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Critical Changes Loom in Cyber Direction
(March 2012 - By Kent R. Schneider, SIGNAL Magazine)
Cyber threats draw much of the focus in today’s information technology realm. The threat profile in cyberspace is growing and becoming more complex, more sophisticated and more diverse.
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An Approaching Cyber Storm Includes New Threats
(March 2012 - By Max Cacas, SIGNAL Magazine)
The U.S.-led global cybersecurity exercise known as Cyber Storm will sport a new look and format when it takes place later this year. The changes reflect the constantly deviating nature of the threats posed daily to the world’s cyber infrastructure.
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Homeland Security 2012: Mobility With Security Is a Must
(February 28, 2012 - By Maryann Lawlor)
Chief information officers from throughout the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had words of advice for companies that want to do business with them at the DHS 2012 Information Technology Industry Day. Among the top topics were the need for agile acquisition and acquisition of agile products, the call for information about the return on investment on the products companies offer, and changes in procurement strategies that could have a huge effect on how the government and commercial sectors interact.
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AFCEA Launches First TechNet Land Forces Event
(February 15, 2012 - By Maryann Lawlor, SIGNAL Connections)
“Operating and Defending the Cyberspace: Tomorrow’s Playbook” is the theme of the first of the TechNet Land Forces trio of events that have evolved from the previous LandWarNet conference.
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Chertoff Urges DHS Focus on Domestic Intelligence
(February 3, 2012 - By Max Cacas, SIGNAL Online Exclusive)
The former head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says he believes a forthcoming period of budget restrictions should provide the impetus for the DHS to shift its intelligence efforts away from overseas threats and focus instead on domestic security.
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Military Energy Enters SPIDERS Web
(February 2012 - By Robert K. Ackerman, SIGNAL Magazine)
No man may be an island, but each U.S. military base may become an energy island if a joint project among the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security and the Defense Department comes to fruition.
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Police Deliver Ground-Level Defense Against Terrorists
(February 2012 - By Rita Boland, SIGNAL Magazine)
For many, the words "homeland security" and "counterterrorism" conjure up images of federal investigators engaged in large-scale battle with a host of enemies bent on death and destruction. But the war often begins on a smaller, more subtle level.
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Homeland Security Enters a Challenging Period
(February 2012 - By Kent R. Schneider, SIGNAL Magazine)
I don’t think anyone would argue with my notion that we live in a dangerous world and that, no matter where you live, there are significant threats to national and regional security.
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Emergency Alert Joins the Twitter Age
(February 2012 - By Max Cacas, SIGNAL Magazine)
In the next two years, federal officials plan to unveil a new means for providing emergency information to the U.S. public.
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Sharing Homeland Security Information
(February 2012 - By Max Cacas, SIGNAL Magazine)
The Department of Homeland Security is adapting intelligence community tools to facilitate information sharing among its diverse elements. These include social media-based successes as well as information fusion centers across the nation.
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