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Homeland Security News Reader
Downloads Department of Homeland Security News Reader grabs the top stories from the DHS and delivers them to your iPhone or iTouch. The news feeds covers DHS News, DHS Press Releases, DHS Speeches, DHS Testimony, and FEMA.
[August 21, 2009, 11:15]
Information Sharing and Homeland Security
White Papers Better sharing of information - between intelligence and law enforcement agencies; among federal, state and local governments; and between the public and private sectors - has been called one of the main foundations of improved homeland security.
[January 17, 2005, 23:00]
Homeland Security gives cyber 'early warning system' details
Blog The US is to develop an 'early warning system' to warn of cyber attacks, US secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said on Tuesday. Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk after a separate session at the RSA Conference, Greg Garcia, assistant secretary...
[April 8, 2008, 22:35]
Homeland Security Backdoor Behaviour
Blog Recent research from the US Department of Homeland Security points to a “significant” risk from backdoors and 23% of software packages used by US government employees have backdoors built into them - or so I’m told.
[February 5, 2008, 18:44]
Homeland Security lacks 'open-source' intelligence
News The US Department of Homeland Security has not met requirements to provide 'open source' intelligence — that is, publicly available information — for state and local law enforcement, a new report claims.
[September 15, 2008, 12:48]
US homeland security to police the Net
Talkback It's the only way were going to be able to stop hackers.and outher things that could happen later on down the road.so all i can say is homeland security keep up the good work the Cyber Security Enhancement Act sounds good to me and it's about time.
[August 11, 2003, 18:18]
Cross-Government Collaboration, Leveraging Homeland Security
White Papers Federal, state and local government must collaborate as never before to achieve the mandates for homeland security. This webcast will explore the (key) intersection points between government initiatives, leveraging across government, looking across...
[February 18, 2005, 23:00]
Homeland Security bill becomes US law
News When President Bush signed a bill on Monday creating the Department of Homeland Security, he started a process that will reshuffle bureaucracies, permit greater Internet surveillance and refocus the government's computer security efforts.
[November 26, 2002, 11:41]
Homeland Security urges Windows fix
News In a rare alert, the US Department of Homeland Security has urged Windows users to plug a potential worm hole in the Microsoft operating system. Users are encouraged to avoid delay in applying this security patch," the Department of Homeland...
[August 11, 2006, 12:10]
Firms team to win Homeland Security bid
News In a deal involving the new Department of Homeland Security, two companies teamed up to win a multimillion-dollar contract to create a system for patching security flaws in software used by US government agencies.
[November 28, 2002, 11:10]
US Homeland Security CIO blamed for IT woes
News In response to reports of persistent cybersecurity flaws at the US Department of Homeland Security, a top congressional Democrat on Wednesday questioned whether the agency's chief information officer deserves to keep his job.
[June 21, 2007, 10:35]
Homeland security calls for whistleblowers
News The US Department of Homeland Security is asking companies to send it tips about flaws in the nation's technological infrastructure under a law that guarantees that the information will be protected from public disclosure.
[February 23, 2004, 8:50]
US homeland security to police the Net
News The overwhelming vote by the Senate on Tuesday approving a Homeland Security Department has cleared the way for massive reorganisation of the federal government that will have a dramatic impact on computer and network security in the US.
[November 21, 2002, 11:55]
Homeland Security's high tech conundrum
News A preliminary report released by the Department of Homeland Security seems to scatter cybersecurity responsibilities across the government and the private sector, while sticking to generalities about future plans.
[November 8, 2005, 14:30]
US budgets $1bn for homeland security IT
News The government has about $1bn to spend next year on the development of new homeland security technologies and is looking to Silicon Valley for ideas on how to spend it. That was the message from Jane Alexander, an official with the US Department of...
[August 1, 2003, 8:50]
Congress critical of Homeland Security's tech efforts
News The US Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday sustained more bashing of its cybersecurity efforts from politicians and government auditors. A similar slate of witnesses, including Foresman, was scheduled to testify on the subject before a...
[September 14, 2006, 8:55]
Harnessing the Power of Innovation in Securing the U.S. Homeland Operations Management - Managing the Homeland Security Network of Networks
White Papers The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inherited the IT infrastructures of 22 legacy agencies. This infrastructure requires an Operations Management solution that monitors its health and controls events that may impair the services delivered.
[February 3, 2005, 2:00]
Tips and Trends for Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection
White Papers This article addresses critical infrastructure protection and homeland security, to include issues concerning information sharing, public policy considerations, cyber security, and corporate responsibility.
[January 12, 2005, 2:00]
US Homeland Security spat comes to London
Blog You get away from Washington for a few days and escape the criticism that your division of Homeland Security has been getting for not doing its job, only to find that one of your main critics is at the same event that you are at in London.
[October 28, 2008, 15:21]
Hacker joins US Homeland Security in advisory role
News Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn in on Friday to the US Homeland Security Advisory Council. The HSAC members will provide recommendations and advice directly to secretary of...
[June 8, 2009, 8:57]
