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The USCGC Frederick Hatch conducts fisheries boardings in the Palau exclusive economic zone and addresses a Philippine crew using translations on a tablet. Credit: U.S Coast Guard

Coast Guard Integrates AI at the Sea’s Edge

Cutters will become communications and data processing platforms at sea.

Nov 01, 2024

The Transportation Security Laboratory evaluates the advanced processes, equipment and software needed for threats or contraband hidden in passenger luggage or on a person. The lab uses special manikins to test proof of concept for its advanced millimeter wave inspection systems. The goal is to use the millimeter wave signals that harmlessly reflect off of a human’s body to get a sense of the type of material that is setting off the detection alarm, a set of keys, for example. Achieving that discern level w

Advancing Passenger Safety

It is time that all of us—individuals, industry, academia and the whole of the U.S. government—act as one in pursuing relentless resilience for homeland security. Credit: danielfela/Shutterstock.

President's Commentary: Pursuing Relentless Resilience for Homeland Security

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Georgia Technology Research Institute are developing an artificial intelligence-enabled system to identify abnormalities in electrical power grids and associated networks. Credit: Shutterstock/Black_Kira

Researchers Develop AI-Enabled Cyber Protection for Critical Infrastructure

Although election security has never been easy, misinformation, disinformation and malinformation has complicated the role of election officials. Credit: J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock

Dealing With Perception vs. Reality in Election Security

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the U.S. Department of Defense budget request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2025. Credit: DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza

$1T Defense Budget Aims To Rebuild and Empower U.S. Military

Jul 01, 2025

White hat hackers play a huge role in national security. Credit: Nijat-stock.adobe.com generated with AI

Good and Bad Hackers: Different Sides of the Same Coin

Officials want the software factory ecosystem to be the default option for mission owners. Credit: monsitj-stock.adobe.com generated with AI

DOD Strives To Revolutionize Software Acquisition

As part of the U.S. critical infrastructure central to the supply chain and the economy, seaports have proven tempting targets for criminal hackers, including groups linked to the People’s Liberation Army in China. To improve cybersecurity at the ports, the Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Security Agency’s supervisory cybersecurity advisor hosts tabletop exercises with city, county and state governments and companies associated with seaports. Credit: koji antero-stock.adobe.com

CISA Restarts Seaport Cybersecurity Exercises

Ukraine must develop its overall legislation on cybersecurity, especially regarding critical infrastructure sectors, to necessitate the compliance of telecoms with European regulations. Photo credit: 0amavcoffee-stock.adobe.com generated with AI

Kyivstar Cyber Attack: A Deep Dive Into Cyber Warfare in Ukraine

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Dealing With Perception vs. Reality in Election Security

Oct 25, 2024

Although election security has never been easy, misinformation, disinformation and malinformation has complicated the role of election officials. Credit: J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock

Leveraging AI To Keep Pace With Nonlinear Change

Aug 30, 2024

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas attends an AI Safety and Security Advisory Board meeting virtually in San Francisco. Credit: DHS photo by Sydney Phoenix/Released

Digitized Travel: Debunking Misinformation in Facial Recognition Technologies

Aug 01, 2024

Facial recognition technologies continue to advance for travel security. In the United Kingdom, travelers pass through automated border control in November 2019. Credit: 1000 Words/Shutterstock

DISA Highlights AI and Analytics for DoD Cybersecurity

Jun 26, 2024

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, USA, addresses the audience at TechNet Cyber 2024 in Baltimore.

Disinformation in the Age of AI

May 31, 2024

Russia, Iran and China remain at the forefront of election misinformation threats. Credit: Chris D'Elia using Shutterstock images

Coast Guard To Empower Maritime Cybersecurity

May 31, 2024

The Coast Guard escorted a ship carrying two giant cranes arriving from Shanghai, China, in 2005. There were no concerns with the origin of this equipment at that time. Credit: Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf, U.S. Coast Guard

Utility Regulators Advance Cybersecurity Baselines

May 31, 2024

During its winter meetings in February, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, in partnership with the Department of Energy, provided a set of cybersecurity baselines for electric, water and telecommunication providers. Credit: NARUC

The U.S. Government's Got Cyber Talent

May 07, 2024

Participants of the fifth annual President's Cup Cybersecurity Competitions are focused on the challenges. Photo courtesy of CISA

DHS Awards $835,000 for Clean Energy Storage Solutions

Apr 25, 2024

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas toured Terrebonne General Hospital in Houma, Louisiana to examine the damage caused by Hurricane Ida in 2021. DHS photo by Benjamin Applebaum.

The Shadows of Wealth: Applying AI to the Hidden World of Money Laundering

Feb 01, 2024

Homeland Security Investigations seized more than $65 million in cash during a multi-agency bust of L.A. fashion industry companies accused of trade-based money laundering tied to Mexican drug cartels in 2014. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Policing Money Laundering With AI Offers Benefits and Challenges

Jan 09, 2024

Investigators found over $65 million linked to Mexican drug cartels in a California fashion bust. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Technology’s Good and Evil: Fueling and Fighting Human Trafficking

Nov 01, 2023

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar speaks at the press conference for the CBP Human Trafficking campaign launch in 2011. Credit: Paul Caffrey, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Dealing With Perception vs. Reality in Election Security

Oct 25, 2024

Although election security has never been easy, misinformation, disinformation and malinformation has complicated the role of election officials. Credit: J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock

Leveraging AI To Keep Pace With Nonlinear Change

Aug 30, 2024

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas attends an AI Safety and Security Advisory Board meeting virtually in San Francisco. Credit: DHS photo by Sydney Phoenix/Released

Digitized Travel: Debunking Misinformation in Facial Recognition Technologies

Aug 01, 2024

Facial recognition technologies continue to advance for travel security. In the United Kingdom, travelers pass through automated border control in November 2019. Credit: 1000 Words/Shutterstock

DISA Highlights AI and Analytics for DoD Cybersecurity

Jun 26, 2024

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, USA, addresses the audience at TechNet Cyber 2024 in Baltimore.

Disinformation in the Age of AI

May 31, 2024

Russia, Iran and China remain at the forefront of election misinformation threats. Credit: Chris D'Elia using Shutterstock images

Coast Guard To Empower Maritime Cybersecurity

May 31, 2024

The Coast Guard escorted a ship carrying two giant cranes arriving from Shanghai, China, in 2005. There were no concerns with the origin of this equipment at that time. Credit: Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf, U.S. Coast Guard

Utility Regulators Advance Cybersecurity Baselines

May 31, 2024

During its winter meetings in February, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, in partnership with the Department of Energy, provided a set of cybersecurity baselines for electric, water and telecommunication providers. Credit: NARUC

The U.S. Government's Got Cyber Talent

May 07, 2024

Participants of the fifth annual President's Cup Cybersecurity Competitions are focused on the challenges. Photo courtesy of CISA

DHS Awards $835,000 for Clean Energy Storage Solutions

Apr 25, 2024

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas toured Terrebonne General Hospital in Houma, Louisiana to examine the damage caused by Hurricane Ida in 2021. DHS photo by Benjamin Applebaum.

The Shadows of Wealth: Applying AI to the Hidden World of Money Laundering

Feb 01, 2024

Homeland Security Investigations seized more than $65 million in cash during a multi-agency bust of L.A. fashion industry companies accused of trade-based money laundering tied to Mexican drug cartels in 2014. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Policing Money Laundering With AI Offers Benefits and Challenges

Jan 09, 2024

Investigators found over $65 million linked to Mexican drug cartels in a California fashion bust. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Technology’s Good and Evil: Fueling and Fighting Human Trafficking

Nov 01, 2023

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar speaks at the press conference for the CBP Human Trafficking campaign launch in 2011. Credit: Paul Caffrey, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement