Defeating the #Virtual Caliphate
Even if ISIL is defeated in Iraq and Syria, it will likely turn to a “virtual caliphate.”
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Building Resilience in the US Electrical Grid
Building Resilience in the United States Electrical Grid
Emerging Cyber Threats, Trends, and Technologies for 2017
Georgia Tech releases report on emerging cyber threats, trends and technologies along with potential solutions.
Republican and Democratic National Conventions 2016: The Next Terrorist Targets?
First Orlando, then Dallas, now Baton Rouge, what’s next, Cleveland or Philadelphia? Attacks On The Homefront are trending as of late especially ones against local law enforcement. With the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC) kicking off this week, the city of Cleveland is taking extra security measures outlined in the City...
DHS Addresses “Evolving Landscape” of Homeland Security Threats in 2014 QHSR
Four years ago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review which laid out “the vision, five mission areas, and goals and objectives for homeland security.” This week, DHS released its second quadrennial review which sets DHS’ homeland security goals for the next four years....
DHS Report Describes “Key Threats and Hazards” to U.S. Critical Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released a report on the status of U.S. critical infrastructure titled, “Sector Risk Snapshots.” This compendium “provides a brief overview and risk profile of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors, the Education, Electric, and Oil and Natural Gas Subsectors, and the seven Transportation...
How Can We Make Cybersecurity Policy a Cybersecurity Reality? New Report Provides Fundamentals
In a world where many of us depend on information technology to get through the day–where computers play a role in transportation, healthcare, and banking–cybersecurity is vital to personal security. On a larger scale, it is vital to national security. Today, the National Academies Press released a prepublication copy of...
A Worst Practices Guide to Insider Threats: Lessons from Past Mistakes
Scenario: Mike sits at his cubicle where he works on nuclear power plant architecture. He is careful to wait for Sally to leave the room so he can take snapshots of the schematics with his cellphone, alone. He is up-to-date on all of his clearances and security training, but two...
‘Hackers’ Bazaar’: The Growing Black Market for Cybercrime
The rise of the Internet has greatly impacted the lives of users around the world: items can be purchased and shipped internationally, loved-ones can be seen and spoken to from thousands of miles away, and messages can be sent instantaneously from just about anywhere. While the Internet offers these and...
Advancing Nuclear Security: Evaluating Progress and Setting Goals
The Project on Managing the Atom of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs released today its lead-up report to the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit, which takes place March 24-25, 2014 in The Hague. The report, “Advancing Nuclear Security: Evaluating Progress and Setting New Goals”, “outlines what was accomplished...