Avner Meyrav, NoCamels - Israel Innovation News The hacking of the Associated Press’ Twitter account just a few days ago—a false tweet said the White House had been hit by two explosions and that Barack Obama was injured--is more proof, if any was needed, that password-protection offers little… protection. While many online companies, such as Facebook and Google, have introduced steps such as two-step verification to protect our personal information, these are still easy to bypass for …More

A nice Jewish boy from Israel is revolutionizing the way global waters are monitored for security. Ami Daniel is CEO and co-founder of Windward Maritime Solutions, an Israeli start up that combines satellite imagery with intelligence data to predict where potentially dangerous ships might strike. “Most governmental intelligence agencies, as well as business intelligence organizations, act on information they have,” wrote Daniel in a recent issue of Common Defense Quarterly. “They research, …More

An Israeli security startup has discovered a dangerous app loophole that could make iPhone users vulnerable to hackers. Skycure published a memo on its blog last week, demonstrating how users could take advantage of mobileconfig files used by carriers to configure clients’ phones. Hackers can manipulate these XML files to adapt accounts for their own devices. This breach could result in stolen passwords, data and private information, and could be used to attack iPhones, iPods and iPads. “This …More

The IDF and the Israel Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet security service) have uncovered and disrupted a terror infrastructure belonging to the military wing of Hamas, which had acted to establish a regional headquarters so as to carry out attacks in the area of Hebron. Roughly 20 terrorists – known Hamas members who had previously served prison sentences in Israel for their previous terror activity – were arrested. The investigation carried out by the security forces revealed that the arrested …More

An Israeli research company has designed an explosives detection technique using unusual accomplices—mice. BioExplorer is displaying its bomb-sniffing mice at the International Conference on Homeland Security in Tel Aviv this week. Organizers think the system could be implemented in airports, malls, checkpoints, and other places where the possibility of explosives is a concern. “We use mice as biosensors because they are very sensitive, very specific and we can use multiple sensors in one cartridge …More

Delegates from more than 50 countries will gather in Tel Aviv for a homeland security conference. Cyber security, critical infrastructure protection and emergency management will be the focus of the Nov. 11-14th International Conference for Homeland Security, according to Israel 21c. Homeland security officials, police chiefs, heads of intelligence organizations and leaders of companies in various security fields and other defense specialists are expected to attend and network. Speakers include Israeli Defense …More

An Israeli security firm has been selected to provide radio communications for One World Trade Center. The Mer Group, based out of Holon, was awarded an $11.8 million contract along with North American Mobile Systems. The group will install a first response radio system throughout the new trade center building, which is currently under construction. "We are greatly pleased and humbled to have been awarded this unique and prestigious project for a First Responders radio communications system to be installed at …More

Security issues may prevent Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan from attending the United Nation’s conference on climate change. Officials from Qatar, where the summit will take place in November, have agreed to allow Erdan into the country, but have refused to allow his security detail. A similar security scuffle occurred in January 2010, when Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau visited United Arab Emirates to attend the International Renewable Energy Agency conference. While Shin Bet, …More

Experts have proposed a radical plan to stop unwanted migration due to climate change. In a 200 page report submitted to Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan, a team of academics, led by Professor Arnon Soffer and Dr. Anton Berkovsky of the University of Haifa, have proposed turning Israel into a walled nation, protected literally by a modern fortress wall that would span both land and sea. The fence would be used to keep out so called ‘climate refugees’, those who are forced to flee the …More

The new alert system created by Israel’s Mul-T-Lock and Starcom Systems, which alerts owners of its location when stolen, is a 2012 finalist for the IFSEC Security Industry’s Physical Security Product of the Year award. The winner will be announced on May 14 at the event, set to be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. The WatchLock, which appears to be an oversized standard lock, is enforced with GPS and cellular chips. The lock’s developers have created technology which allows the lock to …More

Defense ministers for Israel and Colombia met Monday in an effort to share military skills and strengthen ties between the two countries. The visit, which marked Ehud Barak’s first official trip to the South American country, concluded with Juan Carlos Pinzon announcing Colombia would consider purchasing drone aircraft from Israel. The duo also signed a bilateral security treaty and promised to work together on improving security techniques and fighting terrorism. Barak said a focus of the trip was …More

A top Homeland Security official briefed Jewish groups in the wake of the deadly attack in Toulouse, France. Bill Flynn, an assistant undersecretary at the Department of Homeland Security, spoke to over 120 leaders in a phone call on Wednesday, two days after lone gunman believed to be an Islamist extremist killed a rabbi and three children at a Jewish school in the southern French city. Paul Goldenberg, who heads the Security Communication Network, the group affiliated with the Jewish Federations of North …More