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Power Politics over Homeland Security: 12 Years Past the Time to Reform
More than 12 years after 9/11, Congress still isn’t listening to calls for critical homeland security reform. The latest comes from the Aspen Institute, which once again urged Congress last week to...
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“Voluntary” Cybersecurity Standards: The Threat of Regulation Looms
Newscom Recently, Federal News Radio reported that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is nearing completion of the nation’s first ever cybersecurity framework. Despite initial...
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Aviation Security: Defending U.S. Passenger Airplanes Is as Important as Ever
Newscom Terrorists may have attempted a hijacking “dry run” onboard a recent flight from Washington, D.C., to Orlando. According to news sources, four men engaged in disruptive behavior seemingly...
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Brazil’s Internet: A Showdown of Ends and Means
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (Kena Betancur/EFE/Newscom) Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff wants to free Brazil’s Internet access from U.S. domination. Rousseff and the Brazilian government seek...
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Cyber Attacks: Hopping the “Great Firewall”
Screenshot of Google’s Digital Attack Map Google’s new Digital Attack Map reveals that the U.S. experiences daily cyber attacks. Though much of the map’s real-time cyber activity is untraceable, the...
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Girding the Grid: Educating Leaders Is Key
Newscom According to a recent report sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. power grid is under threat from nation-states, organized crime syndicates, hacktivists, and terrorists. More...
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The Obama Doctrine’s Misleading Rhetoric on Terrorism
AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMMNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages Despite the Obama Administration’s narrative, the al-Qaeda network and its radical ideology pose an unbroken and significant danger to the United...
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Port Security: Prioritizing Technology and Funding
Kenichiro Seki/ZUMA Press/Newscom U.S. ports are thought to be secure from both radical transnational organizations and aggressive foreign nations, but, earlier this month, an unlocked door and...
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Mexican Cartels: A Hemispheric Danger
Rodrigo Oropeza/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom U.S. authorities recently arrested the son of the Sinaloa drug cartel’s chief strategist on various charges, including conspiracy to import drugs. The discovery of...
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