Hell on Earth: Australia’s Ferocious Fires Hit Surprisingly Close to Home When fires raged through southeastern Australia in February 2009, the stunning display of destruction was like to a modern-day hell on Earth. Hundreds of infernos ignited on Saturday, Feb. 7 and spread under torturous weather conditions. The ferocity of the burn was reminescent of […]
Rep. Peter King, the ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and other Republican members have sent a letter to Secretary Napolitano expressing concern about the “repeated reposting” of the unredacted TSA security manual on multiple Web sites and asking her to say whether the sites can be compelled to take it down. They’re right to worry. There’s much handwringing about this issue and much breast-beating about the first amendment. It seems like an unanswerable conundrum. But there is an answer.
John Shea/FEMA Social Media: Go Online To Get Prepared, Share Info & Learn From Others (’What Should We Tell The Public?’ Video Series) This edition of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features John Shea who manages FEMA’s extensive social media effort. In the segment, Shea urges the public to look online […]
Rich Cooper, Security Debrief contributor and Principal with Catalyst Partners, recently published an interview with former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff in the 2009 Year in Homeland Security. Here are some highlights from the interview.
Online Banking Users Still Hooked on Phishing – eWeek Security Watch
Despite the longstanding efforts of banks and the IT security community to warn end users, specifically people using online banking applications, to beware of phishing schemes, many people who open the e-mails and visiting the phony sites still end up handing over their credentials, researchers claim.
Call of Duty slammed for terrorist airport scene | News | News.com.au A BLOCKBUSTER video game has caused a classifications storm by putting players in the shoes of terrorists. Footage from the upcoming game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been leaked online, showing a scene where the player shoots civilians in an airport. […]
Social Media Success Story: How the TSA defended its reputation — Neil Bonner On Thursday night, a popular “mommy blogger” who goes by the name “Nic”, started posting to her Twitter account about her terrifying experience at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Friday on her blog “My Bottles Up” she claimed that, TSA agents took her […]
Our most recent post looked at the benefits of cloud computing and some of the factors involved with the decision making process leading up to adoption. For the most part, it looks like it should always be a slam dunk call to go for the cloud, but are there downsides? I’d love to say they do not exist, but they do. But where are the possible “landmines” in adopting a cloud computing model for your enterprise?
Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff spoke at the National Press Club this morning, citing insightful new research: while Americans are highly concerned about the security of their personal data online, 87 percent of Americans do not realize their exposure to online identity threats. He echoed the cyber security theme that current Secretary Janet Napolitano focused on with her remarks yesterday. Because citizens don’t fully appreciate the vulnerabilities, people are failing to take the appropriate precautions to manage or reduce their risk.
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano addressed the public today on Cyber security via a Webcast from the DHS home page. Both her tone and substance was on the mark and badly needed. The Secretary should be congratulated for an appropriate and direct view that recognizes the things we can do today, and the way to go forward.
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