Homeland Security news and trends

Travel Numbers Surge, Leading To Long Airport Wait Times
Travel Payments // May 28, 2021

As vaccination rates climb and restrictions fall, people are making reservations with a look toward travel, but they are now facing long lines at the airport, according to AP News on Friday (May 28). Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of U.S. Homeland Security, said that people who...

US Looks To Loosen Restraints On NY-London Travel
Travel Payments // October 11, 2020

U.S. officials with the Department of Transportation and Homeland Security are aiming to open up travel between New York and London by the holidays as more COVID-19 tests become available, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The proposal involves shorter traveler quarantine periods, according to...

US Warns Of North Korean Cyber Threats To Banks
Security & Fraud // April 15, 2020

The FBI joined the departments of Homeland Security, State and Treasury in issuing a joint advisory on Wednesday (April 15) about increased cyber threats from North Korea. The agencies said North Korea — formally known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) — “threaten...

Homeland Security: US Travelers Should Be Included In Facial Scans
Biometrics // December 02, 2019

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to update a current law requiring non-U.S. citizens to be subject to facial recognition scans while entering and leaving the country to include U.S. citizens, according to a report by TechCrunch. U.S. citizens had previously been exempt from...

Interviews & Exclusives
Are You Ready For A Cyberattack?

July 14, 2017
The WannaCry ransomware in May crippled hospitals, railways and government in more than 150 countries: the biggest cyberattack on the books, affecting hundreds of thousands of computers. Few paid up, but with systems down for days or weeks, bottom lines certainly suffered regardless. A month later, the Petya worm exploited the same Microsoft Windows vulnerability […]

Quick Reads
Hacked US Companies Must Report to Government Under New Law

March 13, 2022
Companies important to the U.S.’s national interests will now have to report when they’re hacked or if they pay ransomware, an Associated Press report said, under a bill passed by Congress and expected to be signed by President Joe Biden. The rules come as part of a broader effort from the Biden administration and Congress […]

Travel Numbers Surge, Leading To Long Airport Wait Times

May 28, 2021
As vaccination rates climb and restrictions fall, people are making reservations with a look toward travel, but they are now facing long lines at the airport, according to AP News...

US Looks To Loosen Restraints On NY-London Travel

October 11, 2020
U.S. officials with the Department of Transportation and Homeland Security are aiming to open up travel between New York and London by the holidays as more COVID-19 tests become available,...

US Warns Of North Korean Cyber Threats To Banks

April 15, 2020
The FBI joined the departments of Homeland Security, State and Treasury in issuing a joint advisory on Wednesday (April 15) about increased cyber threats from North Korea. The agencies said...