In a joint venture between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and United Airlines, the first automated checkpoint screening lanes at Newark Liberty International Airport were rolled out in late November. This new security technology is being implemented in an effort …
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said that phishing email is likely the agency’s biggest threat in cyber security. Johnson spoke at the Financial Crimes and Cybersecurity Symposium which was held this past November in New York. “The most devastating …
Top intelligence officials in the US warm that the country faces the highest level of terrorist threats since 9/11. National Intelligence Director James Clapper warned that “unpredictable instability has become the new normal” in a briefing to the House Permanent …
A Wall Street Journal report released in mid-October contradicts an internal Department of Homeland Security memo about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s ability to operate within budget through December 9. According to the Wall Street Journal, the agency will …
In the 10 years ending with fiscal year 2015, the number of federal cyber incidents has increased by more than 1300% according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. According to GAO’s director of information security issues, Gregory C. Wilshusen, …
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in August that it will cease its use of for-profit prison contractors for federal prisoners. The announcement sparked demands from prison-reform advocates and lawmakers to stop using private prisons to house undocumented immigrants. …
Attorney General Mark Herring is taking his fight against human trafficking to the next level. Maria Odum, Chair of the Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign joined Herring to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which establishes a federal-state partnership. …
In the aftermath of the San Bernardino terrorist attack that claimed 14 lives on December 2, 2015 Homeland Security agents scrambled to locate alleged gun supplier Enrique Marquez. In the day following the attack, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit …
Since the rise of social media, cybercrime has become more ambiguous, and at the same time more commonplace than ever. It seems that every week a new website has had private data leaked, or a high profile celebrity or government …
The Obama administration’s Islamic State strategy continues to face criticism though it boasts progress in the reduction of Americans traveling to Syria and Iraq to fight for their cause. Unfortunately, this means that more converts are plotting attacks on the …