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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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DHS seeks vendor with expertise in Internet and commercial network service providers
Fri, 2010-06-04 06:48 PM
The National Cyber Security Division at DHS, which is planning to buy hardware, software and components to assemble what it calls a “National Cybersecurity & Protection System,” or NCPS, is...
CBP buys 2,000 etrex Vista GPS units by Garmin
Fri, 2010-06-04 06:11 PM
Garmin's extrex Vista
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has awarded a contract worth nearly $310,000 to Coordinated Defense Supply Systems, Inc., of Clinton Township, MI, to supply 2,000 handheld GPS devices made by...
Don’t Abandon SBInet
Fri, 2010-05-28 05:33 PM
SBInet tower
Just weeks after lawmakers slammed the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their handling of the technological aspects of the SBInet security system...
Telecommunications advisory panel to vote on new ‘secure online transaction’ strategy
Thu, 2010-05-27 03:26 PM
In what appears like it will be a rather quick meeting, the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Panel will hold a public, 20-minute session on June 10, via teleconference call,...
The military gets cyber-serious
Mon, 2010-05-24 04:05 PM
Alexander
The United States is taking cyber-security to the next level, and recent happenings within the government have illustrated just how serious they are.
Defense Department looks for a ‘guardian’
Mon, 2010-05-24 03:48 PM
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced that it will begin implementing the FBI’s eGuardian suspicious activity reporting system, which the Bureau both owns and operates, as a “long-term solution...
TSA awards huge IT infrastructure contract to CSC
Thu, 2010-05-20 02:19 PM
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on May 19 that it has awarded its Information Technology Infrastructure Program (ITIP) contract to Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), of...
FCC to establish advisory panels for its new ERIC
Thu, 2010-05-20 02:04 PM
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has empowered the chief of its Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to establish advisory bodies – and select the appropriate members of those bodies...
‘Rock Phones’ could help U.S. forces pursue Osama bin Laden inside caves
Wed, 2010-05-19 05:28 PM
Osama and "Rock Phone"
Osama bin Laden may still be hiding in a cave in the mountains of Afghanistan or northwest Pakistan, so the U.S. Army is procuring extraordinary communications gear that can transmit voice and data...
Intelligence failures over Christmas remind politicians of 9/11
Wed, 2010-05-19 04:47 PM
Abdulmutallab
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has finally released its unclassified executive summary of the investigation into the government's failures leading up to the attempted 2009 Christmas Day...
Information sharing is valued at all levels
Tue, 2010-05-18 04:09 PM
Local and national law enforcement agencies across the nation are undertaking measures to makes sure more information is shared more broadly.
What’s the best approach to blocking federal prisoners’ use of concealed cell phones?
Fri, 2010-05-14 03:14 PM
Confiscated cell phones
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is considering three different technology-related approaches to preventing inmates in federal prisons from secretly making cell...

Commentary and Opinions

Leveraging social networks to sound the alarm

The proliferation of social networks has revolutionized how people communicate. Today, people are connecting with voice, data and video across the world in seconds. Because millions of people currently use social networking sites, bulletin boards, video-sharing sites, podcasts and blogs, a great opportunity exists to leverage these channels for mass alerting during an emergency.

Securing USB flash drives with biometric authentication

 

Every day, people and organizations hand over their most valuable and vital personal information to government agencies. It is then up to the recipient – a federal or state agency, or another government organization – to safely store that data.

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.

 

Company News

MobileCamViewer is now compatible with Android Phones

mobiDEOS of Sunnyvale, CA, which provides mobile access to video surveillance and remote video camera monitoring, has announced that its MobileCamViewer is now compatible with Android Phones.

Users can purchase the MobileCamViewer directly from mobiDEOS and have the application up and running in approximately three minutes. It will be available soon on the Android Market place. It connects with all Microsoft compatible webcams, popular IP cameras and DVR/NVRs.

G4’S provides situational management, rapid response capabilities

G4S announced the introduction of their Secure Trax PLUS fully interactive software platform on June 22, providing a critical link to expand the capabilities of security officers through cutting edge technology products.

UK Central Office of Information selects Accellion for secure sharing of digital information

Accellion Inc., of Palo Alto, CA, announced on June 24 that Britain’s Central Office of Information (COI), a government center for marketing and communication, has selected Accellion’s secure file transfers solution.

Pryme announces new patent-pending products

Pryme, of Brea, CA, has announced the release of several patent-pending products, including the WTC-4100, a speaker microphone, ruggedized, waterproof, IP rated and developed with advanced HD platform.

A new big push-to-talk (PTT) button has been added on the front, especially for gloved hands. The device offers secure wireless PTT within three meters range, and the wireless PTT transmitter is powered with a common coin cell battery and can last 1,000 hours.

Fortress Technologies teams up with DOE for wireless networking

Fortress Technologies, of Westford, MA announced on June 16 that it has won a strategic contract with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) to develop a series of 802.11 wireless network components that can be integrated into a layered solution to meet security requirements mandated by the National Security Agency (NSA) for classified wireless data transmission up to the secret level.

MIR3 releases new version of TelAlert notification system to celebrate 15th anniversary

MIR3, of San Diego, CA, a developer of intelligent notification and response software, announced on June 16 the release of TelAlert version 5.71 and TelAlert 6e version 6.2 in recognition of the product’s 15-year anniversary.

Panasonic’s brings integrative security to the classroom

Panasonic System Networks, Inc. has introduced the industry’s first combination classroom audio and security device on June, the A+ Audio System, which puts one-button access to immediate assistance within any educators reach in case of a security emergency in school. The Panasonic WX-LT350 infrared wireless microphone enables the instructor to be heard clearly, even over the low rumble of constantly chatting students.

Raytheon introduces new system for tactical networked communications

Raytheon Company of Waltham, MA, introduced its new Enhanced Mobile Ad-Hoc Network Radio System on June 15. The system provides netted communications and tactical data for coalition interoperability with easy-to-use and proven capabilities for seamless coalition use on vehicular and dismounted applications.

 

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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.

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

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