OmniPerception has developed innovative facial surveillance technology that is capable of identifying faces in second. CheckPoint.S is unique in that it can capture an image and recognise a suspect as they walk past the camera. The suspect doesn't have to directly look at the camera because the technology is capable of extracting the facial features from the image and compares these against i
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A technology demonstrator has been developed, which integrates face and iris recognition into one prototype platform that can recognise subjects when they are on the move. BAE Systems' investment in helping highly innovative SMBs accelerate their own technologies is delivering significant advances in face and iris recognition that could benefit national security. The project combines the biome
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A spin out from the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), ThruVision Systems' unique passive security imaging technology can detect explosives, liquids, narcotics, weapons, plastics and ceramics hidden under clothing and can image both metallic and non-metallic threat objects concealed on still or moving subjects, without revealing body details and also without radiating the perso
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Radio Tactics Ltd has announced the launch of Athena v4. Athena provides rapid and effective data acquisition from mobile devices in challenging situations, empowering military and covert operatives with real time, actionable intelligence, allowing them to make immediate, informed decisions. The v4 upgrade of Athena builds on the extensive capability of v3 of the frontline intelligence gatheri
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Sophos' recent 2010 Security Threat Report uncovers some alarming attitudes towards international cyber-espionage. Respondents were asked questions including whether they thought spying via hacking or malware attacks is an acceptable practice and if the computer networks of private companies in other countries are legitimate targets. Some of the key findings of the survey indicate a relaxed at
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Imperva has announced its hacker intelligence initiative (HII), a research effort focused on providing deeper insight on how cybercriminals conduct large scale cyber attacks as well as shedding light on the evolution of the underground business of cybercrime. Part of Imperva's Application Defense Center (ADC), the hacker intelligence initiative will investigate the anatomy of attacks as well as ke
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Shutterless technology allows uncooled IR engines and cameras to operate continuously without the need for a mechanical shutter for NUC (Non Uniformity Correction) operations. By eliminating the need for a shutter, these engines are constantly open, experiencing no image freezes - critical to applications such as missile heads and missile warning systems. Shutterless engines are also smaller a
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The adoption of cloud computing is causing significant concerns around privacy and security in the public sector. The benefits for cloud computing are very compelling, especially as the Government looks to the private sector for proven techniques to drive down back office costs, make the most of new technology and use new management practices to encourage efficiency. With plans to cut public secto
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The need for secure file transfer has been highlighted by a report produced by Axway and Meritalk showing that over half of US government workers have sent unencrypted data through their personal e-mail accounts and two thirds use physical media to transfer government data. Some key points from the report: Federal agencies are leaving Federal data exposed on the wire: • 71% of respondents a
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Portendo AB and BAE Systems have signed an agreement to co-operate on civil and military detection systems for improvised explosive devices. The agreement means that BAE Systems obtains an exclusive license to market, sell and manufacture Portendo's P.Eye-S in the United States and Canada, for the civil market. The P.Eye-S is Portendo's first product for remote detection of explosives, providin
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