Fusion centers: have they found their sweet spot?
Increased state investment in fusion centers may suggest a change of opinion on the information-gathering groups.
Fusion centers combine data from the Department of Homeland...
iHLS TV – The FBIs Next Gen system, airborne intelligence, India’s...
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (4 November 2014):
The FBIs Next Gen system
Airborne intelligence
India's defense deal
Gun violence in the US
Bio-hazard protective gear
The U.S Shutdown is a Cyber Intelligence Security Risk
The government shutdown increases the risk of a cyber attack against the U.S. due to the fact that many workers who monitor threats have...
Australia Knew the NSA was Hacking iPhones
Australian intelligence agencies may have had knowledge of a top secret U.S. NSA program for targeting iPhones, according to newly-released documents.
Slides released recently by...
Nowhere to hide – mobile phones end privacy
"It'll get worse before it gets better," mobile industry expert Chetan Sharma told NBC News. "Unless leaders step up and work on a framework...
Opinion: Surfing the Post-Snowden Internet
By Gad Elkin
"The next phase of the internet will be focused on information and powered by connectivity. Cloud computing, big data and Internet of...
U.S. intelligence community to begin using Amazon-developed cloud service
At the request of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), with a $600 million grant, Amazon Web Services have put the finishing touches on a...
The American “Big Brother” is listening
Since the disclosure of National Security Agency surveillance documents by the British newspaper The Guardian began this month, President Obama, top intelligence officials and...
Spy Agencies too Busy with Russia and China
The potential threats from Russia and China leave less time for British security bodies to pry in citizen private lives.
In recent months, GCHQ –...
NSA Deal With RSA Sparks Public Cyber Security Debate
The NSA paid RSA $10 million to ensure a vulnerable encryption algorithm was used by default in RSA's BSAFE toolkit, this according to a...
NetTraveler is back – with some new tricks up its sleeve
The attack vector NetTraveler (a.k.a Netfie, Travnet or Red Star APT), has been detected again. This is a new, advanced threat that has already...
Signs of Shift to Intel-Driven Cyber Defense
The first two minutes of a cyberattack are crucial - that's when the attacker sets up camp and downloads additional malware to dig in...
NSA Hacked International Telecom Cables
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has collected sensitive data on key telecommunications cables between Europe, north Africa and Asia, German news magazine Der...
The Danger of confusing Cyberespionage with Cyberwarfare
China has recently been accused of intense spying activity in cyberspace, following claims that the country uses cyber tactics to gain access to military...
U.S. Experts: NSA Damages Economy and Internet Security
The U.S. National Security Agency’s (#NSA) actions have and will continue to cause “significant damage” to U.S. interests and the global Internet community, the...
Tech Firms Would Rather Shut Down Than Cooperate With NSA
Revelations of the surveillance programs of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have sparked technical innovations, legal challenges,...
NSA Exploited HeartBleed Vulnerability
The NSA knew about and exploited the Heartbleed vulnerability for two years before it was publicly exposed this week, and used it to steal...
NSA Program Captures, Replays Phone Calls
The NSA’s MYSTIC program, created in 2009, deploys a “retrospective retrieval” (RETRO) tool which allows agents to rewind and playback all phone conversations that...
STOPPING FRAUD ON THE THRESHOLD OF CONTACT CENTERS
Nice systems announced today the launch of its Contact Center Fraud Prevention solution, which tracks fraud patterns and screens all phone interactions for fraud...
Leaked Intel Budget Reveals Massive Challenges For Spy Agencies
A top secret intelligence budget justification leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden depicts a U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) awash in unprecedented amounts of...
Temptation to let computers do it all, sans human element, can...
Big Data does not necessarily mean Good Data. And that, as an increasing number of experts are saying more insistently, means Big Data does...
Fairfax County, Va., provides real-time access to police data
Using an overhauled mapping app, citizens can access hundreds of police service calls, in addition to neighborhood disturbances, thefts, drug or sex offenses, and...
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This Fake Passport Case Shows How Fraudsters Are Using Messaging Platforms
Digital messaging platforms have become a common marketplace for everything from second-hand goods to freelance services. They are also increasingly being used by fraudsters...
