Homeland Security New Technologies
| Prevent Unauthorized Access | This is for people and passenger screening at borders/ports-of-entry, at workplace entrances, and at points of access for Cyber systems |
The technologies used for this application are based on Radio-frequency Identification (RFID), smart cards, and biometrics for identification, authentication, and authorization. Application of Biometrics for access control is relatively new. An alternative mode of authentication includes finger print, iris scan, retinal scan, facial recognition, gait recognition, voice verification. Growth in enabling technologies e.g. new products for introduced for voice scanning and facial recognition is likely increase in demand of biometric devices
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| Threat detection | It involves applications for cargo and vehicle screening, detection and surveillance systems |
Technologies used include: video monitors, explosive detectors, sensors, X-ray machines, and computerized data analytic capabilities Sale of Surveillance technologies and biometrics devices in commercial market have risen steadily |
| Protect Critical Infrastructure | It involves use of sensor technologies | |
| Prepare-Respond-Recover | Location and communications systems rely on wireless, cellular and satellite technologies for tacking and location-identification functions to support emergency response and domain awareness |