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Homeland security hopes to scuttle maritime cyber-threats with port infosec testbed
2024-09-05 23:51

Supply chains, 13M jobs and $649B a year at risk, so Uncle Sam is fighting back - with a request for info The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking help to assess the security of tech at...

Microsoft's Brad Smith summoned by Homeland Security committee over 'cascade' of infosec failures
2024-05-10 15:01

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America's War on Drugs and Crime will be AI powered, says Homeland Security boss
2024-05-07 23:47

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Cybersecurity: How Can Companies Benefit From FBI and Homeland Security Collaboration?
2023-08-03 20:09

Agents of the FBI and Homeland Security at the Northeast Cybersecurity Summit revealed how cyberintelligence collaboration works. Learn more with our article.

Homeland Security, CISA builds AI-based cybersecurity analytics sandbox
2023-01-10 01:00

Two of the US government's leading security agencies are building a machine learning-based analytics environment to defend against rapidly evolving threats and create more resilient infrastructures for both government entities and private organizations. The Department of Homeland Security - in particular its Science and Technology Directorate research arm - and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency picture a multicloud collaborative sandbox that will become a training ground for government boffins to test analytic methods and technologies that rely heavily on artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques.

Homeland Security warns: Expect Log4j risks for 'a decade or longer'
2022-07-14 22:59

Organizations can expect risks associated with Log4j vulnerabilities for "a decade or longer," according to the US Department of Homeland Security. "ICS operators rarely know what software is running on their XIoT devices, let alone know if there are instances of Log4j that can be exploited," Thomas Pace, a former Department of Energy cybersecurity lead and current CEO NetRise, told The Register.

Homeland Security bug bounty program uncovers 122 holes in its systems
2022-04-25 19:55

The first bug bounty program by America's Homeland Security has led to the discovery and disclosure of 122 vulnerabilities, 27 of which were deemed critical. In total, more than 450 security researchers participated in the Hack DHS program and identified weaknesses in "Select" external Dept of Homeland Security systems.

Ping Identity adds its IAM solutions to the Department of Homeland Security CDM APL
2021-07-21 23:55

Ping Identity announced two of its Identity and Access Management solutions have been added to the Department of Homeland Security Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Approved Products List. Ping Identity's IAM capabilities align with the CDM program's goals by enabling secure interoperability and centralized access to federal data and resources.

Homeland Security unveils new cybersecurity requirements for pipeline operators
2021-05-27 17:24

In the wake of the ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline, the Department of Homeland Security has revealed new requirements aimed at all pipeline owners and operators in the U.S. Announced by DHS' Transportation Security Administration on Thursday, the security directives are designed to better detect and combat cyber threats against companies in the pipeline industry. First, owners and operators of critical pipeline facilities will have to report both confirmed and potential cybersecurity incidents to DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

US Department of Homeland Security warns American business not to use Chinese tech or let data behind the Great Firewall
2020-12-23 06:01

The United States Department of Homeland Security has published a guide to the terrifying risks that businesses will expose themselves to if they use tech created in the Peoples' Republic of China or engage in any business activity with the Middle Kingdom. The fifteen-page "Data Security Business Advisory" [PDF] opens by warning "Businesses expose themselves and their customers to heightened risk when they share sensitive data with firms located in the PRC, or use equipment and software developed by firms with an ownership nexus in the PRC.".