homeland security
DHS Advises Users to Completely Uninstall QuickTime for Windows due to Unpatched Vulnerability
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Apr 16, 2016 10:21 AM EDT |
The United States Department of Homeland Security recently released an advisory to PC owners to uninstall Apple’s QuickTime for Windows program. The advisory was released after two major security vulnerabilities were discovered hidden deep in the software’s code. The DHS added that the only way to mitigate the effect of the vulnerability is to completely remove the software.
U.S. Secret Services Leaked Personal Files of Snooping Congressman: Investigators
| Benjie Batanes | | Oct 01, 2015 09:08 AM EDT |
An internal probe revealed on Wednesday that several members of the U.S. Secret Service had accessed and may have leaked the personal files of a congressman, who was probing the agency. Investigators believe that the people responsible for the inappropriate disclosure intended to embarrass the lawmaker.
Waldorf-Astoria Sale to Chinese Firm Still Held Up by U.S. Over Security Concerns
| Dan Weisman | | Nov 18, 2014 07:39 AM EST |
Although Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT.N) last month announced a nearly $2 billion deal to sell its flagship Waldorf Astoria New York hotel to a Chinese insurance company, the deal is still in limbo.
Global Cybercrime Units Shut Down 400 Online Black Markets, Silk Road 2.0 Operator Arrested
| Desiree Sison | | Nov 08, 2014 08:29 PM EST |
Cybercrime units across the globe have taken down 400 websites and arrested 17 suspected members of underground online drugs and weapon markets
NYPD Increases Social Media Surveillance To Find Lone Wolf Terrorists
| Dan Weisman | | Nov 08, 2014 06:31 PM EST |
The New York Police Department is increasing its monitoring of social media sites and the Internet in an attempt to ferret out potential lone-wolf terrorists who self-radicalize their views through online media.
Worldwide Law Enforcement Authorities Take Down Dark Web Cyber Marketplaces
| Dan Weisman | | Nov 07, 2014 05:04 PM EST |
Police in 17 nations around the globe Friday shut down 17, or more, so-called dark web marketplaces specializing in sales of illegal goods.
Cyber Attack Targets Homeland Security Contractor, Government Employee Data Likely Stolen
| Ren Benavidez | | Aug 07, 2014 02:00 PM EDT |
The website of a major contractor for the Department of Homeland Security was hacked on Wednesday and reports said that information of U.S. government employees may have been compromised.
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