Category: dhs

Homeland Security details social media collection from immigrants

Post author By Randall
Post date September 8, 2019
Categories In asylum, dhs, gear, homeland security, immigration, Internet, Politics, Privacy, refugees, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] The AP said in June that Homeland Security was planning to expand its social media collection, but there haven’t been details until now. There have been numerous objections to Homeland Security’s practices, particularly since the visa requirements took effect in May. It’s not clear just how investigators conduct searches, or what they’re specifically looking […]

US government warns China may have access to drone data

Post author By Randall
Post date May 20, 2019
Categories In China, chinese, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, data, department of homeland security, dhs, dji, Drones, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, government, intelligence, manufacturers, Robots, Security, Tech

[ad_1] The alert reportedly cautions organizations involved in national security and critical functions that they must be “especially vigilant as they may be at greater risk of espionage.” If the alert has any merit, it could be serious, as in the US, drones are used for everything from law enforcement to first response missions and […]

FBI, DHS task forces to address election security are now permanent

Post author By Randall
Post date April 26, 2019
Categories In 2020 election, christopher wray, dhs, Election, fbi, nsa, Politics, Security, task force, Tech, us cyber command

[ad_1] In response to questions after a speech Friday in front of the Council on Foreign Relations, FBI director Christopher Wray called Russian efforts using social media to influence elections in the US “pretty much a 365-days-a-year” threat. According to the New York Times, an unnamed senior official said that a Foreign Influence Task Force […]