DHS beefs up Super Bowl security over threat of Trucker Mandate Protest
By Charles Kim From Newsweek The Department of Homeland Security is sending 500 agency personnel to Los Angeles County, California, to make sure Sunday’s Super Bowl is secure after issuing a warning this week that U.S. truckers may stage a protest during the…
Phones sold by the four major US carriers could have a major security flaw
By Rachel England From engadget Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint might have a big problem. Customers using devices from four major cell phone carriers could unknowingly be exposing sensitive data to hackers, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)….
U.S. Coast Guard seizes over 1 Ton (2600 Pounds!) of Marijuana in the Caribbean
By ERIC ITALIANO From COED Sometimes, while I’m sitting around smoking weed, I think to myself, “I wonder how this weed got here?”. Like, where it was grown and who grew it, who did they sell it to, where was…
Trump’s solar wall
Trump floated a solar-paneled border wall with Mexico — here’s what it would look like By Jeremy Berke From Business Insider President Donald Trump wants to deliver on one of the central promises of his campaign — building a wall…
US Homeland Security reveals plans for crackdown on illegal immigrants
By Mark Swanson From Newsmax The Department of Homeland Security Tuesday began rolling out President Donald Trump’s plans to aggressively crack down on illegal immigrants. The plan, outlined in two DHS memos, includes an attempt to deport almost all illegal…
U.S. Homeland Security employees locked out of computer networks
From Wn.com DHS Hacked? Employees unable to access Gov Comp Reuters reports computer network access by U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees in the Washington, D.C. area was sporadic Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter said. It was not…
WashPost: Russian hackers breach US electrical grid via Vermont utility
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Russian hackers have penetrated a utility company in Vermont, Obama administration officials said on Friday. A code associated with the Russian hacking group named “Grizzly Steppe” by the White House was identified by the utility’s…
US fails to track foreign visitors who overstay visas
By Cathy Burke From Newsmax Federal officials admit they’ve lost track of how many foreign visitors overstay their visas every year – despite a nearly 20-year-old law requiring the government to develop a tracking system, The New York Times reports….
Residents in 9 US States could need a second form of ID to pass through airport security next year
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Ten years ago, Congress passed the REAL ID Act, which set minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and photo IDs. While the rules haven’t exactly been enforced to the “T” by the Dept. of…