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WTOP
December 11, 2017
“If this was truly intended as a suicide attack, based on fact that the IED was strapped to the suspect's body, then this runs counter to the most recent terrorist propaganda efforts calling for operatives to survive the attack and live to carry out future operations,” said Mike Maness, director of TrapWire, a globalÃÂ ...
WTOP
May 24, 2017
... the show is over. Many of the pre-event security preparations and procedures have been dismantled and security personnel numbers reduced, since a successful conclusion of the concert may be prematurely deemed 'a success,'” said Mike Maness, director of security firm TrapWire Inc., in an interview.
WTOP
June 28, 2016
“The fact that the initial security stop appears to have occurred outside of the terminal could be viewed as a small degree of success for Turkish officials in that they probably mitigated the body count,” said Mike Maness, Director at TrapWire Inc., former CIA counterterror operations officer. The attackers wereÃÂ ...
WTOP
April 25, 2016
However, Mike Maness, director of TrapWire, a global threat detection firm, said: “We do not believe our adversaries share the same view.” The Western view of what constitutes a hard target for terrorists to attack may no longer be effective, not because modern security protocols don't work, but becauseÃÂ ...
Dallas Morning News
April 30, 2015
What I learned from these emails and also from scarce state records and from questions I asked last week of TrapWire's president is that the TrapWire system takes existing footage from participating surveillance cameras and tries to analyze it for potential threats. (Sunday's Watchdog report told more aboutÃÂ ...
Dallas Morning News
April 25, 2015
The surveillance detection program is run by TrapWire, a Virginia-based company that is a key player in DPS' intelligence operations. WikiLeaks revealed that TrapWire paid Stratfor an 8 percent commission to help it sign the Texas account in 2010. TrapWire president Dan Botsch told me his program isÃÂ ...
ZDNet
August 17, 2012
Technically, Cubic has nothing to do with Abraxas Applications, which is behind TrapWire. But there are some historical vestiges as well as current shareholder arrangements that make the connections between Cubic, Abraxas Applications and Abraxas Corp. far more muddled than initially portrayed.
Business Insider
August 17, 2012
Last week WikiLeaks published internal emails from the U.S. private security firm Stratfor that describe a widespread surveillance network called TrapWire that was created and is run by former members of the CIA. RT first broke the story about the system's staggering reach into the privacy of passersby andÃÂ ...
Gawker
August 13, 2012
The internet has been freaking out all weekend over an ominously-titled surveillance program called "TrapWire," after it showed up in some leaked Wikileaks emails. If you've listened to the hype, you might think TrapWire was an evil omniscient spy robot that runs off the fumes of our burning Constitution.
Naked Security
August 13, 2012
TrapWire is a predictive software system designed to detect patterns indicative of terrorist attacks or criminal operations. Utilizing a proprietary, rules-based engine, TrapWire detects, analyzes and alerts on suspicious events as they are collected over periods of time and across multiple locations. ThroughÃÂ ...
WTOP
May 24, 2017
... conclusion of the concert may be prematurely deemed 'a success,'” said Mike Maness, director of security firm TrapWire Inc., in an interview.
The Nation.
November 18, 2016
In 2012, Abraxas was the subject of intense media scrutiny for developing a powerful surveillance tool called TrapWire. According to cablesÃÂ ...
Mirror.co.uk
July 15, 2016
A father-of-two was 'nearly decapitated' by a wire booby trap as he cycled down a popular bike route at a speed of around 20mph. Adam HoultÃÂ ...
WTOP
June 28, 2016
... as a small degree of success for Turkish officials in that they probably mitigated the body count,” said Mike Maness, Director at TrapWire Inc.,ÃÂ ...
Dallas Morning News
June 18, 2015
I reported something to you about the Texas Department of Public Safety that is in error. DPS told me that its TrapWire super-surveillanceÃÂ ...
Dallas Morning News
April 25, 2015
The surveillance detection program is run by TrapWire, a Virginia-based company that is a key player in DPS' intelligence operations.
Business Insider
August 17, 2012
Then several news outlets claimed that the growing dismay was misguided, specifically the claim that cameras linked to TrapWire utilizes facialÃÂ ...
Wired News
August 14, 2012
Ever since WikiLeaks began releasing a series of documents about the surveillance system Trapwire, there's been a panicked outcry over thisÃÂ ...
Naked Security
August 13, 2012
TrapWire is a predictive software system designed to detect patterns indicative of terrorist attacks or criminal operations. Utilizing a proprietaryÃÂ ...
WTOP
February 25, 2017
The implications of this cannot be overstated," said Mike Maness, former senior operations officer with the CIA and current director at TrapWire Inc. On Feb. 13, at about 9:30 a.m. local time, surveillance video from the airport showed Kim Jong Nam ...
Huffington Post
February 17, 2017
... of poetry and song, not to mention fawning documentaries and movies, while at the same time we're taught to despise and persecute by any means bullet, trap, wire, poison its close cousin and equally beautiful and rightful occupant of the wild, the ...
Washingtonian.com
January 31, 2017
In his experience, bobcats don't like the feel of the trap's wire on the bottom of their feet. It's best to cover the bottom with leaves or dirt.
Western Journalism
January 17, 2017
Mike Maness, director of the top security private firm Trapwire, said "that the security measures and first-responder preparations have been excellent for the event.
Mobile & Apps
January 13, 2017
Weapons include a rocket launcher, grenade, and trap wire. The rocket launcher and grenade can be used to cause massive damage to the zombies.
Gematsu
January 11, 2017
The trap wire can be selected as an item, and while the trap disappears within a few seconds, enemies who pass through the wire will have their legs severed and fall to the floor, allowing you to significantly reduce their movement power.
WTOP
December 31, 2016
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Thursday expelled 35 Russian diplomats and their families from the U.S. as a part of a wide-ranging response to aggressive Russian cyber activity and harassment of U.S.
Tehran Times
December 22, 2016
Before that he was with secretive Cubic subsidiary Abraxas, which developed a highly controversial surveillance tool called "Trapwire," which reportedly could analyze images to identify terrorists planning an attack. Given Trump's inclination towards ...
The Canary
November 29, 2016
Trapwire is a global surveillance system developed by Abraxas Applications (a subsidiary of Abraxas Corporation). It has links to the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI), a programme designed to help aggregate reports of suspicious ...
The Nation.
November 18, 2016
In 2012, Abraxas was the subject of intense media scrutiny for developing a powerful surveillance tool called TrapWire. According to cables released by WikiLeaks and analyzed by The New York Times, the software could analyze "images from surveillanceÃÂ ...
WTOP
November 4, 2016
... and have political/psychological impacts on the U.S. - both of which are objectives laid out by terror groups. If the target were a Jewish school that also happens to be a polling station, then you have the trifecta," said Maness, now Director of ...
WTOP
September 20, 2016
... become more commonplace, many security officers in the West may not appreciate this threat until it is too late," said Mike Maness, director of global threat detection firm Trapwire and a former CIA officer who conducted covert operations against ...
Electropages (blog)
August 12, 2016
Available from RS Components, this Lite-Trap wire-to-broad connector system from Molex acts as a receptacle for push-button.
WTOP
July 25, 2016
Mike Maness, director of Trapwire and a former CIA covert operative, believes pinpointing exactly which terror organization claims credit for the latest attack is of little use.
Geektime
July 24, 2016
Shortly after releasing material on the "TrapWire" commercial surveillance system, the site was hammered for several days with an attack that used - or appeared to use - several thousand computers to spam the servers with 10Gbps a second.
Mirror.co.uk
July 15, 2016
A father-of-two was 'nearly decapitated' by a wire booby trap as he cycled down a popular bike route at a speed of around 20mph.
Military Times
June 16, 2016
Reserve Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve carry a Bangalore charge to destroy trap wire downrange during Integrated Training Exercise 4-16 at Marine Corps AirÃÂ ...
The Moscow Times (registration)
June 2, 2016
The demarcation line splitting East from West was fortified with mine fields, trap wires and automatic shooting machines that killed anyone who tried to cross illegally.
WTOP
April 25, 2016
However, Mike Maness, director of TrapWire, a global threat detection firm, said: "We do not believe our adversaries share the same view.
WTOP
April 18, 2016
Trapwire, a U.S.-based threat detection company with close ties to the U.S. intelligence community, also believes the cell is larger than what meets the eye.
WTOP
April 4, 2016
Maness, now director of Trapwire, a company which specializes in threat detection systems, said U.S. authorities are likely "determining if there are other plots underway that threaten U.S.
WTOP
March 16, 2016
It's getting harder and harder for authorities to detect, and deter terror attacks and. In this edition of The Hunt, Dan Botsch, president of Trapwire, says terrorist are becoming more plentiful and sophisticated. | March 16, 2016 7:37 pm. Audio Player.
Daily News
March 3, 2016
Aircraft carriers are the ultimate symbol of a country's military power and prestige. These floating islands of military power take years to build, and they do not come cheap.
Engadget
February 26, 2016
TrapWire combines various intel surveillance technologies with tracking and location data, individual profile histories from various sources (data mining and social media) and image data analysis (such as facial recognition; TrapWire's video component ...
TheChronicleHerald.ca
January 8, 2016
Truckers move salmon, trap wire, mink food and other products on the ship, so there's lot of product to be moved besides this year's big lobster catches, he said.
Dallas Morning News
December 26, 2015
Duncan's training manual shows how every customer gets the same bad-news-about-your-car rap, no matter what's actually wrong with the vehicle.
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