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Test Results for Disk Imaging Tool: DFAS Pro Version 1.0.1.6 Build 052

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Programs Office and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensics tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications. [...] This document reports the results from testing the disk imaging function of DFAS Pro Version 1.0.1.6 Build 052 using the CFTT Federated Testing Test Suite for Disk Imaging, Version 3.1."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2019-04-21
Test Results for Disk Imaging Tool: DFAS Pro Version 1.0.1.6 Build 067

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Programs Office and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensics tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications. [...] This document reports the results from testing the disk imaging function of DFAS Pro Version 1.0.1.6 Build 067 using the CFTT Federated Testing Test Suite for Disk Imaging, Version 3.1."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2019-04-21
Paladin v6.08: Test Results for Disk Imaging Tool

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Programs Office and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensics tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications. [...] This document reports the results from testing the disk imaging function of the Paladin Toolbox included in Paladin 6.08 using the CFTT Federated Testing Test Suite for Disk Imaging, Version 1.0. The Paladin Toolbox is a GUI [graphical user interface] interface to DC3DD 7.1.614."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2016-10-14
Forensic Toolkit (FTK) 7.0.0.163, Registry Viewer 2.0.0.7: Test Results for Windows Registry Forensic Tool

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Program Office (SPO) and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensic tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications. [...] This document reports the results from testing FTK [Forensic Toolkit] 7.0.0.163 against a registry dataset that consists of various Windows NT registry hive files."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2019-04-07
EnCase Forensic 8.07.00.93 (x64): Test Results for Windows Registry Forensic Tool

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Program Office (SPO) and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensic tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications. [...] This document reports the results from testing EnCase Forensic 8.07.00.93 against a registry dataset that consists of various Windows NT registry hive files."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2019-04-07
Test Results for Write-Protected Drive: Apricorn Padlock DT Firmware Version 0510

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Programs Office and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensics tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications. [...] This document reports the results from testing the read-only function of the Apricorn Padlock DT device firmware version 0510 using the CFTT Federated Testing Test Suite for Hardware Write Blocking, Version 3.1."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2020-05
Test Results for Write-Protected Drive: Apricorn ASK3z Secure Key Firmware Version 0401

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Programs Office and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensics tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2019-11-20
Test Results for Write-Protected Drive: Apricorn L3 Fortress Firmware Version 0510 [May 2020]

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Programs Office and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program, the DHS Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensics tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2020-05
Test Results for Write-Protected Drive: Apricorn ASK3 Secure Key 3.0 Firmware Version 0401

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), the National Institute of Justice, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Programs Office and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center; U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program; and the DHS Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensics tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2020-02
Test Results for String Search Tool: EnCase Version 8.09.00.192

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From the Introduction: "The Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) program is a joint project of the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Programs Office and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). CFTT is supported by other organizations, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division Electronic Crimes Program, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Secret Service. The objective of the CFTT program is to provide measurable assurance to practitioners, researchers, and other applicable users that the tools used in computer forensics investigations provide accurate results. Accomplishing this requires the development of specifications and test methods for computer forensics tools and subsequent testing of specific tools against those specifications."

National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.). Office of Law Enforcement Standards; United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate

2020-06
Interplay of Borders, Turf, Cyberspace, and Jurisdiction: Issues Confronting U.S. Law Enforcement [July 20, 2012]

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"Savvy criminals constantly develop new techniques to target U.S. persons, businesses, and interests. Individual criminals as well as broad criminal networks exploit geographic borders, criminal turf, cyberspace, and law enforcement jurisdiction to dodge law enforcement countermeasures. Further, the interplay of these realities can potentially encumber policing measures. In light of these interwoven realities, policy makers may question how to best design policies to help law enforcement combat ever-evolving criminal threats. Criminals routinely take advantage of geographic borders. They thrive on their ability to illicitly cross borders, subvert border security regimens, and provide illegal products or services. Many crimes--particularly those of a cyber nature--have become increasingly transnational. While criminals may operate across geographic borders and jurisdictional boundaries, law enforcement may not be able to do so with the same ease. Moreover, obstacles such as disparities between the legal regimens of nations (what is considered a crime in one country may not be in another) and differences in willingness to extradite suspected criminals can hamper prosecutions. The law enforcement community has, however, expanded its working relationships with both domestic and international agencies."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Finklea, Kristin M.

2012-07-20
Obama Administration's Cybersecurity Proposal: Criminal Provisions [July 29, 2011]

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"Responding to ongoing concerns over the state of U.S. cybersecurity, the Obama Administration released a report containing a proposal for significant cybersecurity legislation on May 12, 2011. The Administration's proposal contains seven sections and addresses many different subject areas. This report examines the first section of the Administration's proposal, dealing with criminal law. That section would supplement the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) by adding a mandatory three-year minimum penalty for damaging certain critical infrastructure computers, increase the penalties for most violations of the CFAA, modify the conspiracy and forfeiture provisions of the CFAA, and make felony violation of the CFAA a racketeering predicate offense. This report also compares the Administration's proposal to bills pending before the House of Representatives and the Senate. Although Congress is considering many bills addressing cybersecurity, there are relatively few which would modify computer crime laws such as the CFAA. The bills which do address computer crime differ in significant ways from the Administration's proposal, though they would accomplish some of the same goals."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Stevens, Gina Marie; Miller, Jonathan

2011-07-29
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism National Priorities

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From the Document: "The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), after consulting with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's (Treasury's) Offices of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and Intelligence and Analysis, as well as the Attorney General, Federal functional regulators, relevant state financial regulators, and relevant law enforcement and national security agencies, is issuing these first governmentwide priorities for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/ CFT) policy (the 'Priorities'). [...] As explained in more detail below, the Priorities are, in no particular order: (1) corruption; (2) cybercrime, including relevant cybersecurity and virtual currency considerations; (3) foreign and domestic terrorist financing; (4) fraud; (5) transnational criminal organization activity; (6) drug trafficking organization activity; (7) human trafficking and human smuggling; and (8) proliferation financing. The establishment of these Priorities is intended to assist all covered institutions6 in their efforts to meet their obligations under laws and regulations designed to combat money laundering and counter terrorist financing."

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (U.S.)

2021-06-30
Information Infrastructure Group Report (1999)

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Since the last meeting of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) in September 1998, the Information Infrastructure Group (IIG) has concentrated its efforts on several issues related to information assurance and infrastructure protection: global information infrastructure (GII), transportation information infrastructure risks, electronic commerce (EC), cyber crime, and Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 63. This report captures the efforts of the IIG through the current cycle. The NSTAC XXII IIG members are listed in Annex A. The IIG's current charge is outlined in this report.

United States. President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

1999-06
Information Infrastructure Group Report (1997)

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This report presents the findings and recommendations of the following subgroups within the NSTAC: Financial Services Risk Assessment Subgroup, Transportation Risk Assessment Subgroup, Cyber Crime Subgroup, Information Assurance Policy Subgroup, and Information Systems Security Board. Also listed in Annex A are the IIG Members.

United States. President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

1997-12
Industrial College of the Armed Forces: Industry Studies 2001: Financial Services

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The US financial services industry is an important contributor to the economic power of the nation. The industry is in excellent health -- well capitalized, dynamic, and innovative. Recent legislative changes have altered the structure of the industry by allowing banks, insurance companies, and securities dealers to consolidate into large "financial holding companies" that cut across industry sectors. US financial services firms are also positioning to compete here and abroad with international firms. Advances in information technology continue to provide opportunities for firms to increase business and customer service, but also create an industry risk in the form of cyber crime. The industry will continue to be competitive, but profitable, and will remain well positioned to support continued US leadership in the global economy.

Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)

2001
Transnational Threats: Blending Law Enforcement and Military Strategies

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"On February 2-3, 2000, the U.S. Army War College, the Triangle Institute for Security Studies, and the Duke University Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security co-sponsored a conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The conference examined transnational threats, including terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction, cyber threats to the national infrastructure, and international organized crime. The goal was to evaluate the seriousness of such threats and discuss strategies for dealing with them. In particular, the conference sought to address the question of how military and law enforcement could blend their strategies to better counter transnational threats. A secondary purpose was to clarify the role of the military in meeting challenges that transcend national borders and threaten our national interests. This book highlights some of the main issues and themes that ran through the conference. After looking at the various threats and undertaking a risk assessment, the report considers the unique aspects of transnational threats, and then identifies the key challenges facing the United States, paying particular attention to the role of the military. The book concludes with discussions of some of the steps that should be taken to secure ourselves against transnational threats."

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

Pumphrey, Carolyn W. (Carolyn Wilson), 1955-

2002-11
Statement by NSC Spokesman Mike Hammer on National Security Advisor General Jim Jones' Travel to Germany and Russia October 2-6 [October 1, 2010]

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In this October 1, 2010 statement, National Security Council Spokesman Mike Hammer announces National Security Advisor Jim Jones' travels to Germany and Russia. In Russia, Jones will address a security conference, "which will cover 21st Century security challenges facing all states, including natural and industrial disasters, transnational crime and converging threats, and cyber security."

United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary

2010-10-01
Home and Away: DHS and the Threats to America, Remarks delivered by Secretary Kelly at George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security

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This is the webcast of Secretary Kelly at George Washington University Center for Cuber and Homeland Security. The video highlights some of the most pressing issues in national security today including cyber crime, human smuggling, drug trade, terrorism both domestic and abroad, as well as illegal immigration.

United States. Department of Homeland Security

2017-04-18
Department of Homeland Security: Budget-in-Brief, Fiscal Year 2013

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"Today's threats are not limited to any one individual, group or ideology and are not defined nor contained by international borders. Terrorist tactics can be as simple as a homemade bomb and as sophisticated as a biological threat or a coordinated cyber attack. We have had success in thwarting numerous terrorist plots including the attempted bombings of the New York City subways and Times Square, foiled attacks against air cargo, and other attempts across the country. […] To continue to address these evolving threats, DHS employs risk-based, intelligence-driven operations to prevent terrorist attacks. Through a multi-layered detection system focusing on enhanced targeting and information sharing, DHS works to interdict threats and dangerous people at the earliest point possible. DHS also works closely with its Federal, State and local law enforcement partners on a wide range of critical homeland security issues in order to provide those on the frontlines with the tools they need to address threats in their communities. Strengthening homeland security also includes a significant international dimension. To most effectively carry out DHS's core missions - including preventing terrorism, securing our borders, and protecting cyberspace - we must partner with countries around the world. This work ranges from strengthening cargo, aviation, and supply chain security to joint investigations, information sharing, and science and technology cooperation. Through international collaboration, we not only enhance our ability to prevent terrorism and transnational crime, we also leverage the resources of our international partners to more efficiently and cost-effectively secure global trade and travel. Today, DHS works in more than 75 different countries, the third largest foreign footprint of any civilian U.S. Government agency, in order to address and respond to evolving threats before they reach our shores."

United States. Department of Homeland Security

2012?
Trusted Insiders are Committing Fraud and Embezzlement Within Organizations: Is There a Connection to Addiction, as the Motivating Factor for Their Illegal Activities?

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From the thesis abstract: "Extensive studies and research have been conducted on insider threats, the possible causes, predictive models and best practices for prevention, early detection, and mitigation of the threats of insider attacks to a wide range of critical infrastructure, government agencies, and the private sector. Current research shows a great deal of attention directed at the cyber threats toward organizations. In contrast, relatively little research has been conducted on the insider threat with regard to financial fraud and embezzlement to organizations. Left undetected, insiders can cause irreparable and devastating consequences to private and public sector organizations, which compromise the integrity of the overall financial system. Recent criminal cases have revealed a disturbing trend linking many of the trusted insiders convicted of conducting fraud or embezzlement within the victim organizations to an addiction to gambling or prescription drugs. Also alarming is the frequency of trusted insiders conducting fraud within government agencies to support their addiction. This paper studies research on insider threats, and suggests that addiction is a contributing factor to the motives of the insiders' criminal behaviors. Research also suggests that accurate reporting by law enforcement agencies is not occurring in police reports on motives or causes of the reasons insiders are committing their crimes."

Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security

Johnson, Paul R.

2014-06
Overview of U.S. Sanctions Regimes on Russia [July 11, 2017]

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"On December 29, 2016, President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Russia for malicious cyber activity. These were the latest in a series of U.S. sanctions regimes that have been imposed on Russia over the last several years in response to activities that are state-sponsored or allegedly conducted by government officials. In addition, a number of Russian individuals and entities are subject to sanctions for terrorism, transnational crime, and weapons proliferation. The United States' use of economic sanctions in furtherance of national security or foreign policy is implemented, primarily, by the Departments of State (visas, arms embargos, arms sales, foreign aid, and in limited circumstances, prohibiting the use of U.S. passports to travel), Commerce (commercial exports), Defense (arms sales), Justice (investigation and prosecution), and the Treasury (blocking assets, prohibiting transactions, licensing export transactions, financial services, and in limited circumstances, restricting transactions related to travel). Interagency consulting occurs in implementing and administering any economic sanctions regime."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Welt, Cory; Rennack, Dianne E.

2017-07-11
Organizing the U.S. Government for National Security: Overview of the Interagency Reform Debates [December 16, 2008]

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"A growing community of interest, including Members of Congress, senior officials in the executive branch, and think-tank analysts, is calling for a reexamination of how well the U.S. government, including both the executive branch and Congress, is organized to apply all instruments of national power to national security activities. The organizations and procedures used today to formulate strategy, support presidential decision-making, plan and execute missions, and budget for those activities are based on a framework established just after World War II. That framework was designed to address a very different global strategic context: a bipolar world with a single peer competitor state, the Soviet Union, which was driven by an expansionist ideology and backed by a massive military force. Six decades later, in the wake of 9/11, many observers and practitioners note, the United States faces greater uncertainty and a broader array of security challenges than before, including nonstate as well as traditional state-based threats, and transnational challenges such as organized crime, energy security concerns, cyber attacks, and epidemic disease. The 'outdated bureaucratic superstructure' of the 20th century is an inadequate basis for protecting the nation from 21st century security challenges, critics contend, and the system itself, or alternatively, some of its key components, requires revision. [...]The purpose of this report, which will be updated as events warrant, is to help frame the emerging debates for the 111th Congress by taking note of the leading advocates for change, highlighting identified shortcomings in key elements of the current system, and describing categories of emerging proposals for change."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Serafino, Nina M.; Towell, Pat; Dale, Catherine

2008-12-16
Anti-Money Laundering: An Overview for Congress [March 1, 2017]

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"Anti-money laundering (AML) refers to efforts to prevent criminal exploitation of financial systems to conceal the location, ownership, source, nature, or control of illicit proceeds. Despite the existence of longstanding domestic regulatory and enforcement mechanisms, as well as international commitments and guidance on best practices, policymakers remain challenged to identify and address policy gaps and new laundering methods that criminals exploit. According to United Nations estimates recognized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, criminals in the United States generate some $300 billion in illicit proceeds that might involve money laundering. Rough International Monetary Fund estimates also indicate that the global volume of money laundering could amount to as much as 2.7% of the world's gross domestic product, or $1.6 trillion annually. Money laundering is broadly recognized to have potentially significant economic and political consequences at both national and international levels. Despite robust AML efforts in the United States, the ability to counter money laundering effectively remains challenged by a variety of factors. These include: the scale of global money laundering; the diversity of illicit methods to move and store ill-gotten proceeds through the international financial system; the introduction of new and emerging threats (e.g., cyber-related financial crimes); the ongoing use of old methods (e.g., bulk cash smuggling); gaps in legal, regulatory, and enforcement regimes, including uneven availability of international training and technical assistance for AML purposes; and the costs associated with financial institution compliance with global AML guidance and national laws."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Miller, Rena S.; Rosen, Liana W.

2017-03-01
S. Hrg. 106-486: Cyber Attack: Is the Government Safe? Hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, March 2, 2000

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From the opening statement of Fred Thompson: "The Committee on Governmental Affairs is holding this hearing on the ability of the Federal Government to protect against and respond to potential cyber attacks. This Committee spent considerable time during the last Congress examining the state of Federal Government information systems. Numerous Governmental Affairs Committee hearings and General Accounting Office reports uncovered and identified systemic failures of government information systems, which highlighted our Nation's vulnerability to computer attacks from international and domestic terrorists, to crime rings, to everyday hackers. S. 1993 begins where the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 left off. These laws and the Computer Security Act of 1987 provide the basic framework for managing information security. The proponents of this bill recognize that these are not the only things that need to be done. Some have suggested we provide specific standards in the legislation. Others have recommended we establish a new position of a national chief information officer or even a national security czar. These things should be considered and these issues and more will be brought up during our hearing today." Statements, letters, and material submitted for the record include those of the following: Fred Thompson, Joseph I. Lieberman, Daniel K. Akaka, Susan M. Collins, John Edwards, James Adams, Jack L. Brock, Jr., Roberta L. Gross, Kevin Mitnick, Kenneth Watson, and a copy of S. 1993.

United States. Government Printing Office

2000
Offline Forensic Analysis Of Microsoft® Windows® XP Physical Memory

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"The rise of cyber crimes combined with the recent use of computer viruses and malicious programs that reside only in volatile main memory demand further development of appropriate forensic tools. Existing forensic tools that analyze non-volatile memory are not capable of analyzing volatile memory and the few tools that are capable of detailed analysis of volatile memory are not openly available to the public. In this thesis, an open source tool is developed to analyze images of physical memory originating from the Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server operating systems. The tool, named Windows Physical Memory Offline Analyzer (WPMOA), scans the memory image and, utilizing input from the user, extracts relevant data from the various structures maintained by the Windows operating system. The WPMOA program automatically generates reports about the image and provides key information necessary for a user to perform additional manual investigation of the image beyond what is done automatically. This thesis details instructions on the preparation and use of the program, initial testing results of the program with actual physical memory images, and C language code for the program itself."

Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

Schultz, John S.

2006-09
Statement by Press Secretary Matt Chandler on Secretary Napolitano's Upcoming Visit to London [January 27, 2011]

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"'Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will travel to London on Friday, Jan. 28. While in London, Secretary Napolitano will meet with International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General Efthimios Mitropoulos to discuss cooperative initiatives to increase the security and resilience of the global supply chain and bolster cargo security - including efforts to support DHS' continued collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Secretary Napolitano will also meet bilaterally with UK Home Secretary Theresa May and Transport Secretary Philip Hammond to discuss collaborative efforts to strengthen cyber, cargo and aviation security and ensure the security and resilience of the global supply chain against terrorism, transnational crime and natural disasters while facilitating the flow of travel and commerce. More details on the trip will be released once they are finalized."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office

2011-01-27
Virtual Currency: Financial Innovation and National Security Implications, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, June 8, 2017

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This testimony compilation is from the June 8, 2017 hearing, "Virtual Currency: Financial Innovation and National Security Implications," before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. From the witness testimony of Luke Wilson: "Today's hearing on 'Virtual Currency: Financial Innovation and National Security Implications' is a very good first step forward towards understanding this quickly-evolving technology. My previous employment with the FBI allowed me to investigate several crimes that involved Bitcoin. My experience is that Bitcoin is not, or should not be, alarming to investigators or private companies. Bitcoin is thought to be anonymous by some criminals, in reality it's far from anonymous, and companies like Elliptic have assisted law enforcement and private industry to identify who is behind illicit Bitcoin transactions. Elliptic's software and expertise has assisted in terrorism, ransomware, cyber extortion, and illegal arms trafficking cases, to name a few. In all of these cases we have provided intelligence and leads that help investigators to trace Bitcoin transactions and identify who is transacting. This is all made possible by the record of transactions kept on the blockchain. All Bitcoin transactions are stored on the blockchain, including those performed by criminals. The importance of the blockchain record cannot and should not be undervalued, as it provides a public, permanent and incorruptible record of transactions, the like of which is not available with any other payment method." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jerry Brito, Scott Dueweke, Kathryn Haun, Jonathan Levin, and Luke Wilson.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services

2017
Secretary Napolitano Highlights DHS' Progress in 2011 [December 22, 2011]

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On December 22, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following press release: "Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday toured operations and received briefings at DHS facilities in the National Capital Region. The Secretary toured Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Protection operations at Washington Dulles International Airport, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber Crimes Center in Virginia, the Secret Service's James J. Rowley Training Center in Beltsville, Md. and the FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] IMAT [Incident Management Assistance Teams] and the Fairfax USAR [Urban Search and Rescue] team in Herndon, Va. - highlighting the major steps the Department has taken this year to enhance America's capabilities to guard against terrorism; secure the nation's borders; engage in smart enforcement of our immigration laws; safeguard and secure cyberspace; prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; and to mature and strengthen the homeland security enterprise."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office

2011-12-22
Secretary Napolitano Highlights DHS' Progress in 2011 [January 23, 2012]

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On January 23, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following press release: "Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday toured operations and received briefings at DHS facilities in the National Capital Region. The Secretary toured Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Protection operations at Washington Dulles International Airport, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber Crimes Center in Virginia, the Secret Service's James J. Rowley Training Center in Beltsville, Md. and the FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] IMAT [Incident Management Assistance Team]and the Fairfax USAR [Urban Search and Rescue] team in Herndon, Va. - highlighting the major steps the Department has taken this year to enhance America's capabilities to guard against terrorism; secure the nation's borders; engage in smart enforcement of our immigration laws; safeguard and secure cyberspace; prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; and to mature and strengthen the homeland security enterprise."

United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office

2012-01-23

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