Global Threat Pilfers Data From Range of Industries
MacAfee analysts have uncovered a global threat, which they say is assaulting a number of industries, including critical infrastructure, entertainment, finance, health care, and telecommunications. This campaign, dubbed Operation GhostSecret, leverages multiple implants, tools, and malware variants associated with the state-sponsored cyber group Hidden Cobra. According to MacAfee, the campaign is extremely complicated, leveraging implants to… Keep Reading
US Naval Academy Sees Increase in Cybersecurity Majors
The US Naval Academy has seen a big increase in cybersecurity majors, and according to a US senator midshipmen could be useful working on cyber challenges before they graduate, Vice Adm. Ted Carter, the superintendent, told The Academy’s Board of Visitors who were receiving an update on the Academy’s new cybersecurity building, that classes could… Keep Reading
Top Federal Contractors Are Leaving Emails Vulnerable According to GCA Research
The Global Cyber Alliance examined 50 of the top IT contractors to the US, and found that only one was using DMARC, the email validation security, at its highest level. Keep Reading
DIUx and Dedrone Partner to Respond to Adversarial UAS Threats
DIUx is experimenting with Dedrone’s technology to provide situational awareness of drone activity over protected sites. It has worked with the DoD previously through a two-month airspace activity survey with Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, when it detected unauthorized drones infiltrating the airspace. Keep Reading
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Central American Migrant Caravan Arriving at U.S. Border to Seek Asylum
"All individuals may be detained while their claims are adjudicated efficiently and expeditiously, and those found not to have a claim will be promptly removed from the United States," says Nielsen. Keep Reading
Nielsen Covers Human Trafficking, Aviation and Soft-Target Security with G7 Partners
Additionally, Nielsen discussed what the department is doing to combat terrorist use of the internet, and later G7 officials met with representatives of the companies leading the Global Internet Forum to Counterterrorism (GIFCT). Keep Reading
House Bill Would Elevate Cyber Coordinator’s Office
The bill also prevents the State Department from contracting with certain telecommunications companies, or buying equipment from, any company that intelligence services believe has assisted another country with cyber attacks or spying against U.S. targets. Keep Reading
Ten Killed and 15 Injured in Toronto Van Attack
Ten people have been killed and fifteen more have been injured after a white van drove into a crowd of pedestrians in Toronto. The rental van mounted the sidewalk at the busy intersection of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue in Northern Toronto, on Monday, and struck a number of people. It then proceeded southbound for… Keep Reading
New Orangeworm Cyber Attack Group Targets the Healthcare Sector
The group has been observed installing a custom backdoor called Trojan.Kwampirs within large international corporations that operate within the healthcare sector in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Keep Reading
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Bug Bounty Pilot Program for DHS Approved by Senate
Under the bill, payments would be provided to white-hat hackers who identify unique and undiscovered vulnerabilities in DHS’s networks and data systems. Keep Reading
Pence Picks Kellogg as VP’s National Security Advisor
Prior to his retirement, Kellogg was director of the Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Directorate under the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Keep Reading
Nielsen Talks Cybersecurity, Emerging Threats on Day One of G7 Security Ministerial
The G7 participants also outlined their strong opposition to foreign efforts to undermine democracy and discussed Russian malign activity overseas, online, and within G7 nations. Keep Reading
OIG: Audit Identifies Weaknesses with MEGANOC System Information Security Program
This audit provides four recommendations for improving the Civil Division’s MEGANOC system, but these have not been publicly disclosed as the OIG is only releasing a summary of the report for security reasons. Keep Reading
GAO: FEMA Has Taken Steps to Strengthen Grant Management But Some Challenges May Remain
FEMA reported developing capability-specific performance objectives that will enable a national preparedness assessment of capability gaps, but because these efforts will not be completed till 2020 it is too early to tell how this will impact grant allocations. Keep Reading
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FBI Field Office Observes 23rd Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary
Several current members of the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office were honored for their involvement as support personnel or their actions as first responders on the day of the bombing. Keep Reading
Malicious Minecraft Character Skins Infect Over 50,000 Accounts
This malware is not just simple competitive jab either, as its tactics are quite nasty. It has been reported that, once downloaded, the strain can reformat hard drives and delete backup data and system programs. Keep Reading
ICE Arrests 33 with History of Human Rights Violations During Operation No Safe Haven IV
Those arrested include four Chinese individuals — some of whom were hospital employees — who assisted in or directly conducted forced abortions and sterilizations upon victims in China. Keep Reading
GSA Makes Changes to Key IT Personnel
GSA has appointed Jessica Salmoiraghi as associate administrator for the Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP) and made some other key changes to IT personnel. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Communications Advancement Marches Forward
The growing desire to combine every task into one device is creating an even bigger window for software in Homeland Security and other public sectors. Keep Reading
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DHS Coastal Surveillance System Has Evolved Into Information Sharing Platform
The IMDE concept has already fared well with U.S. Coast Guard and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO), and Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC) as an initial testbed. Keep Reading
How the Rise of Cryptocurrencies Is Shaping the Cyber Crime Landscape: Blockchain Infrastructure Use
Coinciding with the rising interest in stealing cryptocurrencies, distributed ledger technology (DLT), the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, has also provided cyber criminals with a unique means of hosting their malicious content. Keep Reading
WHO Global Emergency Response Fund Receives Extra $15.3 Million
This will enable the rapid financing of health response operations in the coming months, filling a critical gap between the moment the need for an emergency response is identified and the point at which funds from other sources can be released. Keep Reading
BPC Offers Overview of Information DHS Can Share With Other Agencies
It dispels fears that the citizenship question, which is likely to be included in the 2020 census, will lead to data being passed on to enforcement agencies with the purpose of deporting undocumented immigrants. Keep Reading
GAO: Report Outlines Restructuring Options and Challenges Within Immigration Courts
GAO interviewed 10 experts and stakeholders who stated that they generally supported one of three scenarios for restructuring the immigration court system, all of which would require a statutory change to implement. Keep Reading
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GAO: ICE Could Improve Cost Estimates on Immigration Detention
GAO found some inconsistencies and errors in ICE's calculations for its congressional budget justifications. Keep Reading
