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Upcoming Events ... |
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Apr
7-11, 2008 |
RSA
Conference 2008, San Francisco, CA. For more info,
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Notices and Requests for Information... |
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Nov 29, 2007 |
FBI Operation BOT ROAST II - For additional info and resources and to
view the
Operation BOT ROAST II page on
the FBI web site,
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here...
To read the FBI press release,
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Recent News Headlines of Interest... |
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Apr
17, 2008 |
Testimony of DHS Principal Deputy Under Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis Before the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ad Hoc
Subcommittee on State, Local and Private Sector
Preparedness and Integration, "Focus on Fusion Centers:
A Progress Report",
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Apr
16, 2008 |
NORTHCOM
Failing In Civil Support Mission. A bipartisan,
bicameral group of legislators today released a pair of
GAO reports that pointedly criticize the U.S. Northern
Command, charged with protecting the U.S. homeland, for
a variety of failures involving planning and
coordination.
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Apr
14, 2008 |
Bay
Area "certain" to have a major earthquake in next 30
years!
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Apr
9, 2008 |
Industrial Control Systems Killed Once and Will Again,
Experts War,
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Apr
8, 2008 |
Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
to the 2008 RSA Conference,
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Apr
2, 2008 |
The
Intelligence Consensus, Wall Street Journal Op-Ed,
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Mar
20, 2008 |
Second National Conference Promotes Fusion Center
Network ,
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Mar
20, 2008 |
Lawmaker to DHS: Step it up with fusion centers,
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Mar
18, 2008 |
U.S.
Adapts Cold-War Idea to Fight Terrorists
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Mar
14, 2008 |
Terror Drones: Not So Scary, After All,
Rand Report -
Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland - Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles and Cruise Missiles, To download
report,(.pdf)
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Mar
18, 2008
Mar
13, 2008 |
Cyber
Storm II exercise showed improvement in preparedness:
DHS cybersecurity director,
Cyber
Storm exercise shows need for better training to avoid
major network failures,
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Mar
13, 2008 |
Video
Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam,
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Mar
12, 2008 |
'Swatter' Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Hostage
Hoaxes,
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Mar
12, 2008 |
Info-sharing czar touts U.S. progress,
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Mar
12, 2008 |
Cyber
Storm II: Government and industry unite in cybercrime
battle,
DHS
Cyber Storm II Press Release,
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Mar
7, 2008 |
A
change in focus in changing world for the FBI,
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Mar
6, 2008 |
Security Bytes Blog from the 2008 Cornerstones of Trust
Conference - Chevron security chief: Get creative,
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Mar
6, 2008 |
U.S.
unprepared for ongoing cyberwar, say top military and
intelligence officials,
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Mar
3, 2008 |
Pentagon: Cyberattacks appear to come from China,
Follow-up: Chinese hackers claim to have broken into
Pentagon's system,
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Feb
29, 2008 |
Swatting Case - Teenage Hacker Is Blind, Brash and in
the Crosshairs of the FBI,
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Feb
26, 2008 |
DHS
announced today the selection of 11 universities to
serve as important partners for conducting
multi-disciplinary research and creating innovative
learning environments for critical homeland security
missions.
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Feb
21, 2008 |
When
the Internet Is My Hard Drive, Should I Trust Third
Parties?
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Feb
4, 2007 |
Federal funding rises for Bay Area transit and port
security,
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Feb
1, 2008 |
Third
undersea Internet cable cut in Mideast,
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Jan
31, 2008 |
Bay Area Companies Slowed by East Asia Internet Outages,
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Jan
28 & 29, 2008 |
Bush
Looks to Beef Up Protection Against Cyberattacks,
Industry experts question $6 billion Bush cybersecurity
plan,
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Jan
25, 2008 |
US
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Open Hearing:
Intelligence Reform -- FBI and Homeland Security,
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Jan
22, 2008 |
DHS
releases updated National Response Plan, becomes
effective March 22, 2008.
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Jan 18, 2008 |
CIA
official: North American power company systems hacked,
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Jan
15, 2008 |
SANS
Top Ten Cyber Security Menaces for 2008,
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Jan
15, 2008 |
US
Top Spy Says NSA Must Examine All Internet Traffic to
Prevent Cyber Nine-Eleven,,
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Jan
8, 2008 |
Homeland Security chairman questions value of
color-coded threat system,
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Nov
30, 2007 |
Insider charged with damaging California canal
system,
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Reports of Interest... |
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Mar
14, 2008 |
Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland - Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles and Cruise Missiles,
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Oct
5, 2007 |
The
500 Day Plan for Integration and
Collaboration, released by the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence ,
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Sep
10, 2007 |
GAO Report - Critical Infrastructure
Protection: Multiple
Efforts to Secure Control Systems Are Under Way, but
Challenges Remain,
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to download this report
GAO-07-1036
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July
2007 |
DHS
Inspector General: Improvements to Information Sharing
are Needed to Facilitate Law Enforcement Efforts During
Disasters,
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July
17, 2007 |
National Intelligence Estimate: The Terrorist Threat to
the US Homeland
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June
22, 2007 |
GAO
Report to Congressional Requesters: CYBERCRIME - Public
and Private Entities Face Challenges in Addressing Cyber
Threats. This report makes note of the success of
the InfraGard program.
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June
13, 2007 |
After an Attack: Preparing Citizens for
Bioterrorism,
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Information Technology Sector Specific Plan
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GAO INFORMATION SHARING
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The Federal Government Needs to Establish Policies Processes for Sharing
Terrorism-Related Sensitive but Unclassified Information,
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