U.S. Government Purchases Counter Drone Tech to Prevent Attacks
Citadel Defense has received a counter drone contract of undisclosed value to protect over a dozen sensitive locations in the United States from weaponized drones. Keep Reading
GAO Reviews Presidential Protection Following ‘Catastrophic Failure of Training’
The Secret Service has not met the recommended training target and lacks a plan for achieving it. In fiscal year 2018, special agents assigned to these divisions trained for about 6 percent and 3 percent, respectively, of their regular work hours. Keep Reading
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Operation Icebreaker Dismantles One of the World’s Most Prolific Organized Crime Groups
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Globally, the average cybersecurity maturity rating stands at a worrying 1.45 out of 5 – a score determined by an organization’s holistic approach to cybersecurity from a process, metrics and strategic perspective. This comes as security vulnerabilities have surged to a record high. Keep Reading
Legal Challenge to Police Use of Automated Facial Recognition Surveillance
The first major legal challenge to police use of automated facial recognition (AFR) surveillance begins in Cardiff, U.K. today. South Wales Police defends the tool but has not commented on the case. Keep Reading
GozNym Malware Network Taken Down in International Operation
An international law enforcement operation has dismantled a complex, globally operating organized cybercrime network. The network used GozNym malware in an attempt to steal an estimated $100 million from more than 41,000 victims, primarily businesses and financial institutions. Keep Reading
Agreement Strengthens Counter Terrorism Efforts in the Sahel
The growing number of violent and increasingly sophisticated extremist groups across the Sahel - Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - has resulted in the death of thousands of individuals, with hundreds of thousands more displaced. Keep Reading
