Homeland & Cybersecurity
The latest coverage of the Department of Homeland Security and cyber threats around the globe.
Greece, Israel to collaborate on anti-drone and cybersecurity systems
Greece and Israel agreed Tuesday to collaborate on the development of anti-drone and cybersecurity systems, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced after meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Critical infrastructures face major threat from Chinese cyberattacks, nominee warns
China has conducted aggressive cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructures and the U.S. needs to step up efforts to block the planting of malicious software in control networks, the general slated to be the next commander of Cyber Command told Congress.
Senate unanimously passes bill to allow deepfake victims to sue for damages
The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would allow individuals whose image has been used without their consent to create an “intimate” deepfake to sue the creator of the digital forgery for damages.
What to know about the protests shaking Iran as government shuts down internet and phone networks
Nationwide protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic’s ailing economy are putting new pressure on its theocracy as it has shut down the internet and telephone networks.
Democrats call for Kristi Noem’s impeachment amid clashes between Homeland Security and public
Democrats have called for the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying she has created a confrontational “culture” that has led to growing clashes between immigration authorities and the public that culminated in last week’s shooting death of a woman in Minnesota and two people wounded in Oregon.
China behind major jump in cyberattacks on Taiwan, report finds
China stepped up its cyberattacks on vulnerable sections of Taiwan’s critical infrastructure in 2025, according to an analysis from Taiwan’s National Security Bureau released this week.
Quantum computing company D-Wave acquires new tech in major merger
Quantum computing company D-Wave has acquired Quantum Circuits, a Connecticut firm known for developing scalable quantum computer systems and superconducting technology.
China to probe Meta’s acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus
China said on Thursday it would assess and investigate Meta’s acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus, in a move highlighting its technology rivalry with the U.S.
Greece says a radio failure that grounded flights is unlikely to be a cyberattack
Greece’s transport minister said Monday that a major radio communications failure that shut the country’s airspace a day earlier is unlikely to have been a cyberattack, though the cause remains under investigation.
Senators fume as child safety measures collect dust; lawmakers blame Big Tech influence, leadership
Lawmakers are tired of teaming up on bipartisan bills to protect kids online, only to have the broadly supported measures languish.
Meta says it is acquiring Manus, an ‘AI agent’ company with Chinese roots
Tech behemoth Meta said Tuesday it is acquiring Manus, a company that was founded in China and makes artificial intelligence agents.
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Congress ignoring the threat AI poses to workers, humanity
Sen. Bernie Sanders warned that the rapid rise of artificial intelligence poses profound risks for American workers and society, arguing that the billionaires driving the technology’s development are motivated by profit and power rather than public well-being.
LISTEN: How AI is supercharging cyber threats
Elad Schulman, CEO and co-founder of the company Lasso Security, joins the show to talk about how AI is supercharging cyber threats and how companies and individuals can protect themselves in the age of artificial intelligence.
Italy antitrust agency fines Apple $116 million for abusing dominance with privacy feature
Italy’s antitrust authority fined Apple 98.6 million euros ($116 million) on Monday after determining that operating one of its privacy features restricted App Store competition.
The AI backlash is getting real
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is “slop,” a term that has come to define a growing resistance to all things artificial intelligence — from massive, energy-hungry data centers to simulated actors and television commercials and an endless stream of online fakery.
Cyberattack disrupts France’s postal service and banking during Christmas rush
A suspected cyberattack knocked France’s national postal service and its banking arm offline Monday, blocking and delaying package deliveries and online payments at the height of the busy Christmas season.
Trump orders end to diversity visa lottery after university shooter entered through program
President Trump ordered Homeland Security to shut down the diversity visa lottery after learning that the gunman who attacked two U.S. universities this month entered the country under that program.
Senators accuse immigration agents of constitutional violations during Chicago enforcement surge
Illinois’ senators asked the Justice Department on Thursday to open a criminal investigation into Homeland Security personnel over the Chicago deportation surge, saying agents used excessive force to arrest migrants and deal with protesters, crossing constitutional lines.
Hack of Chinese state time center hints at U.S. advanced missile defense
The Chinese Ministry of State Security intelligence service disclosed in October that the U.S. National Security Agency has been engaged in a three-year cyber campaign to break into the official National Time Service Center.
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Document: Cybersecurity 2018: Online Security and Safety in Government, Industry and Civil Society
Download the Special Report available in the January 29, 2018, edition of The Washington Times. (3.8 MB)
