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PCII takes on new partners, issues new rules
Protected Critical Infrastructure Information brings aboard Massachusetts, California, Texas, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; new rules address privacy and data submission concerns
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Canada Foundation for Innovation awards homeland security grants
Research into protecting infrastructure and developing new energy sources receive special attention; hundreds of million of Canadian dollars awarded for a wide range of scientific endeavors; Universities of Toronto and Calgary among winners
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Error rates cause havoc for TWIC roll-out
One percent error rate is fine for HSPD-12, but FIPS-201 sensitivity may cause problems at ports; long lines and delays are expected, and port officials are steaming
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AirDefense sensors to be deployed in FAA LAN security project
Contract won by Simplex Data Solutions will result in the deployment of hundreds of AirDefense wireless sensors; latter company flies high after receiving $14 million in second round funding
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Control Products seeks patent for anti-RPG parachute
System is launched from rocket tubes attached to a vehicle or arrayed around a perimeter; Kevlar parachutes snag incoming RPGs; reloading as simple as replacing rockets
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Smarter Security Systems launches new outdoor DVR line
Temperature-hardened and weatherproof SmarterDVRs are designed for remote, outdoor use in such rugged locales as oil fields — and even underwater; system sports motion-based recording and internet connectivity; lower power consumption a critical feature
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SmartTECH to market Akoura's DataSecure software in India
DataSecure’s clever “obfuscation technology” disguises senstive data as commonplace files; unauthorized users are welcomed into the system, but once there they find nothig of value; “cryptographic data store” hides secure information from the operating system so normal and embedded files look the same on the Properties menu
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SPRUCE system permits emergency supercomputing
Scientists need access to TeraGrid computers in order to predict dangerous weather patterns; once notified by an emergency call, computers and servers linked into the SPRUCE system preempt less-critical work
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Zareba reports devastating first quarter numbers
With net income down 94 percent, the electrical fence company goes through growing pains as it attempts to shift from controlling livestock to controlling prisons and oil refineries
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Buffalo researchers use nano-sensors to locate power outages
Technology will save utilities from block to block searches for downed wires; nanosensors monitor any electrical system that runs on 120 volts — including refrigerators, freezers, home theatre systems, and even home medical systems
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Louisville offers critical infrastructure course
Three-day course is targeted toward security architects, security system designers, project managers and security directors, but does not grant credit toward a degree
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Investigative Services Agencies may buy Intrepid Defense & Security Systems
Negotiations are underway, as ISA tries to expand beyond corporate investigation and risk management into the homeland security market; Intrepid’s LifeVision3D —capable of providing 3D images of autombile undercarriages as easily as it can IEDs — would help ISA leap ahead
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Communication security specialist KoolSpan raises $6.5 million
it is a good time to be in the communication security business, and Security Growth Partners and New York Angels give the company with innovative technology a boost
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DHS inspector general 2007 agenda to focus on IT procurement
Four audits of laptop security, include one for OIG itself, are planned; SBInet to receive particular scrutiny; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ IT modernization, and the Coast Guard’s enterprise architecture implementation among other programs scheduled for review
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Universal Detection Technology offers HAZMAT planning DVD
Known for its BSM-2000 spore detection system, UDT adds to its library of emergency planning resources
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The long view
Hacking the Grid: How Digital Sabotage Turns Infrastructure into a Weapon
The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. The blackout was the result of a precise and invisible manipulation of the industrial control systems that manage the flow of electricity. This synchronization of traditional military action with advanced cyber warfare represents a new chapter in international conflict, one where lines of computer code that manipulate critical infrastructure are among the most potent weapons.
Entity Resolution: The Security Technology You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
The concept “entity resolution” (ER) is probably unfamiliar, but it underpins much of the world’s security—in telecommunications, banking and national security.
West Coast Levee Failures Show Growing Risks from America’s Aging Flood Defenses
Across the U.S., levees are getting older while weather is getting more extreme. Many of these structures were never designed for the enormous responsibility they now carry.
Mexico and U.S. Look for New Deal in Long-Running Battle Over 80-year Old Water Treaty
Mexico and the US’s growing dispute over water rights further complicates an already strained relationship that must tackle existing challenges related to drug trafficking, security, migration and trade wars. Water is just the latest issue to rise to the top of the tension table.