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Drone incursions on homes, stadiums, events, and even private property present a range of security issues, primarily due to their potential for unauthorized surveillance, disruption, and even use as an inexpensive means to launch an offensive attack. One significant concern is the risk of drones being used for reconnaissance purposes, allowing individuals with malicious intent to gather intelligence on security vulnerabilities, crowd movements, signal intelligence, and...

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Proactive threat mitigation involves identifying and addressing potential risks and vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by malicious actors. It's a proactive approach to security that aims to minimize the impact of security incidents or breaches by taking preventive measures. Here are some key aspects: Risk Assessment: This involves identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities to your systems, networks, or data. It often includes analyzing past...

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Blueforce Development Corporation is pleased to announce partnership with Synthetic Decision Group Inc. (SynDG) to implement the Global Ports and Maritime Security Initiative. The initiative will integrate a range of technologies and approaches to protect ports, maritime infrastructure, and the supply chain to foster risk management and adaptive crisis management capabilities. Key among these initiatives is establishment of a series of port security technology integration...

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Geopolitical and even transnational shaping of highly mobile and violent burglary rings has prompted discussion and transactions across our business. These now include repeatable "method of operations" (MO's), but also alarming tactics per compound breaches, but also armed incursions and methods that include targeted communities and homes (largely, intelligence-based identification of targets of opportunities). This is not our parent's worry of threat to our families. Specifically,...

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Samsung SmartThings is a smart "consumer" platform that allows users to connect and control various smart devices within their homes. The SmartThings ecosystem includes a central hub known as the SmartThings Hub or Station, along with a mobile app for device control.  Most important to the SmartThings ecosystem is the hundreds of consumer sensors that can be leveraged by the hub and spoke architecture afforded...

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LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) has gained significant traction in the realm of sensor applications, offering a robust and energy-efficient solution for the Internet of Things (IoT). One of its key advantages lies in its ability to facilitate communication over long distances with minimal power consumption. This makes it particularly well-suited for scenarios where sensors need to transmit data wirelessly while maintaining extended battery...

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To many, sentiment analysis is known as opinion mining, a natural language processing (NLP) technique used to determine the emotional tone or sentiment expressed in a piece of text. It involves analyzing text data to identify whether the sentiment expressed is positive, negative, neutral, or sometimes even more nuanced emotions like anger, joy, sadness, etc.  The primary goal of sentiment analysis is to understand the underlying...

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John Boyd, a Korean War U.S. Air Force pilot and subsequent military strategist, has been front and center in how we at Blueforce have thought about and designed our technology for use by our national security and public safety decision makers. During the Korean War, Boyd was curious as to why the F-86 Sabre was so dominant in shooting down the Russian MiG-15. He quickly...

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Complex emergency management is fundamentally a lesson in organized chaos where accountability is a core foundational element of shared situational awareness. Knowing where to find what you need can be as chaotic given that response assets — the vehicles, equipment, autonomous platforms — are rarely in one place and scattered throughout an area of operation. Asset inventory coupled with resources and capability on a “single...

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While "domain awareness" has been a long-standing requirement for military and counter-terrorism operations, Blueforce has been hearing this more and more for incident management in the public safety and emergency management spaces. Domain awareness is of paramount importance for emergency managers as it provides a comprehensive understanding of the operating environment in which emergencies or disasters occur. Here are several reasons why domain awareness is...

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