Security News

FBI and Homeland Security warn of APT attacks on US think tanks
2020-12-02 08:30

They also provided a set of extensive mitigation measures to be immediately implemented by think tank organizations' leaders, staff, and IT staff to strengthen their security posture and defend against ongoing attacks by nation-state hacking groups. The FBI also issued a 'TLP:WHITE' private industry notification in April 2020 regarding the continued targeting of US think tanks by state-backed APT groups since at least 2014, with the end goal of gaining access to and exfiltrating sensitive information.

Here's US Homeland Security collaring a suspected arsonist after asking Google for the IP addresses of folks who made a specific search
2020-10-09 12:04

An unsealed warrant in a case involving alleged pedophile R&B star R. Kelly has shown how the Feds can get Google to hand over the details of people who make specific web search queries. Fast forward to this week, and Robert Snell of Detroit News uncovered the aforementioned search warrant [PDF] showing how Homeland Security investigators in June enlisted Google and Verizon Wireless to connect Williams, who lives in the state of Georgia, to the scene of the crime in Florida.

Patch this critical software flaw now, says Homeland Security in emergency warning
2020-09-21 12:04

The Department of Homeland Security has given system administrators until today to patch a critical vulnerability in Windows Server that could allow an attacker to hijack federal networks, via a flaw in the Netlogon authentication system. On 18 September, the DHS's cybersecurity division issued an emergency directive giving government agencies a four-day deadline to patch the CVE-2020-1472 vulnerability, also known as Zerologon, citing the "Unacceptable risk" it posed federal networks.

Homeland Security demands a 911 for reporting security holes in federal networks: 'Vulns in internet systems cause real-world impacts'
2020-09-03 00:58

The US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday ordered US federal agencies outside the defense and intelligence communities to develop a working vulnerability disclosure policy. "An open redirect - which can be used to give off-site malicious content the appearance of legitimacy - may not be on par with a fire, yet serious vulnerabilities in internet systems cause real-world, negative impacts every day," he said.

As Uncle Sam flies spy drones over protest-packed cities, Homeland Security asks the public if that's a good idea
2020-06-11 22:46

Following weeks of heated protests in American cities - and criticism of law enforcement's use of force, surveillance, and drone aircraft in the skies above - the US government has belatedly asked the public what it thinks. The US Department of Homeland Security wants your comments on the use of drones by police and other first responders by July 9.

Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition
2020-03-13 12:05

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Department of Homeland Security over its failure to cough up details about its use of facial recognition at airports. The ACLU says that the lawsuit challenges the secrecy that shrouds federal law enforcement's use of face recognition surveillance technology.

Securonix’s platform products approved for Department of Homeland Security’s CDM program
2020-03-03 00:30

Securonix, a leader in Next-Gen SIEM, announced that multiple Securonix Security Operations & Analytics Platform products have been approved for Network Security Management of the Department of Homeland Security's Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program's Approved Products List. Securonix Next-Gen SIEM and Security Data Lake products were approved for Network Security Management, which aims to provide tools for incident response and monitoring, ongoing assessment monitoring, and auditing data collection.

Printer pwnage, phone poppage, and apparently US Homeland Security needs security help
2019-08-12 18:57

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Build the wall... around your DNS settings, US govt IT staff urged by Homeland Security amid domain hijackings
2019-01-23 04:05

Anyone still at their posts, please stop these address takeovers... please, helloo? Anyone there? America's Homeland Security has urged US government departments and federal agencies to shore up...

Homeland Security Head: Colorado Tops US in Vote Security
2018-09-07 14:00

Colorado, whose election systems are ranked among the nation's safest, held a cyber-security and disaster exercise Thursday for dozens of state, county and federal elections officials to reinforce...