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Acting DHS secretary says he expects Russia to attempt to interfere in 2020 elections

17

Jan

2020

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Friday that his agency “fully expects” Russia to attempt to interfere in U.S. elections in 2020. “As we saw in 2016, we fully expect Russia to attempt to interfere in the 2020 elections to sow public discord and undermine our democratic institutions,” Wolf said during an event hosted […]

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DHS orders all federal agencies to patch Microsoft vulnerabilities

14

Jan

2020

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cybersecurity agency ordered all federal agencies to patch critical Microsoft vulnerabilities made public by the National Security Agency (NSA) on Tuesday. The vulnerabilities, which Microsoft announced it had released a security update for on Tuesday, included those that could expose a system to a significant breach or to surveillance, […]

Category Threats & Malware Vulnerabilities Written by Thehill 0 Comments

DHS Retreats on Possible Facial Screening of US Citizens

09

Dec

2019

The department said Thursday that it has no plans to expand facial recognition to U.S. citizens. A spokesman said DHS will delete the idea from its regulatory agenda, where privacy advocates spotted it this week. The advocates and lawmakers accused DHS of reneging on repeated promises not to force American citizens to be photographed leaving […]

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