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DHS Directs Interagency Exclusion of Foreign-Manufactured Drones and Video Surveillance Equipment
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has issued a comprehensive interagency exclusion order directing the mandatory removal and replacement of foreign-manufactured commercial drones and closed-circuit video surveillance equip...
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Interagency Advisory Details Pre-Positioned Living-off-the-Land Cyber Intrusions in Utility Networks
WASHINGTON — In one of the most sobering cybersecurity warnings in federal history, CISA, the NSA, and the FBI have revealed that Chinese state-sponsored threat group "Volt Typhoon" has pre-positioned malicious access within American wat...
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FAA and TSA Conclude Multi-Sensor Counter-UAS Drone Swarm Mitigation Trials
DALLAS — The Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration have concluded a comprehensive two-year operational evaluation of multi-sensor counter-drone technologies at Dallas Fort Worth and Miami Internat...
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Federal Evaluation Highlights Rapid Adoption of CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals
WASHINGTON — A comprehensive interagency progress assessment reveals that small and medium-sized critical infrastructure operators have achieved substantial improvements in baseline cyber hygiene by adopting CISA’s Cross-Sector Cybersecu...
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DoD National Defense Industrial Strategy Targets Onshore Microelectronics and Rare Earth Supply Chains
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense has released its inaugural National Defense Industrial Strategy implementation roadmap, dedicating billions in capital grants to onshore critical semiconductor fabrication, advanced solid rocket mot...
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Executive Order Strengthens Maritime Cyber Defense and Domestic Port Gantry Crane Security
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has signed an Executive Order granting the U.S. Coast Guard sweeping new regulatory authorities to secure commercial maritime ports against foreign cyber espionage and potential physical sabotage targetin...
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TSA Accelerates PreCheck Touchless Identity Gateways Across Domestic Airline Hubs
ATLANTA — The Transportation Security Administration has expanded its touchless identity verification partnership with major commercial air carriers, allowing enrolled TSA PreCheck travelers to navigate airport checkpoints without presen...
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