Robert Liscouski, appointed by President Bush as the first head of Infrastructure Protection at DHS invites readers to contribute their thoughts, best practices, and ideas to protect critical infrastructure during National Infrastructure Security Month. Keep Reading
Close to all public schools in the U.S. conducted some kind of lockdown drill in 2015-2016, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Keep Reading
Britain’s Port of Dover has become the first port in the country to be a granted its own legislation for the restriction of flying drones in or over the port. Keep Reading
State and local entities are growing targets for cyberattacks within the U.S., calling for legislative changes, mutual aid, oversight, training and more. Keep Reading
A 24-year-old man from England has pleaded guilty to making a string of hoax bomb threats in Britain, the United States, and Canada – causing major disruption to schools, colleges, the Palace of Westminster in London, police stations and even the Super Bowl. Keep Reading
The advisory, which covers aspects like security at platforms, railway stations, yards, parking spaces, bridges and tunnels as well as production units and workshops, has earmarked all potential hotspots which could either be a site for any violence or could be used to hide explosives. Keep Reading
“The energy sector remains a key target of nation-state cyber intrusions, supply chain attacks, economic espionage efforts and other threats." Keep Reading
The U.K. Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has awarded nearly £2m ($2.5m) to develop new capabilities to detect, disrupt, and defeat the hostile and malicious use of drones. Keep Reading
State feedback sheds light on need for innovative processes, technologies and best practices. Keep Reading
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has awarded $182,700 to Toronto-based Mavennet Systems, Inc. to adapt its oil and gas industry blockchain security technology for Custom Border Protection to track cross-border oil imports. Keep Reading
Cyber Essentials includes two parts – guiding principles for leaders to develop a culture of security, and specific actions for leaders and their IT professionals to put that culture into action. Keep Reading
