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The United States of America takes its national security very seriously. Since 9/11, terrorism has heightened across the globe and threatened the lives of many – including our vey own. These threats are often times attributed to military conflicts with other countries, and to...

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Homeland Security Officials ‘Concerned’ About Cyber Attempts to Create Confusion on Election Day | Homeland Security Degrees

Homeland Security Officials ‘Concerned’ About Cyber Attempts to Create Confusion on Election Day | Homeland Security Degrees

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Federal authorities say they are concerned about the potential for cyber attacks that could cause confusion on Election Day. “We are very concerned about attempts to cause confusion,” one Department of Homeland Security official said. The official ……

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New Landmine Discovering Force: Plants | Homeland Security Degrees

New Landmine Discovering Force: Plants | Homeland Security Degrees

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A group of MIT engineers has converted ordinary spinach plants into biological bomb detectors. The team, led by Michael Strano, implanted customised …

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Homeland Security Officials ‘Concerned’ About Cyber Attempts to Create Confusion on Election Day | Homeland Security Degrees

Homeland Security Officials ‘Concerned’ About Cyber Attempts to Create Confusion on Election Day | Homeland Security Degrees

https://homelandsecurityedus.wordpress.com/2016/11/05/homeland-security-officials-concerned-about-cyber-attempts-to-create-confusion-on-election-day-2/





Federal authorities say they are concerned about the potential for cyber attacks that could cause confusion on Election Day. “We are very concerned about attempts to cause confusion,” one Department of Homeland Security official said. The official ……

To learn more visit: homeland security – BingNews



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Homeland Security Officials ‘Concerned’ About Cyber Attempts to Create Confusion on Election Day | Homeland Security Degrees

Homeland Security Officials ‘Concerned’ About Cyber Attempts to Create Confusion on Election Day | Homeland Security Degrees

https://homelandsecurityedus.wordpress.com/2016/11/05/homeland-security-officials-concerned-about-cyber-attempts-to-create-confusion-on-election-day/





Federal authorities say they are concerned about the potential for cyber attacks that could cause confusion on Election Day. “We are very concerned about attempts to cause confusion,” one Department of Homeland Security official said. The official ……

To learn more visit: homeland security – BingNews



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Sweden Takes Harsh Measures Against Camera Drones | Homeland Security Degrees

Sweden Takes Harsh Measures Against Camera Drones | Homeland Security Degrees

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Aerial footage and photography professionals have been dealt a heavy blow in Sweden. The country’s Supreme Administrative Court decided that drones equipped …

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Malware used to spy Iran’s nuclear negotiations in the Geneve’s venue | Homeland Security Degrees

Malware used to spy Iran’s nuclear negotiations in the Geneve’s venue | Homeland Security Degrees

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Switzerland’s attorney general has confirmed to have investigated the presence of spyware in a venue that also hosted talks on Iran’s nuclear negotiations.



Swiss officials confirmed to have found an espionage malware in the computer equipment at Geneva venue, a five-star hotel (believed to be Hotel Président Wilson) that has hosted sensitive talks including Iranian nuclear negotiations.



“Investigations revealed that a significant number of computers (servers and clients) at a hotel in Geneva ha…

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Cisco patched critical flaws in 900 series routers and Prime Home server | Homeland Security Degrees

Cisco patched critical flaws in 900 series routers and Prime Home server | Homeland Security Degrees

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Cisco issued patches for two critical vulnerabilities affecting several products, including Cisco 900 Series Routers and Cisco Prime Home servers.



Cisco has issued patches for two critical vulnerabilities affecting several products, including Cisco 900 Series Routers and Cisco Prime Home server and cloud-based network management platform.



The company published two security advisories to report the issues to his customers. One of the security advisories warns service providers running Cisco ASR 900 Series routers of a flaw, tracked as CVE-2016-6441, in the Transaction Language 1 (TL1) code of the router. This flaw could be exploited remotely by an unauthenticated attacker t…

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GOP Homeland Security Chairman: Hillary Clinton Committed ‘Treason’ | Homeland Security Degrees

GOP Homeland Security Chairman: Hillary Clinton Committed ‘Treason’ | Homeland Security Degrees

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House Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul (R-TX) accused Hillary Clinton of committing “treason” Thursday morning because of the way the former secretary of state handled her emails. McCaul accused Clinton on Fox and Friends of taking devices abroad ……

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Ongoing Use of Windows Vista, IE8 Pose Huge Enterprise Threat | Homeland Security Degrees

Ongoing Use of Windows Vista, IE8 Pose Huge Enterprise Threat | Homeland Security Degrees

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A new report highlights the high number of users still operating outdated Windows operating systems and unsupported browsers. This represents a huge threat to the organizations whose users access company networks from insecure laptops and home computers within the growing adoption of BYOD policies.



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