A number of organizations called for Congressional leaders in the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to reject the Senate’s proposed increase in Pentagon spending. In a letter to... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA) and other international cybersecurity partners released the “Microsoft Exchange Server Security Best Practices” guidance this week. The blueprint for hardening Microsoft Exchange servers builds... Read More »
CrowdStrike, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and NVIDIA on Monday launched the third annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator and together will provide mentorship, technical expertise, funding opportunities, and go-to-market support to accelerate innovation globally. “Our Cybersecurity Startup... Read More »
Cyber threats posed by malignant nation-states and criminals remain high during the government shutdown, a new report said. The Cyber Threat Snapshot from the House Committee on Homeland Security found that the government shutdown, along with the lapse in Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act... Read More »
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to close loopholes in its Covered List to secure America’s communications networks against devices that may pose a risk to national security. The devices, many of which are tied to foreign adversaries like China, can allow foreign... Read More »
Polygraf AI announced it has closed on $9.5 million in seed funding to building the next generation of enterprise AI security. Powered by the company’s Small Language Models, Polygraf said its product expansion efforts will help organizations identify AI-driven risks, prevent fraud and... Read More »
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said his state has joined a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to revoke homeland security grants. Shapiro said the administration’s decision to abruptly revoke homeland security funding threatens public safety and critical emergency... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) would help law enforcement to detect, track and disable drones that pose a threat to public safety, officials said. The legislation would restore authorizations to respond to drone threats near airports, stadiums... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered a record nearly 290 pounds of heroin during an arrest on Oct. 22 at the San Ysidro Port of Entry between San Diego and Tijuana. The drugs have an estimated street value … Read More
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has upgraded its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program that will allow states to verify voter citizenship. The agency said the upgrades will ensure that only U.S. citizens are voting in federal … Read More
The U.S. Navy, the South Korea Navy and 15 partner and allied nations participated in the Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise 25 near Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 31. The South Korean Navy hosts the annual exercise whose goal is to … Read More
The FBI arrested multiple suspects on Friday who have been charged for having firearms that would be used in a conspiracy to provide material support to foreign terrorist organization ISIS. The complaint outlines allegations of a radical Islamic terror plot … Read More
U.S. Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI), Brian Mast (R-FL), Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Andrew Garbarina (R-NY) are urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to look into technological threats from China-based companies. In a letter to Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick, the Congressmen … Read More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell recently returned to its homeport at U.S. Naval Station Newport after a 54-day maritime border security patrol in the Windward Passage. Campbell falls under the command of the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area based in … Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at the San Ysidro Port of Entry said they will initiate a pilot program to convert traffic lanes. The pilot program will convert the port’s general crossing lane on Second Street into an exclusive … Read More
Lockheed Martin recently announced that it will invest $50 million in Saildrone, a maritime autonomous system, in order to deliver commercially available unmanned surface vehicles equipped with lethal defense technology. The companies said they would collaborate with a goal of … Read More
