Critical Releases in Homeland Security: March 29, 2017

"This guide summarizes leading practices and technical guidance for securing networks from wireless threats and for securely implementing wireless access to networks. This document is specifically focused on the wireless technologies commonly referred to as 'Wi-Fi' as defined in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 family. This guide does not include commercial mobile networks (e.g., 3GPP, LTE). The recommendations in this guide address wireless threats that are universal to all networks and describe security controls that can work together to mitigate these threats. Wireless capabilities are widely available, even on networks that are not intentionally providing these services. Wi-Fi signals may infiltrate buildings from commercial providers, adjacent buildings and businesses, and other publicly available services. Authorized and unauthorized WiFi services can be used to gain unauthorized access to networks that are otherwise strongly secured. Due to the pervasive nature of Wi-Fi, it is important to consider the risks associated with these technologies and to examine potential impacts to confidentiality, availability, and integrity when conducting risk and threat analyses."

From the Document: "On January 31, 2017, President Donald J. Trump announced the nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (Tenth Circuit) to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016. Judge Gorsuch was appointed to the Tenth Circuit by President George W. Bush in 2006. The Tenth Circuit's territorial jurisdiction covers Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming, and parts of Yellowstone National Park that extend into Idaho and Montana. […] This report provides an overview of Judge Gorsuch's jurisprudence and discusses how the Supreme Court might be affected if he were to succeed Justice Scalia. In particular, the report focuses on those areas of law where Justice Scalia can be seen to have influenced the High Court's approach to particular issues or provided a fifth and deciding vote on the Court, with a view toward how the nominee might approach those same issues. The report begins by discussing the nominee's views on two cross-cutting issues-the role of the judiciary and statutory interpretation. It then addresses fourteen separate areas of law, arranged in alphabetical order, from 'administrative law' to 'takings.' The report includes a table that notes the cases where the Supreme Court has reviewed majority opinions written or joined by Judge Gorsuch. Another set of tables in this report analyzes the nominee's concurrences and dissents and those of his colleagues on the Tenth Circuit."