Palo Alto networks has a frightening prediction for 2017. Ransomware successfully penetrates and attacks Critical Infrastructure systems. In the Palo Alto publication, they describe what a successful attack would look like, as well potential pay out for the criminals. This is a disturbing development, and should not be taken lightly. Kaspersky in December highlights ransomware…
When it comes to National Security, Disaster Response, or School Active-Shooter Incidents effective communications are critical for minimizing the loss of life and containing the threat. Typically, the first challenge that any soldier, first responder, or law enforcement official faces in these situations is overcoming the lack of interoperability of communications systems utilized by various…
Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) facilitate the laborious task of land surveying. Small UAVs, or SUAVs, are a great addition to your Land Survey tool closet. They go a long way to maximize your resources and improve the methodical process of civil engineering and the land surveying process. What once took many hours, even days,…
There are many organizations that support Crisis Response, Law Enforcement, Military Operations, and Critical Infrastructure Protection with the latest in technology advances. There are really fantastic tools available in this realm delivering advanced capabilities, that together, create a system-of-systems which aides in knowledge management and real-time critical decision-making. These systems include items such as high resolution…
According to Symantec, the last 5 years have shown a steady increase in attacks targeting businesses with less than 250 employees. The US Cyber Security Alliance reports 60% of Small business that suffer an attack are unable to recover. Additionally, the Ponemon institute reports indicated the average cost for small business to recover and respond…
Not all Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are made the same nor appropriate for a specific purpose. Unmanned vehicle technology has advanced much in recent years. There is a plethora of UAV out in the market. From miniature three inch quad-copters to almost full size aircrafts. Answering the question of which one is the right one…
While I was in the military, dealing with complex international crises was the order of the day. We used a planning technique developed by the Israeli Defense Force and championed by the U.S. Special Operations Command, Operational Design. The concept of Operational Design uses the skills and techniques of design thinking to plan complex operations. These…
JohnsTek has been hired to map the Border in South America for Design of Infrastructure Improvements and integration of systems that support National Security initiatives. JohnsTek is developing itself as a “go to” company for expertise in development of Critical Infrastructure, bringing the latest tools for design and analytics to be certain that the client gets a…
JohnsTek, Inc of Coral Gables, Florida provided an exhibit of technologies used for National Security, Crisis Management, Integrated Communications and Operations Command and Control! During the Miami Technology Day exhibit show, JohnsTek conducted a demonstration of the systems capability by sharing video between Asuncion, Paraguay and Miami, Florida while communicating over push-to-talk radios of different…
I was honored by Florida International University with an invite to be the Keynote Speaker at the Professional Induction of Engineering Graduates. It was truly a rewarding experience! I was very impressed by the graduates, their accomplishments and individual stories of obstacles they had to overcome to reach that point, the beginning of their careers!…