From CBS News: Just weeks after the shooting in San Bernardino, President Obama is seeking to downplay the reach and impact of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying America’s strength is “not threatened” by the extremist group. “This is not an organization that can destroy the United States,” Mr. Obama told NPR […]
From NPR: Countering terrorism is seen as a federal responsibility. The attacks in San Bernardino heightened fears of home-grown terrorists, which are harder for federal national security agencies to detect.
From Federal Times: 2015 was a year that brought homeland security back into the limelight, with increased terror threats both domestic and globally, and alarmingly sophisticated cyberattacks against government, its workforce and citizens. Readiness levels are again paralleling the post 9/11 environment. So where shall the Department of Homeland Security focus its efforts in 2016?
From ABC News: The State Department today said that “obviously things went wrong” in the visa background check for one of the San Bernardino shooters — comments that came in the wake of an ABC News report that said officials by policy generally do not check social media postings of applicants due to civil liberties […]
From Voice of America: China has admitted for the first time that a massive hacking attack on U.S. government databases was carried out by Chinese hackers, but denies it was a state-backed operation. Chinese state media say the incident was among several others discussed during high-level cyber security talks in Washington this week. The revelation […]
From HSToday: According to a new survey by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs and B2B International, three-quarters of Internet users would download a potentially malicious file because they lack the cyber knowledge they need to spot dangers online. The survey quizzed 18,000 Internet users from 16 countries around the world about their online habits.
From The Washington Times: Homeland Security officials have “limited capabilities” to detect fraudulent asylum applications, the government’s chief watchdog said in a devastating report released Wednesday that could deal a major blow to President Obama’s approach to illegal immigration across the southwestern border.
From CNN: Mass shootings that involve multiple shooters are rare in American history: just two of the 28 deadliest shootings were carried out by more than one person. The attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, is now the third — carried out by a man and a woman whose motives are […]
From Gawker: A new video purportedly released Monday by ISIS extremists threatens an attack on Washington, DC and promises attacks on any other country participating in the ongoing airstrikes against Syria. According to Reuters, the video was uploaded on “a site used by Islamic State to post its messages” and has not yet been officially […]
From The Guardian: It’s “the first of the storm”, says Islamic State. And little wonder. For the chaotic scenes on the streets of Paris and the fearful reaction those attacks provoked are precisely what Isis planned and prayed for. The greater the reaction against Muslims in Europe and the deeper the west becomes involved in […]
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