FBI Releases 2016 Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted (LEOKA)
By the FBI
A total of 118 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2016, according to the FBI’s annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) report released today.
Of...
WPA2 Flaw Puts Wi-Fi Devices at Risk of Hijack, Eavesdropping (Videos)
By Zack Whittaker for Zero Day, ZDnet
A security protocol at the heart of most modern Wi-Fi devices, including computers, phones, and routers, has been broken, putting almost every wireless-enabled device at...
Slain NOPD Officer Used Stun Gun but Weapon Didn’t Stop Killer (Videos)
By Ramon Antonio Vargas, The New Orleans Advocate
The man accused of fatally shooting a New Orleans policeman early Friday managed to recover from being shocked with a stun gun to kill...
AST Announces 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Finalists
Why American Security Today
The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security...
Marine Martial Arts Instructor Instills Corps’ Ethos (Learn More, Video)
By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tayler P. Schwamb, Marine Corps Installations Pacific
“I’m never going to hold anything back. If they want to learn something they are going to earn it.”
“I want...
Death Toll Rises as Firefighters Battle Massive CA Wildfires (Multi-Video)
By Joseph Serna, Laura J. Nelson, Chris Megerian, Sonali Kohli, The Los Angeles Times
As the death toll rose to 40, firefighters struggled to get the upper hand against several massive wildfires...
CBP Seize Heroin Bundles Hidden in Transfer Case at Santa Teresa Port
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized 9.5 pounds of heroin Thursday, concealed within the transfer case of...
Please Help FBI Catch Vandals on Tigua Reservation – Reward
The El Paso FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division, and the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas have opened a civil rights investigation into the vandalism of...
New Comm Hot-Air Balloon Safety Program Following Tragedy (Videos)
After a July 2016 balloon accident in Lockhart, TX that caused 16 fatalities, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took proactive steps to increase the safety of hot-air balloon tourism.
As the result of a...
DoD Policy Changes to LPR & MAVNI Pilot Program (Learn More, Video)
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced Friday a change to policies regarding initial screening of Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) and qualifying service for the purposes of military naturalization.
These changes reflect lessons...
