Similar to NYPD units, the National Mission Units (NMUs) are specialized police units that are principally used for national-level tactical responses, such as the Kabul International Hotel attack in January where the unit rescued 150 civilians and killed six insurgents. Keep Reading
The working group recommends better information sharing on threats and the establishment of best practices for Diameter. It also suggests that wireless operators should monitor networks and establish defensive barriers. Keep Reading
There were 52 vetting failures in the 15 years leading up to 9/11, four times as many as in the 15 years since the attacks. From 2002 to 2016, the vetting system failed and permitted the entry of 1 radicalized terrorist for every 29 million visa or status approvals. Keep Reading
Only one in five of the strategies that GAO reviewed included such measures, despite the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010, which directs that federal agencies should develop goals and performance indicators. Keep Reading
Coast Guard men and women around the country on their own developed social media heat maps to guide efforts. Keep Reading
Touhill is now president of Cyxtera Technologies' Cyxtera Federal Group (CFG) and was previously deputy assistant secretary of the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, National Programs and Protection Directorate, Department of Homeland Security. Keep Reading
It consists of five main processes, which include adopting a set of procedures for performing a criticality analysis, analyzing and identifying key activities, reviewing and analyzing the system, and having a collaborative group analyze baseline criticality results. Keep Reading
The IMAGE program was established in July 2006 to combat unlawful employment, and reduce vulnerabilities that allow illegal aliens to gain such employment. Keep Reading
Killing for power and control remains central to MS-13's strategy as well as extortion activities in both countries that pressure business owners in El Salvador and target immigrant victims in the U.S. Keep Reading
Drug and human smugglers, gangs and other criminals who travel farther west to avoid law enforcement on the main Interstate Highway 35 corridor starting in Laredo, Texas, still have to contend with the West Texas Panhandle BEST. Keep Reading
The FedRAMP program started in 2011 to establish a framework for federal agencies to secure cloud services and products that comply with White House and NIST security requirements. Keep Reading
The report points out that terrorist use of cyberspace is on the rise and persistent vulnerabilities are encouraging terrorists to consider attacks on U.S. critical infrastucture. Keep Reading
FirstNet is the public communications network exclusively for first responders, developed as the result of a public-private partnership between AT & T and the First Responder Network Authority. Keep Reading
The NCI also has been a leader and a force in promoting the use of automated cyber threat indicator sharing by ISACs and infrastructure owners and operators. Keep Reading
Emergency managers need to care about whether new system is resilient enough to weather a disaster. Keep Reading
The guide has been published as part of DHS's Blue Campaign, which works in collaboration with law enforcement, government, non-governmental and private organizations. Keep Reading
Objective is an important stepping-stone for an integrated data approach serving the purposes of maritime surveillance at national and European levels alike. Keep Reading
Cyber threats are “border blind”, so the best way to deal with them is to better coordinate the response, according to Julian King, European commissioner for the security union. Keep Reading
The attack scenario is designed to overwhelm even the most prepared, and shows impacts on critical infrastructure. Keep Reading
"When I take a look back, not long ago, our piers were chock-full of tired and aging cutters," commandant said. "Today, you’ll smell fresh paint." Keep Reading