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NewsIs there anything RSA wants to tell us about the Lockheed breach?
Lockheed Martin's network came under "significant and tenacious" attack last week, the defense contractor said over the weekend. President Obama was briefed on the attack, and both the Pentagon and Read more...
White House cyber proposal offers carrots for industry
The White House unveiled a set of cybersecurity proposals last week, including a suggestion that Congress pass a law giving private companies greater incentives to improve security. The proposed Read more...
Five lessons from the big hack attack
The July 4 cyberattacks hit federal government sites, but there are plenty of lessons that private sector IT execs can learn from this holiday invasion, in order to prevent the same thing from Read more...
E-Verify hiring mandate dropped from stimulus bill
An effort to use the $787 billion stimulus package to mandate that employers use the E-Verify computer database system to vet the immigration status of workers has fallen by the wayside. The Read more...
Is data mining a civil rights violation?
The American Civil Liberties Union says Congress should limit government data-mining efforts because some techniques don't work and many raise serious privacy concerns. Timothy Sparapani, legislative Read more...
Fight over foreign student visa extension continues
Do American workers who feel aggrieved by the government's handling of the foreign student visa law have a right to challenge the Bush administration's handling of that policy in federal court? That Read more...
Judge allows extension of student visas
A federal judge in New Jersey refused to stop a federal Department of Homeland Security policy extending foreign student visas from one year to 29 months. The Programmers Guild, the Immigration Read more...
Number of open-source code defects going down
The results of a two-year study commissioned by the Department of Homeland Defense (DHS) Read more...
U.S. border laptop searches approved
A federal appeals court has made it easier for customs officials to search through the contents of a person's laptop. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that agents Read more...
DHS finds a way around H-1B visas
The Department of Homeland Security has extended the period for Optional Practical Training from 12-29 months. OPT certification allows foreign students to work in the United States without an H-1B Read more...
| Press ReleasesU.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security Division and Idaho National Laboratory Win National Cybersecurity ISecuring control systems through innovative and effective training programs WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SANS Institute announced today that Department of Homeland Read more >> Dynasil’s RMD Research Unit Wins $3.65 Million in Contracts from the Domestic Nuclear Detection OfficeAwards Provide Additional Funded Research and Development for Company’s Advanced Radiation Detectors WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dynasil Corporation of America (NASDAQ: DYSL) today announced Read more >> Iveda Solutions Completes $2.5 Million Capital RaiseMESA, Ariz., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Iveda Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: IVDA) announced today the completion of its previously announced $2.5 million private offering. (Logo: Read more >> U.S. DHS Science and Technology Directorate, Cyber Security Division, Cyber Security Research & Development Center wins NationalDomain Name System Security (DNSSEC) national deployment – increased security that results in substantial cyber risk reduction WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SANS Institute Read more >> Sprint Becomes First U.S. Carrier to Launch Wireless Emergency Alerts on its Mobile NetworkCarrier will join New York Office of Emergency Management and Department of Homeland Security in testing the service in New York’s five boroughs OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Sprint Read more >> |
