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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Terrance C. Cole, have announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging PAUL CAMPO and ROBERT SENSI with narcoterrorism, terrorism, narcotics distribution, and money laundering charges.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency, and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security have unveiled a malware analysis report on BRICKSTORM, a sophisticated backdoor for VMware vSphere (specifically VMWare vCenter servers) and Windows environments used by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored actors.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced the establishment of a specialized unit to strengthen the ability of America’s immigration system to screen out terrorists, criminal aliens, and other foreign nationals who pose potential threats to public safety or who have committed fraud or other crimes.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that it will refer all passengers who do not present an acceptable form of ID and still want to fly an option to pay a $45 fee to use a modernized alternative identity verification system, TSA Confirm.ID, to establish identity at security checkpoints beginning on February 1, 2026.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency, and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security have unveiled a malware analysis report on BRICKSTORM, a sophisticated backdoor for VMware vSphere (specifically VMWare vCenter servers) and Windows environments used by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored actors.

This fall marks 20 years since the Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC) first brought the federal government and America’s largest companies into one coordinated security network.

In emergency management, that first punch can take many forms: a storm track that suddenly shifts, a cyberattack that cascades through systems we assumed were isolated, or a partner agency that doesn’t show up when the call goes out.