires threaten IT businesses
  • Improve your disaster recovery preparedness for hurricane season
  • London 2012 business continuity plans must include protecting information from new risks

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