The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued a special report acknowledging that the election infrastructure in all 50 states was targeted during the 2016 …
New CISA director outlines top 5 priorities for protecting U.S. critical infrastructure
Christopher Krebs, the head of the newly formed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) that is part of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has outlined 5 priorities for how …
The Pentagon flew more drones for domestic missions in 2018 than the last 7 years combined
The U.S. military has supported domestic missions with drones several times in the past decades, but 2018 marked a highpoint of military drone usage domestically, surpassing the past seven years …
Shutdown Forces Feds Off the Conference Circuit
One potentially unexpected consequence of the ongoing shutdown is that scientists and tech leaders employed by the government are not able to attend conferences around the country, potentially …
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Seven Tech Bills that Died in Congress in 2018
With the closing of the 115th Congress, many technology bills remaining on the docket will be put out to pasture. Many of the new bills will likely be reintroduced in the next session, but others will …
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How DHS is Trying to Separate Quality Cyber Tools from Snake Oil
How do you compare and test the efficacy of cybersecurity products and companies when the information is proprietary? In many situations, you cannot. The research division of DHS is currently trying …
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DHS wants a custom cyberthreat warning network
"The Department of Homeland Security wants to create a social network that businesses can use to exchange advanced knowledge of cyberattacks, an effort that echoes what a number of private sector …
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FBI: Watch out for Iranian SamSam malware
DHS and the FBI shared a joint alert on December third regarding the critical infrastructure threat posed by the Iranian SamSam virus. The ultimate purpose of the virus is the successful intrusion and …
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Defense, Homeland Security Secretaries Spearhead Cyber Cooperation Agreement
"Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spearheaded an agreement signed last week about how their agencies will work together on future cybersecurity challenges, …
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DHS Cyber Unit Fields False Alarms But No Hacks on Election Day
"Despite a few scares, there is no evidence of any cyberattacks against election infrastructure Tuesday, DHS officials said. As expected, federal officials spent much of the day chasing down anomalies …
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