Security
'Herds' of wary cars could keep an eye out for thieves
A new approach to car alarms gets vehicles to watch each others' backs like a herd of animals under threat from predators. The security system relies on networks of cars constantly gossiping with their neighbours using concealed wireless transmitters. The cars raise the alarm when a thief tries to make a getaway with any of their number. "Multiple sensors hidden within the car would make it difficult, if not impossible, for a car thief to disable the system in a short period of time," says Hui Song from Frostburg State University, Arizona, US, who designed the system – called SVATS (Sensor-network-based Vehicle Anti-theft System) – with colleagues at Pennsylvania State University.
Jun 6, 2008, 14:47

Security
INTERVIEW-Chertoff keen on Israeli airport security technology
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Thursday he will seek to adopt novel Israeli methods, like behaviour-detection technologies, to better secure America's airports. One of the new systems presented at the conference, developed by the Israeli technology company WeCU, uses behavioural science, together with biometric sensors, to detect sinister intentions among travellers.
May 29, 2008, 14:14

Security : Israel
Israel startup uses behavioral science to identify terrorists
WeCU ("We see you," in case you are unaccustomed to SMS-speak) promises an automated system to detect people with mayhem on their minds. The system integrates methods and doctrines from the behavioral sciences with biometric sensors. According to the company's founders, in under a minute it can screen an individual, without his or her knowledge or cooperation and without interfering with routine activities, and disclose intentions to carry out criminal or terror activity. It can identify subjects who are not carrying any suspicious objects, do not demonstrate any suspicious behavior, do not fit into a predefined social or other profile and do not arouse any suspicion.
May 9, 2008, 13:31

Security : Israel
Chilean Salmon Farm Enhances Security with ioimage Intelligent Video Edge Devices
Herzliya, Israel (PRWEB) May 1, 2008 -- ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today that Trusal S.A., a leader in the Chilean aquaculture industry, has implemented ioimage video analytics to protect its salmon pools in Puerto Montt from threats approaching from sea and land.
May 1, 2008, 15:42

Security : Israel
Check Point, Tel Aviv U. on information security research
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. and Tel Aviv University are setting up a joint information security research institute at the Department of Computer Sciences. A joint company-university board will manage the new institute and it will be jointly financed by both entities. The set-up investment is estimated at several million shekels.
Apr 14, 2008, 13:26