Homeland Security: Top Cyber Risks are Mobile Apps & Users (See Video)

By Hillary Vaughn, Fox Business  Most mobile app users blindly trust that the apps they download from app stores are safe and secure. But that isn’t the case. Douglas Maughan, who heads up...
Tyler McIntosh

Child Predator Sentenced to 56 yrs for Child Sexual Assault & Pornography

An Illinois registered sex offender was sentenced March 23 to 56 years in state prison on multiple counts of child sexual assault and production of child pornography. This case was investigated by...
This article is intended to provide readers, with the “rest of the story”, describing the risk management process for DOD facilities to complement an earlier piece on guidelines for federal buildings and the accompanying training classes.

What Do You Know About Risk Mgmt Process in DOD Facilities?

By Doug Haines, Owner and CEO of Haines Security Solutions In last month’s edition of American Security Today the lead article was about guidelines for federal buildings and the accompanying training classes, outlined...
DDoS attacks typically flood web servers with traffic to take them down and so-called ‘stressers' sell those attacks as a service, offering to take down customers' selected targets for a fee or providing direct access to a DDoS tool. According to investigators working on Operation Power Off, DDoS hits emanating from webstresser.org targeted banks, government institutions, police forces, schools and the gaming industry, investigators said.

Take Down of World’s Biggest ‘DDoS-For-Hire’ Site (Learn More, Video)

The administrators of the DDoS marketplace webstresser.org were arrested on 24 April 2018 as a result of Operation Power Off, a complex investigation led by the Dutch National High Tech Crime Unit and the...
Ten years has seen the IPR Center launch seven different ongoing IP enforcement operations targeting various commodities that could threaten the safety of American consumers. Operations focusing on counterfeit pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, consumer technology and other items are developed after collaborative efforts between public and private sectors reveal counterfeiting issues that may need both immediate and long-term attention. (Courtesy of ICE)

ICE IPR Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary on World IP Day

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and other partner agencies with the National Intellectual Property...

NACD Advocate for Rail Reform & Counterterrorism Security Standards

Nearly 90 members of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) are heading to Capitol Hill to urge Congressional representatives and regulatory officials to support antiterrorism programs that keep our nation...
Under the Limited Interim Missile Warning System contract, the BAE Systems’s 2-Color Advanced Warning System (2C-AWS) will provide aircraft with missile warning and hostile fire protection to improve survivability and mission effectiveness in contested environments. (Courtesy of BAE Systems)

BAE Systems to Develop Aircraft Missile Warning System (Learn More)

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army worth up to $97.9 million to develop a Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) next-generation missile warning system for aircraft that will...
Chris from Rhino Response Training discussing the features of S.T.A.T. Tourniquet

Does Your Facility Have Kid’s Sized Tourniquets? (Learn More, Video)

With the increase of mass shootings in the United States and stabbings in the United Kingdom, professionals have been urging civilians to get basic medical training and know what they can...
Inmate Michael Young Jr., was already serving 50 years for murder. (Courtesy of The Department of Corrections)

Inmate Orders Mail Bomb from Dark Web with Cellphone to Kill Ex-Wife

A federal jury convicted Michael Young Jr. and Vance Volious Jr. of dealing drugs and plotting to kill Young’s ex-wife with a mail bomb they bought with bitcoin from the Dark...
John D. Williams

Manhunt for Armed & Dangerous Deputy Slaying Suspect (Multi-Video)

FBI Announces $20,000 Reward for John D. Williams The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, and Maine State Police are asking the public for help and offering a reward...