Security News

DHS, FBI Warn of Ongoing APT Attack Against Critical Infrastructure
2017-10-23 13:58

The Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued a joint technical alert warning that government entities and organizations in the energy, nuclear, water,...

DHS Imposes Email Security Measures on Federal Agencies
2017-10-17 17:48

Directive Requires Adoption of DMARC Anti-Spoofing SystemA new directive from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security elevates federal agencies' email security to the DMARC standard that's widely...

DHS Orders Federal Agencies to Use DMARC, HTTPS
2017-10-17 08:13

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a binding operational directive requiring all federal agencies to start using web and email security technologies such as HTTPS, DMARC and...

Profiling DHS Secretary-Designate Kirstjen Nielsen
2017-10-17 07:18

A look at the President Donald Trump's pick for the Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also in the report, Equifax's...

DHS Seeks to Be More Active in Agencies' Cyber Defense
2017-10-03 19:33

Top Cybersecurity Official Tells Lawmakers Election Security Is His No. 1 PriorityA top Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity official says DHS is seeking to play a more active role in...

DHS Notifies States Targeted by Russia in Election Hacks
2017-09-25 10:42

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finally notified the states whose systems were targeted by hackers before last year’s presidential election. read more

DHS Orders Government Agencies to Stop Using Kaspersky Products
2017-09-14 09:38

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a binding operational directive on Wednesday ordering government departments and agencies to stop using products from Kaspersky Lab due to...

DHS, FBI warn of attempts to hack nuclear plants (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-07 03:20

Spear-phishing e-mails with malicious fake resumes targeted plant engineers.

DHS to enforce extra security checks instead of airplane carry-on laptop ban (Help Net Security)
2017-06-29 16:56

Travelers from all over the world who plan to fly into the US will be subjected to more rigorous security checks before being allowed to board the plane, the Department of Homeland Security has...