Tag: cybersecurity

Earlier this month the New York Times published a piece detailing how hackers have been targeting the computer networks of nuclear power stations, energy facilities, and manufacturing plants. The revelation came from a joint report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and was confirmed by security specialists who responded to […]

National Security   Trump’s Incredible Shrinking Border Wall, The Atlantic Government debates need for military Space Corps, The Hill In memo, Trump administration weighs expanding the expeditated deportation powers of DHS, The Washington Post The Trump Administration Doesn’t Want a Winner for Its Wall Competition, Foreign Policy Mattis on 2018 Budget: ‘We Have Got to […]

National Security   How a U.N. treaty on nuclear weapons makes international security policy more inclusive, Brookings What Comes After ISIS?, Foreign Policy Perry: Hacking threat to US nuclear reactors ‘real,’ ongoing, Fifth Domain Cyber Why Mexican Security is Crumbling – and How That Matters Here, The Cipher Brief We Need to Focus on Space; We […]

National Security   Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say, The New York Times The Spies of the ‘Five Eyes’ Need to Speed Up Intel-Sharing, Defense One Trump’s Budget Would Leave U.S. Ports Open to Nuclear Threat, Foreign Policy Report: Army improperly tracked sarin, other chemical agents, Army Times North Korea […]

Last month, U.S. Cyber Command (Cybercom), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the FBI led the sixth annual, week-long Cyber Guard exercise in Suffolk, Virginia. Over 700 participants from across U.S. government and military, as well partners in academia, industry, and around the world took part in the event. Cyber Guard 2017 pitted Cybercom’s […]

National Security   Trump Weighs a ‘Pretty Severe’ Response to North Korea’s ICBM Test, The Atlantic North Korean missile advances put new stress on US defenses, The Associated Press Government Wants To Detect Bio-Engineered Threats, Nextgov U.S. Army and South Korean military respond to North Korea’s launch with missile exercise, The Washington Post Judge allows […]

National Security   Pentagon: Russia Very Much a Threat to the United States, Foreign Policy White House: New air travel safety measures are the greatest improvement opportunity since 9/11, Washington Examiner Can President Trump implement his immigration agenda?, Brookings Agencies Send Employees Guidance on Travel Ban Implementation, Government Executive Surprise House Vote Rolls Back Authority […]

National Security   US demands more security on international flights to US, Military Times Federal Agencies Promise ‘Professional, Organized’ Implementation of Trump’s Travel Ban, Government Executive On the Supreme Court’s travel ban decision, Brookings Time for the Pentagon to Overhaul Drone Management, New Report Says, Defense One I Could Kill You with a Consumer Drone, […]

Featured article: Concurrent Biological, Electromagnetic Pulse and Cyber-attacks: The Ultimate Interagency Response Challenge by Patricia Rohrbeck The critical infrastructure components of an advanced society—telecommunications, transportation, banking and finance, petroleum and natural gas, food and water, public health and healthcare, and security—have at least one feature in common: All depend upon electrical and cyber power. Two well-known threats— electromagnetic […]

National Security   Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault, The Washington Post The Supreme Court Partially Unblocked Trump’s Travel Ban, The Atlantic CIA chief: Intel leaks on the rise, cites leaker ‘worship’, Military Times John Walker Lindh, Detainee #001 in the Global War On Terror, Will Go Free In Two Years. […]