DHS Issues First Cybersecurity Regulation for Pipelines

DHS Issues First Cybersecurity Regulation for Pipelines

Pipeline companies needs to comply with new Homeland Security regulations or risk high fines starting at $7,000

DHS Cybersecurity Branch Signed into Existence by Trump

DHS Cybersecurity Branch Signed into Existence by Trump

POTUS officialized the rebranding and restructuring of NPPD

DHS and GCHQ Say There's no Reason to Doubt Apple, Amazon Supermicro Hack Denial

DHS and GCHQ Say There's no Reason to Doubt Apple, Amazon Supermicro Hack Denial

The DHS says that Apple's denial stands up "at this time"

DHS to React A Lot Faster to Cyber Threats During 2018 Midterms

DHS to React A Lot Faster to Cyber Threats During 2018 Midterms

Situational awareness room to be set up this election season

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 26th, 2018
DHS Drone Data Vulnerable to Hackers, Inside Threats

DHS Drone Data Vulnerable to Hackers, Inside Threats

Surveillance info was not safeguarded as per regulations

DHS Grants Researchers $11.5 Million to Fight Network/Internet Disruptions

DHS Grants Researchers $11.5 Million to Fight Network/Internet Disruptions

Initiative to lower the impact on critical infrastructure

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 13th, 2018
House Committee on Homeland Security Advances DHS Bug Bounty Program Bill

House Committee on Homeland Security Advances DHS Bug Bounty Program Bill

Also advances vulnerability disclosure policy amendment

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 20th, 2016
US Government Preparing a Guideline for the Internet of Things

US Government Preparing a Guideline for the Internet of Things

DHS readies to announce future guideline for IoT security

Pacific Gas and Electric Claims Recent Data Breach Only Exposed Fake Details <em>UPDATED</em>

Pacific Gas and Electric Claims Recent Data Breach Only Exposed Fake Details UPDATED

PG&E denies any wrongdoing, says it was only a test server

US Agencies Recorded 77,183 Cybersecurity Incidents in 2015, 10 Percent Rise

US Agencies Recorded 77,183 Cybersecurity Incidents in 2015, 10 Percent Rise

DHS also fixed 99% of all known critical vulnerabilities

Hacker Doxes 9,000 DHS Employees, Has Data on Other FBI and DOJ Staffers

Hacker Doxes 9,000 DHS Employees, Has Data on Other FBI and DOJ Staffers

Hacker shows his support for the Free Palestine movement

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • February 1st, 2016
US DHS Firewall Fails to Detect 94 Percent of Current Security Threats

US DHS Firewall Fails to Detect 94 Percent of Current Security Threats

Government audit shames EINSTEIN, DHS's nationwide firewall

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 11th, 2016
US DHS Just Spent $1.7 Million to Develop Better DDoS Protection Tech

US DHS Just Spent $1.7 Million to Develop Better DDoS Protection Tech

New 3DCoP tech uses P2P and virtual networks to mitigate DDoS attacks by detecting and stopping traffic patterns

Drug Cartels Are Hacking US Border Patrol Drones

Drug Cartels Are Hacking US Border Patrol Drones

Border patrol drones are vulnerable to GPS spoofing attacks

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 15th, 2015
Department of Homeland Security Looking Into Bitcoin Tech for Its Own Apps

Department of Homeland Security Looking Into Bitcoin Tech for Its Own Apps

Also looking into IoT research and malware prediction

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 7th, 2015
US Government Interrogating DHS on Its Ransomware Policy

US Government Interrogating DHS on Its Ransomware Policy

US Government doesn't like paying for ransomware decryptors

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 1st, 2015
Department of Homeland Security Is Giving Free Security Audits to US Firms

Department of Homeland Security Is Giving Free Security Audits to US Firms

NCATS is a free service provided by the US DHS

 
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