The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has released a first-of-its-kind assessment of the status of nuclear materials security conditions in 176 countries.
A benchmark study of 19 of the world’s 20 leading economies found that the United Kingdom and the United States lead Group of 20 (G20) countries in their ability to withstand cyber attacks and to deploy the digital infrastructure necessary for a productive and secure economy. The index also found that several major economies—Argentina, Indonesia, Russia and Saudi Arabia—do not have cybersecurity plans and do not appear to be developing them.
A research group at ETH Zurich is currently developing an infrared measuring technique to enable the detection of cocaine and its metabolites in saliva. The initial steps towards a portable measuring device have been successful.
Social media is revolutionising disaster management and community building during emergencies.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research found that the number of guns that were linked to crimes increased dramatically after Congress adopted measures aimed to reduce the risks gun dealers face if they divert guns to criminals.
Two emergency medicine physicians with wartime experience have developed a weapon against one rapidly lethal war injury.
Milestone Systems’ open platform IP video management software is the flexible basis for a customized solution in a new central prison in Switzerland, which has twice as many cameras as guards observing the life of those inside and outside the cells. Approaching the 6-meter high wall of the new prison in Lenzburg, Switzerland, it is already clear at the revolving steel door entrance that those inside are not the only ones under surveillance.
March Networks, provider of intelligent IP video solutions, recently announced that Fifth Third Bancorp has initiated an upgrade program of its existing March Networks’ video surveillance systems across more than 1,300 full-service retail banking branches, data centers, corporate offices, and operations and cash handling facilities
Signcryption is a technology that protects confidentiality and authenticity, seamlessly and simultaneously.
Scientists are reporting development of a first-of-its-kind technology that could help law enforcement officials trace the residues from terrorist attacks involving nerve gas and other chemical agents back to the companies or other sources where the perpetrators obtained ingredients for the agent.