The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today approved eight new mandatory critical
infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards to protect the nation’s bulk power system against potential
disruptions from cyber security breaches.

These reliability standards were developed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation
(NERC), which FERC has designated as the electric reliability organization (ERO).

CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human infections due to Salmonella serotype Typhimurium.

As of 9PM EDT, Sunday, January 25, 2009, 501 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (11), Arkansas (4), California (62), Colorado (12), Connecticut (9), Georgia (6), Hawaii (3), Idaho (11), Illinois (6), Indiana (4), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (8), Massachusetts (42), Michigan (25), Minnesota (35), Missouri (9), Mississippi (3), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (11), New Jersey (23), New York (19), Nevada (5), North Carolina (6), North Dakota (10), Ohio (67), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (10), Pennsylvania (14), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (6), Utah (5), Vermont (4), Virginia (20), Washington (13), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2). Additionally, one ill person was reported from Canada.

Australia has been singled out as a target for "forest jihad" by a group of Islamic extremists urging Muslims to deliberately light bushfires as a weapon of terror.

US intelligence channels earlier this year identified a website calling on Muslims in Australia, the US, Europe and Russia to "start forest fires", claiming "scholars have justified chopping down and burning the infidels' forests when they do the same to our lands".

The website, posted by a group called the Al-Ikhlas Islamic Network, argues in Arabic that lighting fires is an effective form of terrorism justified in Islamic law under the "eye for an eye" doctrine.

The luggage of South African Airways (SAA) crew will be physically searched as security is being tightened following the detention of 15 crew members in connection with drug trafficking at London’s Heathrow International Airport last week.

Iowa City officials say they’ve seen the collapse of integrated structure and strict organization that once marked local crime, despite reports of increased gang activity throughout the United States.

The FBI’s 2009 National Gang Threat Assessment reported a growing number of gang members are migrating from urban areas to suburban and rural communities.

Gangs still exist in Iowa City, officials said.

Widespread fears of an armed gunman on campus were assuaged early Saturday morning when Public Safety and Borough Police officers established that the individual in question was a student carrying a permanently disabled firearm to his friend’s room.  Student reports of a man carrying a weapon near Spelman Halls triggered campus-wide safety alerts beginning at around 12:40 a.m., roughly 80 minutes after the first report was filed with Public Safety.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force and Iowa Intelligence Fusion Center arrested a Rock Rapids man for Threat of Terrorism. According to the Lyon County Sheriff's office, Michael Edward Bauman, 19, of Rock Rapids Iowa made credible threats that included killing law enforcement officials.

Police, state environmental officials and the FBI scoured an area off Mill Brook Road Tuesday in response to an eco-terrorism threat against developers of a proposed wood-burning power plant in Plainfield.

Someone has been illegally peeking at one of America's top secret projects and the fingers are being pointed at China.  Spies have reportedly hacked into the Joint Strike Fighter project. These are the frontline jet fighters that Australia plans to buy from the United States.

FORESTVILLE, Md. (AP) - Authorities say six people, including five firefighters, have been seriously injured in a gas explosion at a Prince George's County strip mall.

WASHINGTON, DC - For the first time in eight years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency budget has not been cut, it has been increased. Today, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson released the agency's $10.5 billion budget blueprint for fiscal year 2010, which she said, "takes significant strides to ensure that our air, land, and water are safe and clean."

LOCKPORT, Ill. (CBS) ―School is canceled at Lockport Township High School Tuesday because of a threat that someone called in, a day after an explosive chemical device sent 13 people to the hospital from the school.

NORWALK, Ohio  —  Authorities say a 13-year-old Ohio boy accused of making threats against teachers and classmates had two rifles and 400 rounds of ammunition when he was arrested in Dayton, Tenn.

A bill designed to keep weapons out of the hands of terrorists is drawing fire from gun rights advocates who say it could infringe upon regular citizens' constitutional right to bear arms.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. —  A man has been shot near a Harvard University dormitory. The man was wounded Monday outside an entrance to Kirkland House, one of a dozen dorms on the university's campus in the Boston suburb of Cambridge. He's hospitalized in stable condition.

President Obama is expected to announce late this week that he will create a "cyber czar," a senior White House official who will have broad authority to develop strategy to protect the nation's government-run and private computer networks, according to people who have been briefed on the plan.

A man commandeered an empty school bus this morning in Riverdale and led police on a chase through several towns before getting into a shootout in Glenwood. The man rammed several police vehicles and civilian cars off the road during the chase, which started about 8:30 a.m. and ended about 45 minutes later, police sources said.

CNN -- A 51-year-old man was in a Kansas jail Monday, charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a physician whose women's clinic frequently took center stage in the debate over abortion, authorities said. Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed while serving as an usher at his Wichita, Kansas, church Sunday morning, according to police.

New Orleans, LA, June 2, 2009 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned the shooting of two uniformed American soldiers – one of whom was killed – at an army recruiting center in Arkansas. 

RUTLAND — They hope it never happens, but Vermont and federal officials said Wednesday they feel ready for a radioactive terrorist attack after two days of simulated training in Rutland, Windsor and Bennington counties.

It was 4 o'clock in the morning when David Jentsch, a neuroscience professor at UCLA, awoke to a loud bang and the sound of his car alarm. He hurried to his bedroom window and saw the orange glow of his new Volvo luxury sedan burning in his yard.

The construction of new high-voltage power lines is critical to meeting future demand for energy in our region and the nation.  New electric infrastructure will help make our country more secure, energy-independent and can help boost our economy here in the state.

Some people have asked what North Dakota tribal leaders talked about when they met with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on his recent visit to North Dakota. The main subject was the same one we’ve been dealing with for years: the critical shortage of law enforcement personnel on Indian reservations.

Hundreds celebrated in the streets outside Staples Center after the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA title win on 6/14/09, damaging at least one police cruiser, throwing rocks and bottles at officers and setting bonfires in the street.

The FBI was scrambling.

Agents had intercepted information about a possible terrorist attack in Manhattan, including a diagram showing a mysterious device. The raw intelligence was relayed to experts in Washington, who offered a daunting diagnosis: "You have a problem.

Members of the House Homeland Security Committee, including Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, this week began consideration of one law that directly affects the safety and security of tens of thousands of Houstonians. That is the law that regulates security at facilities that produce or store chemicals. It is set to expire in October unless Congress acts.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted an exercise to test the readiness and capabilities of federal departments and agencies—coordinating with the White House—to execute their Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator W. Craig Fugate met today with the Commander, U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gene Renuart, to discuss pre-disaster planning, response and recovery in support of the federal response to the 2009 hurricane season as well as wild fires, floods and other potential disasters.

Department of Homeland Security scientists want to help Border Patrol agents find tunnels with ground penetrating radar technology

 

BEIJING (AP) -- Two passenger trains collided Monday, derailing cars, crushing nearby homes and killing three people, Chinese state media and an official said.

Fox 2 has learned that at least four Cody High School students in Detroit have been shot at the corner of W. Warren and Southfield Road.

LONDON, June 30, 2009 (Reuters) — Most but not all of the 19 September 11 attackers would have been picked up beforehand if today's air travel security had been in place, so vigilance is still needed, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Tuesday.

DETROIT (AP) | Gunmen in a green minivan opened fire on a group of teenagers waiting at a bus stop near a Detroit school Tuesday, wounding seven, including three who were in critical condition, authorities said.

NEW YORK — Thousands of additional law enforcement officers within 50 miles of New York City will have access to radiation detectors for dirty bombs and nuclear devices, New York police said on Wednesday.

Independence Day Observances

Independence Day observances attract large groups of people at thousands of locations throughout the United States. Unfortunately, Fourth of July activities offer countless opportunities for domestic and transnational terrorists to attack areas that could cause mass casualties and involve high-profile, national security, and critical infrastructure concerns.

WASHINGTON - National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won't find the patent file for the Wright Brothers' Flying Machine or the maps for the first atomic bomb missions anywhere in the Archives inventory.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Plainclothes investigators sent to test security at federal buildings in four U.S. cities were successful in smuggling bomb components through guard posts at all 10 of the sites they visited, according to a government report.

HUDSON FALLS -- Police arrested a man early Saturday who had a bomb in a backpack that he may have been preparing to use at a school in the area, officials said. The man, identified as Jason A. Babson, 29, of 13 School St., Hudson Falls, was found with an explosive device just before 3 a.m. Saturday, said Hudson Falls Police Chief Randy Diamond.

Donnie and Sharon Leutjen and their 15-year-old granddaughter, Taron Leutjen, were found June 9. They had been shot to death, and their bodies had lain in their home in Cole Camp, Mo., for about two days.

WASHINGTON -- A multicolored terror alert system that was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks could be getting an overhaul -- or could be eliminated entirely.

TULSA, OK -- Tulsa Police have made an arrest in a bomb threat to the Tulsa Jewish Retirement Center on Tuesday afternoon. 

Jul 16, 2009 12:07 PM EDT

Hours after the Jakarta blasts, investigators focus on a Malaysian regarded as a key ideological leader of the terrorist group, which had not staged a major attack in four years.

SEOUL, July 20, 2009 (Reuters) — South Korea called on Monday for a new push to restart dialogue with North Korea on ending its nuclear arms program as Washington seeks to increase pressure on Pyongyang with punishment for its atomic and missile tests

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The federal government is at risk of being unable to fight off attacks on the nation's computer networks unless it strengthens its cyber-security work force, according to a report released Wednesday.

The Transportation Security Administration, in conjunction with the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, today begins a three-week pilot test of explosives screening of vehicles at the Port Jefferson Ferry Terminal. The pilot employs backscatter imaging technology to screen vehicles for explosives before they are driven onto the Port Jefferson-Bridgeport Ferry at Port Jefferson.

Using a custom incident mapping system provided by GlobalIncidentMap.com the new domestic terrorism map will display news items and other open-source information related to ‘domestic terrorism’ groups and their activities.

Over the past year, hackers have increased their focus on finding vulnerabilities in technologies at gas, energy and manufacturing plants, with the intent of causing disruption to operations, whether it is for extortion or political gain. Most notably, 2008 saw the buffer overflow vulnerability in the facilities management software, CitectSCADA. This past February, a version of Areva's e-terrahabitat software package (which allows operators in power plants to monitor gas and electric levels, adjust transmission and distribution devices, and automate other core functions) was found to have a swarm of buffer overflow and denial-of-service bugs.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Homeland Security Department is undertaking a pilot program aimed at countering the threat of a small-vessel attack on the nation's ports, an official told Global Security Newswire last week (see GSN, July 24).

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence will seek more input from the private sector and outside experts such as academics to support core spy agencies, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said on Wednesday.

A man facing charges in connection with a fake bomb Saturday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport is from Northern California.

The Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security recently notified law enforcement agencies and associations, such as the National Association of Chiefs of Police, about the Obama Administration's interest in using the military during "emergencies."

Apple says terrorists could use iPhones to attack cell phone towers.

The multi-agency—including the NYPD and FBI—terror drill that was conducted in Queens over the past few nights was deemed a success by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.

The federal government will pay almost $10 million for the Metro Transit Police to put 20 officers on five anti-terrorism teams, Metro officials announced Wednesday.

 

HOUSTON -- U.S. and Mexico authorities are investigating the purchase by U.S. companies of millions of dollars worth of petroleum products stolen from Mexican national oil company Pemex.

New Mexico will receive $2.6 million in grant money for border security under the federal government’s “Operation Stonegarden” program.

WASHINGTON —  Russian hackers hijacked American identities and U.S. software tools and used them in an attack on Georgian government Web sites during the war between Russia and Georgia last year, according to new research to be released Monday by a nonprofit U.S. group.

The Homeland Security Department plans to develop a “cyber ops wiki” that agencies can use to improve collaboration on cybersecurity efforts, according to a notice from the department.

ELMA, N.Y. - A New York businessman is sounding the alarm on a potential terror threat that he says has not gotten the attention or action it deserves, despite a congressional committee's finding that the country grows more vulnerable to it by the day.

The top FBI agent in Boston said today that the Menino administration should revive a controversial plan to arm neighborhood officers with semiautomatic assault rifles, saying the scarcity of such weapons on the force makes Boston more vulnerable to a terrorist attack similar to the 2008 rampage in Mumbai, India, that killed 166 people.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives continues to conduct post-blast explosives training for state and local law enforcement officers, fire service personnel and specialized military personnel, according to reports submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police. 

Private security guards, thousands of whom are hired to protect many of the nation's most significant buildings and infrastructures, are largely unprepared for the responsibilities of safeguarding against well-planned terrorist attacks, according to new findings by the Associated Press.

Is it a boon to public safety? Or a disturbing new chapter in the Brave New World of law enforcement? Depending on how it’s deployed, it could be either. A new Automated License Plate Recognition system is now in use in Lakewood: six cameras mounted on the roof of a “reader car” scanning license plates as it rides, feeding the data to a dashboard computer screen. An alert beeps when a vehicle the computer has flagged is spotted, and the officer then can initiate a motor vehicle stop.

Those who plotted the deadly attacks on World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, are still alive and planning to carry out more terror strikes, a top US military general has said. “The people behind that deadly day are still at it. They live and plan and train in safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,” Navy admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said.

US Department of Homeland Security takes critical step to bolster the US efforts to combat international crime and terrorism while still respecting the civil liberties and privacy of individuals. “Keeping Americans safe in an increasingly digital world depends on our ability to lawfully screen materials entering the United States,” said Secretary Napolitano as she announced new directives to enhance and clarify oversight for searches of computers and other electronic media at U.S. ports of entry.

As lawmakers consider giving the president emergency powers in case of an online attack, many in the field are offering scenarios for how to define a cybersecurity emergency and how far the government should reach to contain an attack. 

MOSCOW, Sep. 3, 2009 (Reuters) — Russia and the United States have made progress on reaching a new deal to cut vast Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Thursday by local news agencies.

New Jersey continues to lead the way in Homeland Security preparedness. Last month we featured a story on legislation that will mandate all public and nonpublic schools in the state to conduct monthly homeland security drills. Today, The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the Regional Operations Intelligence Center introduced NJ Alert, the State’s new mass text and email emergency notification system.

The Transportation Security Administration said it will soon start additional screening for powder explosives at airport checkpoints but expects only a small percentage of powders will require the special screening.

LANCASTER, Pa. - Horses drawing buggies regularly clop down the roads approaching Lancaster, a peaceful city in the heart of Amish country that had only three murders last year and relatively low crime.

The federal government is doing “nothing” to protect against an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack that could wipe out American civilization, Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, a leading expert on the subject, tells Newsmax.

A flood of high-quality counterfeit U.S. money from Peru is perplexing federal authorities, who say the shadowy networks that are responsible are also engaging in other criminal activity that poses a threat to U.S. security.

 

Perhaps one of the most frightening terrorist-attack scenarios is one wherein a nuclear-tipped missile is launched by terrorists from a seemingly harmless cargo ship somewhere off the coast of the United States

A local truck driving school became the first on the West Coast to be trained for a new federal anti-terrorism program, the school's owner and the instructor said.

The Transportation Security Administration announced an interim final rule implementing air cargo security regulations. The agency has operated its Certified Cargo Screening Program as a pilot program since February, which helps airlines to comply with the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 that requires screening 50% of all cargo transported in passenger aircraft.

Federal counterterrorism officials warned local police to patrol stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes for suspicious activity after the arrest of a Colorado man suspected of a far-reaching terror plot.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal safety investigators said Tuesday they fear flaws found in Washington's Metro subway system after a deadly crash this summer may endanger other transit systems, and they sent out an urgent recommendation asking that other rail operators check for similar problems.

Two U.S. senators are citing a report by a bipartisan panel that warns of the threat of a terrorist attack with weapons of mass destruction. Senators Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins say a biological attack is more likely than a nuclear or chemical attack, and are pushing new legislation to boost the country's readiness for such a strike.

Additional charges were filed today against alleged North Carolina terror suspects Daniel Patrick Boyd and Hysen Sherifi. Indictments were handed sown charging the two with allegedly plotting to kill U.S. Marines at the Quantico, Va., Military base.

WASHINGTON– An agreement between the departments of Defense and Homeland Security that calls for sharing some intelligence data with centers nationwide is part of post-9/11 efforts to harden America against another terrorist attack, senior department officials said recently.

Secretary Janet Napolitano today marked the conclusion of National Preparedness Month by delivering a speech emphasizing America’s shared responsibility for preparedness and stressing the important role that individuals play in building a national culture of readiness and resilience.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Department of Homeland Security will hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years to help protect U.S. computer networks, an Obama administration official said.

They could strike the United States. That grim assessment is the first time the FBI director or any other senior law enforcement or intelligence official has stated on the record that the Al Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab is no longer content to strike within the East African nation of Somalia.

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration plans to install 150 security machines at airport checkpoints that enable screeners to see under passengers' clothes.

WASHINGTON - An unusual tristate alliance of lawmakers is mounting a last-ditch appeal to rescue $40 million New York City needs to finish building its defense system.

DALLAS - Eight years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and despite repeated mandates from Congress, the United States still has no reliable system for verifying that foreign visitors have left the country.

Members of the Oklahoma-based Cyber Security Education Consortium hope a $2.7 million federal grant will help reverse the outsourcing of high-tech jobs to other countries.

The Queens man suspected of plotting to bomb the city's transit system was in touch with the top Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, the Associated Press reported.

The increased use of smartphones is causing excess strain for mobile users, but companies that make cell phone network equipment view the situation as a potential for new growth.

A bomb threat at the downtown church where Detroit City Council candidate Andre Spivey is pastor disrupted regular services Sunday, police said.

THE APPREHENSION last week of Sudbury native Tarek Mehanna is the fifth terrorism-related arrest in the United States in as many months, putting homegrown radicalism back on the radar screen.

Two deaths and 26 other illnesses may be linked to fresh ground beef that has been recalled because it might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, a federal health official said Monday.

Department of Homeland Security and Tohono O’odham Nation Announce Agreement to Develop Enhanced Tribal Card

HP's 'converged infrastructure,' Cisco-EMC's joint Acadia convergence sign of return

Hillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station at a county jail facility near Tampa when an inmate attacked him with no warning.

 The Labor Department says the economy shed a net total of 190,000 jobs in October, less than the downwardly revised 219,000 lost in September.

Allentown, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Sixty miles and the twin tragedies of young lives lost to violence link this industrial hub to the tough streets of North Philadelphia.

 

(CNN) -- A suspect was in custody and no one was hurt after a gunman held a principal hostage Tuesday at a school in Pine Plains, New York, a spokeswoman for the Dutchess County sheriff's office said.

RIO DE JANEIRO  —  Brazil emerged Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.

 

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is cracking down on baggage theft.  The facility is increasing security patrols and video surveillance in baggage claim in response to last week’s arrest of a couple suspected of stealing nearly 1,000 pieces of luggage.

As reported by multiple national media sources, the United States has experienced a recent increase in active shooters and violence in the workplace. 

 

November 15, 2009 (WLS) -- A nearly vacant prison in northwest Illinois is under consideration as the new home for terror detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

 

Federal officers equipped with nuclear- and biological-weapons detectors have begun to ride the nation's rail system, including Amtrak, to prevent terrorists from hauling dirty bombs and other explosives to big-city targets, The Post has learned.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today hosted the first in a series of roundtable meetings with private sector leaders to discuss critical infrastructure security and unveiled a new Web site designed to inform the public about the Department’s critical infrastructure protection, readiness and resiliency efforts...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking at people with suspected links to al Qaeda who have shown an interest in mounting an attack on computer systems that control critical U.S. infrastructure, a senior official told Congress Tuesday.

COLORADO SPRINGS - The commander of military forces protecting North America has ordered a review of the costly air defenses intended to prevent another Sept. 11-style terrorism attack, an assessment aimed at determining whether the commitment of jet fighters, other aircraft and crews remains justified.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal officials are investigating a radiation leak at Three Mile Island, scene of the worst U.S. nuclear power accident, but said on Sunday there was no threat to public health or safety.

 

Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) removed malware from more than 1.5 million machines just three days after it was updated on November's Patch Tuesday, and the software giant has detected two new fake antivirus threats on more than 110,000 machines.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A German tourist was arrested Sunday after he told a cast member at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom that he had two bombs in his backpack, according to authorities.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today hosted her third roundtable meeting with private sector leaders to discuss the shared responsibility of the private sector in supporting the Department’s mission and highlight ongoing cooperative efforts to enhance critical infrastructure protection, readiness and resiliency.

Microscopic organisms — archaea, bacteria and fungi — have the potential to reshape the world's power supply.

The Houston Police Department found serious problems in its Latent Print Unit when it tried to get it accredited, resulting in thousands of violent crime cases going under review, KPRC Local 2 reported Tuesday.

BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has identified flaws in equipment from four companies, including Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O), that hackers can exploit to break into corporate computer networks.

Senate Democrats are deeply skeptical over the rail package – if a rowdy lunchtime caucus meeting Monday is any indication.

Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense -- many of them coming from China -- have increased sharply this year, according to congressional testimony last month.

The Obama administration has decided not to support a global monitoring system for biological weapons, a move that affirms an earlier determination by the Bush administration but that will disappoint some nonproliferation experts.

Forget keyloggers and packet sniffers. In the wake of industry rules requiring credit card data to be encrypted, malware that siphons clear-text information from computer memory is all the rage among scammers, security researchers say.

The region is warned of 'extremely dangerous blizzard conditions' as schools are closed, flights are canceled and delayed, and motorists are stranded. At least 12 people have been killed.

ATLANTA - A small group of FBI agents huddled outside a Home Depot store in Atlanta in January 2006, watching a young man suspected of being linked to terrorists as he walked out the door with materials that could be used to make a bomb.

Hackers have released software they say sabotages a suite of forensics utilities Microsoft provides for free to hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the globe.

Secretary Napolitano and Attorney General Holder announce dedicated offices to support threat-based information sharing and reporting between all levels of government

The federal government continued to wind down its bailout of the nation's biggest banks on Monday, reaching an agreement to eliminate its stakes in Citigroup and Wells Fargo.

House leaders have asked the chamber's security officials to implement a new cybersecurity training regimen for aides and take additional measures to protect sensitive information from potential hackers.

SAN DIEGO - At first, Luis F. Alarid seemed well on his way to becoming a customs agency success story. He had risen from a childhood of poverty and foster homes, some of them abusive, earned praise and commendations while serving in the Army and the Marines, including two tours in Iraq, and returned to Southern California to fulfill a goal of serving in law enforcement.

CASA GRANDE - The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a dust storm Tuesday morning near Casa Grande has led to 20 or more collisions on Interstate 10, about ten miles north of the junction  between Interstates 10 and 8 in central Arizona.

The man who tried to blow up a transatlantic passenger jet over Detroit has claimed that he is one from a production line of terrorists that has been trained in Yemen by al Qaeda.

A German computer scientist has published details of the secret code used to protect the conversations of more than 4bn mobile phone users.

BOSTON  – 20 per cent, sometimes more,  of the liquid natural gas used for winter heating comes in through Boston’s port

Hemet detectives are investigating the possibility that gang members recently under investigation may have attempted to booby trap the Hemet headquarters of a gang task force by rerouting a gas line and leaving it open, waiting for officers to arrive Thursday morning.

MOBILE, Ala. -- Political offices throughout Alabama -- including Foley and Mobile -- shut down Monday morning after receiving nine envelopes containing white powder and threatening letters.

A drunk school bus driver’s wild and dangerous ride has ended with her in jail.
January 7, 2010

NEW YORK — Two associates of an Afghan immigrant charged in an Al Qaeda-linked plot to attack New York around last year's anniversary of the September 11 attacks were arrested Friday, law enforcement officials said.

The deployment in the Middle East of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group in the first week of January adds muscle to the words of Gen. David Petraeus, CENTCOM commander, on Jan 10 that Iranian nuclear infrastructure, albeit strengthened against attack with enhanced underground tunnels, wasn't fully protected.

A crippled airliner landed safely at Newark Airport thanks to a veteran pilot's skill — but the radio system used by the ground rescue team crashed just when it was needed most, The New York Post has learned.

An investigation has been launched to find out why a man with an extremely contagious disease was allowed to fly out of Philadelphia International Airport.

NEWARK, New Jersey - A Georgia man dashes through a checkpoint at the Atlanta airport and gets 10 days in jail. A British man in a hurry bypasses security in Philadelphia and gets a $500 fine. A drunken man stumbles onto a Chicago airfield and gets 18 months' supervision. All caused major air travel delays costing millions of dollars — and all got what critics call a slap on the wrist.

French, German governments urge users to dump IE until Microsoft produces patch

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A Saratoga Springs man in his early 30s died Tuesday hours after ingesting a hazardous substance, and two dozen people at the health clinic where he went for treatment were quarantined, officials said.

WASHINGTON - The nation's intelligence chief on Wednesday conceded missteps in the government's handling of the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt, but his comments about the failure to use a special federal interrogation team may have amounted to a misstep of his own.

The Boeing 747-8 is just a few weeks away from taking off for the first time. Before the plane goes into service, the FAA wants to make certain the plane's computer systems cannot be hacked.

Richard Poplawski discussed a "hit list" on an Internet radio show in the weeks before he allegedly gunned down three Pittsburgh police officers in an ambush at his Stanton Heights home, according to a police affidavit.

 

Washington (CNN) -- A commission set up to assess national security measures on Tuesday gave the U.S. government a failing grade in improving response time to a biological attack.

Massive denial-of-service attacks and "stealthy infiltration" of corporate networks by attackers is a common experience for companies in critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, energy, water, transportation and telecom, according to a new survey.

SAN FRANCISCO - More than half the operators of power plants and other critical infrastructure say in a new study that their computer networks have been infiltrated by sophisticated adversaries.

Thieves are swiping tractor-trailers filled with goods, triggering a spike in cargo theft on the nation's highways.

WASHINGTON —  The Nigerian man accused of trying to use a bomb hidden in his underwear to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas has been cooperating with investigators since last week and has provided fresh intelligence in multiple terrorism investigations, officials said Tuesday.

 

The United States is at risk of a crippling cyber attack that could "wreak havoc" on the country because the "technological balance" makes it much easier to launch a cyber strike than defend against it, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said Wednesday. 

Law-enforcement officers in Beaufort County have a new tool to help them fight crime — an Internet-based system used to issue and track warrants for all wanted people in the state.

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran says it will start producing higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday and plans a major expansion of its uranium enrichment program by building 10 new plants in the next year, further stoking tensions with the West.

In the past six weeks, Americans have witnessed two jarringly different -- but completely accurate -- views of al-Qaeda's terrorist network. One image was that of terrorist leaders being hunted down and killed by satellite-guided, pilotless aircraft. The other was of an agile foe slipping past U.S. defenses and increasingly intent on striking inside the United States.

A new ship to detect chemical and biological weapons has been launched to protect the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) announces it will host Cyber ShockWave, a simulated cyber attack on the United States on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.

From NBC's Pete Williams
Leaders of al Qaeda in Yemen claim that they studied airline security in the U.S. and overseas carefully before designing the bomb that Umar Abdulmutallab carried with him on Christmas Day.

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- You probably know the Treasury Department as the agency that brought you the bank bailout, the AIG rescue and, of course, the IRS.

WASHINGTON — Airport screeners for the first time will begin roving through airports taking chemical swabs from passengers and their bags to check for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday.

A mini armoured car, designed for use in confined spaces such as airports and hotels targeted in terror attacks, has gone on display at an Indian arms fair.

Al Qaeda in Yemen is actively recruiting English-speaking individuals, intelligence officials told Fox News on Monday, saying that investigators are looking for people who are more like Americans, having been born in the United States or Canada. 

More than 75,000 computer systems at nearly 2,500 companies in the United States and around the world have been hacked in what appears to be one of the largest and most sophisticated attacks by cyber criminals discovered to date, according to a northern Virginia security firm.

In what could have turned into a very serious situation, Federal agents in Mexico have located 18 tons of explosives that had been stolen hours earlier near the borders of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila, according to the federal Public Security Secretariat (SSP) in Mexico.

Attacks against the power grid are likely to rise and intensify during the next 12 months as smart grid research and pilot projects advance, according to utility security experts and a recently published report that analyzes threats to critical infrastructure.

LONDON - The best weapon against the online thieves, spies and vandals who threaten global business and security would be international regulation of cyberspace.

It’s not “if” one will hit, but “when.” And when it does, California’s north coast communities will be ready

SEOUL, South Korea —  North Korea threatened a "powerful" attack if the U.S. and South Korea proceed with joint military drills next month, warning Thursday that it could even resort to nuclear means.

CAIRO -- A senior operative of the al-Qaida network in Yemen - the group that claimed responsibility for the failed Christmas Day attack on an American passenger jet over Detroit - has threatened more attacks on the United States

PESHAWAR, February 26, 2010 (AFP) - Taliban-linked militants have blown up a
school in northwest Pakistan, bringing to 16 the number of such attacks this
month, officials said Friday.