Patrick Carrick, director of the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, is connecting officers within the Department of Homeland Security with the latest technology, from drones to flood sensors to first responder devices. […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced that Kirstjen Nielsen will serve as the agency’s new chief of staff. […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services should halt plans to reinstate their Electronic Immigration System, according to a report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General. […]
The Department of Homeland Security continues to use unsupported operating systems that may expose agency data to unnecessary risks, according to a recent evaluation issued by DHS Office of Inspector General. […]
Federal Joint Analysis Reports should include stronger language on indicators of compromise, according to Cris Thomas, a network security strategist at Tenable. DHS and the FBI released a JAR on Dec. 29 that discusses the tools Russian intelligence officers used to compromise the networks and infrastructure associated with the recent U.S. presidential election. […]
Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly stressed the importance of working together to combat cyber warriors at his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Homeland Security. Kelly said that incumbent Secretary of Defense Ash Carter was “on to something” when he reached out to Silicon Valley companies for best cybersecurity practices. […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced that the nation’s election infrastructure will be designated as a subsector of the existing critical infrastructure sector. […]
John Roth, inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security, lodged an objection to the way the Transportation Security Administration handles information it deems Sensitive Security Information in a recent report on IT system security. […]
The DHS-FBI Joint Analysis Report sheds light on the tools Russian intelligence officers used to compromise the networks and infrastructure associated with the recent U.S. presidential election. […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate announced that it awarded $527,112 to Brigham Young University for a Web authentication middleware tool that will improve online security. […]
The Department of Homeland Security has begun accepting applications for the 2017 Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative. […]
Researchers have expanded the Department of Homeland Security’s Incident Management Preparedness and Coordination Toolkit to offer assistance in a wider variety of dangerous scenarios, from stadium evacuations to hazardous chemical exposure. […]
Andy Ozment, assistant secretary of the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at DHS, has resigned effective Jan. 7. […]
ZeroPoint Dynamics, a start-up company specializing in technology that can detect exploit payloads in email and Web content, will be commercialized through the Department of Homeland Security Cyber Security Division’s Transition to Practice program. […]
Working together as a consortium is a good way for private companies to offer Federal agencies defense technology, according to officials at the Department of Homeland Security. […]
The state of Georgia said it found evidence of an attempted hack on its voter registration database by a Department of Homeland Security device. […]
Luke McCormack, the chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security, submitted his resignation today. […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Silicon Valley Innovation Program will host an industry day on Dec. 5 in Menlo Park, Calif. […]
The US-CERT cybersecurity incident notification guidelines that go into effect April 1, 2017, will affect all Federal departments and agencies, as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities, among others. […]
The U.S. Border Patrol apprehends 1 percent to 2 percent of the drugs smugglers move across the Mexican border into the United States, said Deputy Chief Carla Provost. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., thinks drones could help Border Patrol monitor the flow of these substances. […]
Information technology experts speculate that the first 100 days for the next Federal chief information officer will focus on bringing new leaders up to date on cybersecurity challenges. […]
Some North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries will adopt the Next-Generation Incident Command System, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate announced. […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communications announced it had awarded CSRA a contract for $52 million on Nov. 21. […]
NanoSonic and Shelby Specialty Gloves are working to make their firefighter gloves more affordable and more widely known. In 2011, NanoSonic responded to a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate solicitation for improved firefighter gloves and worked with Shelby Gloves to design and market the product. […]
Extreme vetting will require better, smarter data, according to Donna Roy, executive director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Information Sharing and Services Office. She spoke at MeriTalk’s Big Data Brainstorm. […]
Students can start applying now for summer internships through the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Office of University Programs. […]
The day before the election, the White House and other Federal agencies are getting ready to mitigate and strike back if necessary, in the event of a state-sponsored cyberattack against the United States. Ann Barron-DiCamillo, former director of the Department of Homeland Security’s computer emergency readiness team, said the denial-of-service attack against Dyn in October “had all the signs of…a drill.” […]
All 50 states have reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for cybersecurity services, a DHS official said on the day before Election Day. […]
The Department of Homeland Security identified Mirai as one type of malware used in a recent cyberattack that brought down major websites, according to a statement from DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. […]
Cyberattacks directed at the Internet domain name management company Dyn affected several major East Coast websites on Friday, causing slowdowns. “We still don’t know who is responsible,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. “Figuring out the why is also of vital importance.” […]