Matthew Sharp

In the 1980's, computers slowly started to become a part of daily life for the general population. By the mid…

Back in 2010, I bought my first laser rangefinder (or "LRF"), a Nikon Prostaff 550. At the same time, I was p…

Chances are good that if you believe in the legitimacy of the Second Amendment, you're already familiar with …

Every February, the flagship RSA Conference comes to San Francisco. It brings with it a bevy of cryptography …

Prometheus Design Werx first unveiled their S.H.A.D.O. Pack to the general public about a year ago during SHO…

While my background is mostly in computer security, I've always been interested in the intersection of physic…

Let's say the worst has happened and someone has stolen your laptop; you've basically got two major concerns …

The Ghillie Suit, originally developed by Scottish gamekeepers as a sort of portable hunting blind, was first…

The Ghillie Suit, originally developed by Scottish gamekeepers as a sort of portable hunting blind, was first…

Silicon Valley has a long tradition of companies born in garages of suburban homes. Bill Hewlett and David Pa…

Encryption is the application of cryptographic techniques to encode data so only authorized users can read th…

Major news outlets and social media are ablaze today, with self-proclaimed pundits offering their analysis on…

Fresh off the heels of ITS Muster IV, I've taken some of what I learned on building a Bolt Bag and applied it…

Night vision devices, or NODs (Night Optical/Observation Devices), were once considered too costly for consum…

In this era of the Global War on Terror, the Cold War seems like a distant memory. For those of us that lived…

There's a wilderness survival axiom, known as the Rule of Threes. This rule speaks to the importance of prior…

Imagine a "smart rifle" capable of being programmed to track a target at an unknown distance, determine the a…

Recently, the State Department announced that they intended to make some changes to ITAR regulations as part …

It's 2015, and Silicon Valley is awash in specious ideas being showered with venture capital again. Speculati…

Jacques Littlefield was an engineer, heir to a sizable fortune, philanthropist and a collector of military ve…

Security is defined as a state of being free from threat or danger, which is an ideal state, by which we mean…

The US Optics Academy began as an idea to incentivize US Optics dealers. If they met certain goals, they'd be…

Throughout a corporate career spanning a couple of decades, I've spent my fair share of time in meetings. Whe…

Recently, I attended a fascinating class given in San Francisco by fellow ITS Tactical contributor and author…