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Fluidmesh Networks

Cosimo Malesci, VP Marketing, explains that Fluidmesh produces wireless IT solutions for security applications. Major customers include military networks – particularly in terrorist of hostage situations -- police and fire departments and other public safety deployments, campus security and corporations. The company’s new Fluidmesh 2100 Endo was created for vehicles and transportation applications where the wireless node is embedded.

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News

State grant funds can be used to maintain previously purchased homeland security equipment
Tue, 2010-07-27 11:06 AM
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy
The House Committee on Homeland Security has approved legislation that would enable state, local and tribal governments to use a portion of their homeland security grant monies to maintain their...
Accelerated computing with GPUs
Mon, 2010-07-26 04:25 PM
When the U. S. Government needs help from the military, the armed forces must be fully trained and prepared for anything that might happen. One way to accomplish this is for the military to use...
Sandia hopes to commercialize its multiple-tracked robotic vehicle
Tue, 2010-07-20 09:42 AM
Sandia's robotic range
The Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories would like to identify a commercial business – with expertise in decontamination, hazardous materials and explosives detection – that could...
“See Something, Say Something” expanded with rail security enhancements
Mon, 2010-07-19 02:34 PM
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano launched the first phase of DHS' nationwide "See Something, Say Something" campaign and announced a new national information-sharing partnership with Amtrak as part of...
TSA wants to capture evidence on hard drives more efficiently
Fri, 2010-07-09 03:14 PM
DeepSpar's imaging system
Fed up with its current forensic imaging system, which is designed to gather evidence from computer hard drives, TSA’s digital forensic lab is planning to purchase a state-of-the-art “CD / DVD / Blu-...
CBP wants to detect ultra light aircraft crossing U.S. borders illegally
Thu, 2010-07-08 01:10 PM
Eager to detect small, ultra light, slow-moving aircraft, which might be carrying drugs or cash across the U.S. border, Customs and Border Protection is planning to procure what it calls Small...
Is President Obama’s open government mandate being taken seriously?
Wed, 2010-07-07 01:17 PM
The White House issued an “open government” directive in December 2009, requiring federal agencies, “to take immediate, specific steps to achieve key milestones in transparency, participation, and...
The threat of search engine optimization poisoning
Wed, 2010-07-07 01:03 PM
“Hooligans” (i.e., international soccer fans) now have more to worry about then getting into a brawl with another team’s fan at a game of “footie.” In the midst of the worldwide enthusiasm over the...
DoD to conduct tests on instant messaging technology
Thu, 2010-07-01 03:14 PM
To guarantee that instant messaging tools can communicate with each other and have the levels of information assurance required by the Department of Defense (DOD), the department’s Joint...
Beaver Valley nuclear drill shows cracks in emergency preparedness
Thu, 2010-07-01 11:00 AM
FirstEnergy’s Beaver Valley nuclear power station found communication and operational problems in responding emergency agencies in to Ohio and West Virginia during an emergency preparedness exercise...
Government looks for answers; GSN provides the solution
Wed, 2010-06-30 02:49 PM
The research organization for United States intelligence agencies is looking to provide funding for projects that will lead to radical innovations in intelligence collection. The Intelligence...
Border patrol deploys new weapon along U.S.-Canada border: texting
Thu, 2010-06-17 05:47 PM
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is asking residents, campers, hunters and hikers alike to send anonymous text messages to the agency reporting any suspicious people they come...

Commentary and Opinions

Cyber criminals and terrorists are listening

Cyber criminals and terrorists are listening to our phone calls. From Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, London, Shanghai and places in between, YouTube videos show how, for a mere $20, they can listen to cells phones with a salad bowl and a TV remote. Even baby monitors can pick up your neighbors’ cellular conversation. Iranians viewed videos from U.S. Air Force Predator drones last year, with just $30 worth of software and a laptop.

Can cell phones replace public safety communications?

Twenty years ago, few members of the public had mobile phones, while police, fire and other emergency responders had mobile equipment that provided point-to-point communications. Fast forward to the present, and almost everyone carries a cell phone. Consumer mobile communications has improved immeasurably, while the cost has dropped dramatically.

Under the cover of bright sunlight

Editor's Note: When GSN learned that the alleged Russian spy ring in the United States was using deception techniques such as "steganography," we decided to turn to a true expert in steganography for a description of this little-understood field.

 

New flexible and affordable options for emergency communications via satellite

By Jon Douglas

Emergency response planning and Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) initiatives consistently show up at the top of government chief information officers’ priority lists. However, recognizing the need and allocating the resources have proven to be very different for many agencies. This is certainly understandable. No one wants to buy a solution that they desperately hope to never use.

CASE STUDY -- Minneapolis/St. Paul implementing Verint’s video intelligence solutions on regional fleet

Verint Systems Inc. has announced that the Metropolitan Council in Minneapolis/St. Paul is implementing its Nextiva Transit video solution from Verint Video Intelligence Solutions.

Company News

Advanced airborne video solution successfully demonstrated, says Hughes

Hughes Network Systems, LLC, of Germantown, MD, a provider of broadband satellite networks and services, announced on July 26 it has completed a successful demonstration of its advanced airborne video solution to a key government agency, confirming full D-1 video resolution at air-to-ground user data rates of over 2 Mbps. 

SAIC awarded $19 million task order to provide support to the U.S. Air Force

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), based in McLean, VA, has announced it has been awarded a task order by the General Services Administration (GSA) Greater Southwest Region to provide software development and sustainment support to the U.S. Air Force.  

Link Systems releases TCB-iP4 radio interoperability system with P-25 radios

Link Communications, of Billings, MT has unveiled its TCB-iP4 radio interoperability system, which is VoIP integrated, local and computer controllable.

The system includes a built-in 5w VHF, UHF and 800 mhz secure APCO P-25 radios, a full dispatch interface and support for Nextel, Verizon push-to-talk phones on the Verizon Wireless nationwide network.

DARPA awards Raytheon BBN Technologies to advance automatic translation

Raytheon Company's BBN Technologies, based in Cambridge, MA, has been awarded an additional $6.14 million in funding by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the Multilingual Automatic Document Classification, Analysis and Translation (MADCAT) program.

Hawk Network Defense to present at Black Hat USA 2010

Hawk Network Defense, of Dallas, TX, announced in June that Tim Shelton - Hawk Network Defense’s vice president of research and development - has been selected to speak at the Black Hat USA 2010 Briefings that will take place at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV, on July 28-29.

North American Video secures the Red Bulls Arena

North American Video (NAV) of Brick, NJ, has handed over the keys to security operations management on July 8, having completed the installation of a state-of-the-art physical security system at the newly built Red Bulls Soccer Arena. Located in Harrison, NJ, the arena is equipped with a mixture of fixed and pan/tilt video surveillance cameras and a card access system with local alarm monitoring at the security command center to help ensure the safety and security of the fans and players.

Federal agencies increasingly purchase Q1 Labs’ QRadar SIEM solution

It seems that the global economic crisis has not impacted every comapany, and that is good news. Q1 Labs, of Waltham, MA, announced on June 15 that it has seen a skyrocketing growth in its federal segment, as several government agencies have asked the company to enhance protection against cyber threats, help comply with federal mandates, and keep them updated with emerging technologies such as cloud computing platforms and virtualization.

SAIC is given technology expertise contract by DoD

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), based in McLean, VA, announced on June 14 that it has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), to provide technical services to help secure mission critical data and strengthen sharing capabilities at DoD components and other government agencies.

 

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AES Corporation

AES is at ISW West to introduce its new Intellinet Data Nework, says Mike Sherman, company president. This intelligent wireless data network enables the security industry to report fire alarms, burglar alarms or other security breaches, triggering an immediate response. The product is incredibly reliable, according to Sherman, and that is why it was named #1 in its category in the ISC West New Product Showcase.

Boeing Intelligence and Security Systems

Patrick Derby, Systems Design and Integration Specialist, describes Boeing’s Visual Security Operations (VSOC) suite of products, a common operating system that all decision makers can utilize. The core, he says, is the VSOC Sentinel, which can bring systems into a 3D model. Other products include the VSOC Virtual Shield, containing sensors, cameras and radar, and products for critical infrastructure management, first responders and facilities management.

Honeywell Security Group

Angela Oberman, Product Manager of the Vindicator Technologies Product Line of Honeywell Security Solutions, indicates that the Vindicator product line is an integrated access control, intrusion detection, CCTV system that takes input from these disparate systems and displays them on the headin to create an integrated command and control system. The core market is Air Force,  Army, Navy, Utilities, Chemical Plants and other critical infrastructure.

Recent Webinars

A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Using Dynamic Traffic Intelligence
Thu, 06/10/2010 - 1:00pm

GSN Webinar - A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Using Dynamic Traffic Intelligence

No vendor can solve the entire problem. Learn how to use...

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Five Ways to Maximize Perimeter Security
Wed, 06/09/2010 - 11:00am

Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Time: 11 A.M. Eastern Time

An Educational Webinar Sponsored by BIGBOOTH.COM and GSN Magazine

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An Effective Approach to Continuous Monitoring Requirements under FISMA
Tue, 04/27/2010 (All day)

Recently, the OMB established a task force to develop new metrics to measure the performance of information security at Federal Agencies. Among other things, the new metrics...

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New Products

Bluetooth-compatible CyberKey for mobile access authorization
Videx has announced CyberKey Blue, a rechargeable key that uses Bluetooth technology. The combination of CyberKey technology and Bluetooth technolo...
Introducing the ‘In Case of Emergency’ iPhone app

Legalzoom.com, an online legal service, and Donate Life America (DLA), a non-profit organization, have created and are offering ICE App, intended to help users input the compreh...

NIR, SWIR, and extended VNIR ranges targeted for airborne signal detection

Fitchburg, MA-based...