Snort is a free and open source network intrusion prevention system (NIPS) and network intrusion detection system (NIDS) . Snort having the ability to perform real-time traffic analysis and packet logging on Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Snort performs protocol analysis, content searching, and content matching. The program can also be…
TSA to cease breeding program for detection dogs
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security TSA will eliminate its detection dog breeding program at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, by the middle of next fiscal year, but will continue to train the animals for its use. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government…
TSA to cease detection dog breeding program
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security TSA will eliminate its detection dog breeding program at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, by the middle of next fiscal year, but will continue to train the animals for its use. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government…
DSIT to provide six diver detection systems
Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: AquaShield Israeli sonar and acoustic solutions provider and system integrator DSIT, said it would deliver six portable diver detection systems that would be used by a navy. The company didn’t name the integrator or the nationality of the navy end user however. The order,…
Morpho Detection and Optosecurity partner to bring advanced capabilities to airport checkpoints
Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: eVelocity fromOptosecurity Morpho Detection, Inc., the explosives and narcotics detection business of Morpho, Safran group’s security unit, announced on Oct. 31 a partnership with Canada-based Optosecurity, Inc., a global provider of threat detection technology, to expand and upgrade checkpoint networking and X-ray detection capabilities. …
Explosive detection by canines to undergo a thorough examination
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection TSA is looking for ways to improve the ability of canines to detect explosives, and issued a broad agency announcement on Oct. 24 to gather white papers from prospective contractors who can contribute to such research. According to its solicitation, TSA wants to better…
NNSA closes monitoring office as detection tech becomes more efficient
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Highly-enriched Uranium The U.S. nuclear security agency closed one of its radiological monitoring offices in Russia ahead of schedule because it said advanced detection technology was more effective at the job. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said on Oct. 23 that…
DHS expands DNDO Securing the Cities detection program
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Port of Long Beach The Los Angeles/Long Beach area will use $1.5 million in grant money to expand efforts aimed at detecting and responding to nuclear and biological threats. As part of DHS’ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’s (DNDO) Securing the Cities (STC)…
Senstar delivers $3.4 million perimeter detection system to Latin American oil facilities
Top Priority Sector: perimeter_protection Image Caption: Senstar’s OmniTrax Senstar Andina announced on Oct. 4 the sale of more than $3.4 million worth of perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) to protect oil facilities in Latin America. The project includes the protection of 125 oil wells and two operations centers. “Senstar Andina…
China opens radiation detection center and customs training academy
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Qinhuangdao U.S. and Chinese officials officially opened on Sept. 27 a new radiation detection center in the port of Qinhuangdao on China’s northwestern coast. The facility, said the U.S. nuclear security, which helped construct it, will provide training for China’s customs officers…