Spy Chief Sees 2020 Election Security as ‘Number One Goal’
Nakasone said the goal is to build on lessons learned from 2018 midterm elections for 2020 so the U.S. will, "know our adversaries better than they know themselves." Keep Reading
Long-Awaited Report Finds U.K Underestimated Russian Threat and is Still Playing Catch-Up
The Intelligence and Security Committee report questions whether the U.K. government took its eye off the ball on Russia, and finds that they underestimated the response required to the Russian threat and are still playing catch up. Keep Reading
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International Action Day Targets Terrorist ‘How-to’ Guides
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Europol’s Annual Terrorism Trends Report Reveals Growing Interest in Explosives and Firearms
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Social Media Platforms Fight Back Against Manipulative Foreign Actors
U.S.-based social media companies have a responsibility to combat foreign interference taking place via their platforms, especially those with large American user bases. Keep Reading
WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Superseding Indictment
The new indictment does not add additional counts to the prior 18-count superseding indictment returned against Assange in May 2019. It does, however, broaden the scope of the conspiracy surrounding alleged computer intrusions. Keep Reading
The NSA Is Piloting a Secure DNS Service for the Defense Industrial Base
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DHS Insider Threat Program Expanding to Anyone Who Accesses Agency Info
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Five Eyes Security Summit Goes Virtual
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Trump Loyalty Purge Roils Pentagon
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PERSPECTIVE: Intel Community, Our Turn Is Coming
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Eric Schmidt Says Huawei Poses Challenges to National Security
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Newly Unclassified Report Finds CIA Security Failures Led to Massive 2017 Breach
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