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Daily Headline : Legislation

Morning Security Brief: Defense Authorization Act, Facial Recognition, and Government Data Requests

06/17/2013 - The House of Representatives has approved the 2014 Defense Authorization Act; states are using driver’s licenses to establish photo databases for law enforcement; and Apple says that the government made thousands of requests for data over the past several months.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure Underway

06/05/2013 - As stakeholders work to shape a new cybersecurity framework for critical infrastructure, they highlight some options and the challenges inherent in devising such standards.
Homeland Security: Homeland Security

Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure

05/17/2013 - As stakeholders work to shape a new cybersecurity framework for critical infrastructure, they highlight some options and the challenges inherent in devising such standards.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Gen. McChrystal Challenges Conventional Military Strategies in GovSec Keynote

05/14/2013 - Threats to national security, chiefly cyberthreats, are evolving rapidly and must be met with an evolving strategy by our military and government. That’s according to General Stanley McChrystal, former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan. He spoke at the annual GovSec conference in Washington, D.C., today.
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Morning Security Brief: Border Security, Children and Internet Risks, IRS Scandal, and More

05/14/2013 - Government border security numbers questions by new report; study of real-world ramifications of Internet pictures depicting children in sex acts; more on the IRS targeting of conservative groups. And more.
Daily Headline : Crime

Morning Security Brief: Bird Flu Source Suspected, Syrian Rebels and Chemical Weapons, and More

05/06/2013 - Chinese scientists theorize that the nation’s poultry markets could be spreading bird flu, a U.N investigator says that Syrian rebels are likely using chemical weapons, and a law making possession of a cell phone in prison a felony might lower crime rates among inmates.
Daily Headline : Legislation

Morning Security Brief: Government Seeks Wiretap Powers, New Suspect Charged in Ricin Case, and More

04/29/2013 - A government task force is drafting legislation to allow real-time interception of online communications, another suspect is arrested in the ricin case, and a government employee may pursue his whistleblower case against the Department of Homeland Security.
Intelligence: Investigations

Intelligence

04/23/2013 - A look at the challenge of avoiding vigilance fatigue for those facing long-term security threats, and how the FBI uses television shows to help solve crime.
Daily Headline : Terrorism

Morning Security Brief: Alleged Bombers Planned More Attacks, Court Reverses Fraud Convictions, and More

04/22/2013 - Authorities suspect that the alleged Boston bombers had more attacks planned, a federal appeals court reverses a fraud conviction based on the “honest services” theory, and the fertilizer facility in West, Texas, was storing ammonium nitrate.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues

Morning Security Brief: Background Checks on Gun Purchases, Nuclear Emergencies, and Law Enforcement Corruption

04/11/2013 - U.S. Senators agree to background checks at gun shows, a report urges the government to better research emergency response to a nuclear disaster, and two agents charged with investigating corruption are found falsifying records.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues

Morning Security Brief: European Privacy Policies, Border Security, and School Safety

04/08/2013 - European data protection authorities launch investigations of Google, the government fights illegal border crossings at Indian reservations, and the Indiana legislature considers placing an armed officer at every public school.
Daily Headline : Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Lessons From Last Year's Destructive Derecho

04/01/2013 - When a small thunderstorm cell that formed in central Iowa in June 2012 grew into a monster storm called a derecho, 22 people lost their lives, and residents from the Midwest to the East Coast suffered extensive property loss and power outages. Read about how the states of Maryland and Virginia used the experience to develop recommendations for making utilities and the cities they serve more resilient to future storms.
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Morning Security Brief: Largest DDoS Attack Ever, Questions About Government Cell Phone Tracking, and More

03/28/2013 - Lessons from the largest distributed denial of service attack in history; what the ACLU found in e-mails from the Justice Department about phone tracking; How Mexican drug cartels use children as young as 11, and more.
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