DOD Cybersecurity Report: All Cyber Attacks Must be Reported
HLS.Today – Cyber attacks threaten national security—but hackers continue to target DOD as well as private companies and others involved in the nation’s military operations. DOD has taken steps to combat these attacks and has reduced the number of cyber incidents in recent years. What GAO Found The Department of Defense (DOD) and our nation’s […]
FTX Crypto Disaster Tip of the Iceberg with Billions Dollars Melted
HLS.Today – Testimony of Sam Bankman-Fried Co-Founder and CEO of FTX “I think Sam is going to jail Sam is going to prison all right we have enough I have enough evidence to put him away for 20 years at least when people find out what he’s doing, tax evasion..” FTX founder Bankman-Fried […]
Interpol: Chemical Security Experts Table on Combatting Terrorism
HLS.Today – The devastating impact of chemical weapons and explosives used in acts of terrorism continues to affect civilian populations and is well known for its destructive and long-term harm. Last year over 1,000 improvised explosive device (IED) attacks were conducted by non-state actors, injuring over 7,150 people in more than 40 countries. Many attacks […]
Israel Based RADA Industries Showcase APS/CUAS at RADA USA Facility in Maryland
HLS.Today – PRNewswire – Rep. David Trone recently visited Maryland based manufacturer RADA USA, a leading provider of advanced tactical radars. Trone met with the employees, toured the facility and received an Active Protection System (APS)/Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) radar demonstration at the newly expanded facility. Rep. David Trone tours RADA facility as they […]
UAE: Abu Dhabi Airport Deploys Face Recognition in Lieu of Passport
HLS.Today – It’s 7:45 on a Wednesday morning in May at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and passengers are boarding Delta Air Lines flight 334 to Mexico City. One by one the passengers scan their boarding passes and approach a camera that’s set up on a jetway where they have their pictures taken before they board […]
Cyber Command and NSA Defending 2022 Midterm Elections
HLS.Today – The director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in an appearance on CBS “Face the Nation” said the agency is concerned about a range of threats, including cyber, insider, physical and disinformation even as it sees no “specific or credible” threats. With days to the midterm elections, the Defense Department […]
CBP: 2 Tons of Hard Narcotics Seized in 2 Days worth $24 million
Narcotics concealed within green onions packages. While inspecting a tractor trailer at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility, manifested to be transporting green onions, CBP agents discovered narcotics concealed deep in the middle of the pallets. HLS.Today – OTAY MESA, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility intercepted over […]
EUROPOL: Fighting Intellectual Property Crimes Conference
Europol Intellectual Property Crime Conference provides a platform for sharing expertise in combating counterfeiting and piracy. HLS.Today – On 27 and 28 October 2022, representatives from law enforcement agencies and the private sector met in Rome to share their expertise in the common fight against intellectual property crime. 400 experts from law enforcement agencies, private […]
2022 National Defense Strategy: China – Indo-Pacific Implications
HLS.Today – The Department of Defense released the unclassified National Defense Strategy (NDS), Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), and Missile Defense Review (MDR). For the first time in its history, the Department conducted all major strategic reviews in an integrated way, aligned with the National Security Strategy. By weaving these documents together, the entire Department is […]
DHS Plum Island Lighthouse $2M Renovation by ASRC Federal Field Services
HLS.Today – Plum Island is an island in the town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York. The island is situated in Gardiners Bay, east of Orient Point, off the eastern end of the North Fork coast of Long Island. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide at […]
DHS Agents are Monitoring Social Media Feeds
In the hours after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, federal authorities were monitoring social media to gather intelligence about nationwide protests and possible violence. HLS.Today – DHS – Bloomberg – Madeline Walker learned the feds were trawling the internet first-hand, when one of them knocked on her door. After the Supreme Court […]
2022 Euronaval: Time to Renew the French Navy
Building a strong navy is hard work. By preparing its next armaments well in advance, the French Navy is giving itself the means to deal with the return of conflict at sea. Overview of current and future projects exhibited at the Euronaval show. France must face, on land as at sea, the return of high […]
FBI IC3: 2021 Internet Crime Report, Cybersecurity Annual Losses
Reports of crimes committed on the internet rise every year, resulting in significant financial losses for businesses and individuals of all ages and backgrounds. In 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) logged nearly 850,000 complaints of crimes committed online—a 7% increase from the 791,790 cybercrime complaints filed in 2020—with potential losses exceeding […]
CBP Weekly Recap: 9 Gang Members, 3 Sex Offenders, and 2 Wanted Migrants Captured
HLS.Today – This week, Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested nine gang members, three sex offenders (one is also a gang member), and two migrants with warrants. On October 14, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested a Mexican national who was wanted for questioning regarding his involvement in a vehicle accident […]
US Army Take on Counter Kamikaze Drones
What is it? The Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) leads and directs joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) doctrine, requirements, materiel and training to establish joint solutions to address current and future small UAS threats. What are the current and past efforts of the Army? The JCO was established by the Secretary […]
DARPA: US Army Deploys 40 Drones for Swarm-Enabled Tactics Program
HLS.Today – This past month Curtis Taylor, NTC Brigadier General mentioned that the US Army acquired 40 UAVs as part of DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics training. OFFSET Swarms Take Flight in Final Field Experiment. Program showcased four years of advancements in swarm capabilities. Two unmanned fixed wing aircraft takeoff to perform an Intelligence, Surveillance and […]
2022 CBP Reports Record US Migrant Encounters
HLS.Today – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the nation’s largest federal law enforcement agency charged with securing the nation’s borders and facilitating international travel and trade. Our top priority is to keep terrorists and their weapons from entering the United States. At the nation’s more than 300 ports of entry, CBP officers have a […]
ICE HSI: ‘Operation Boiling Point’ Targets Organized Theft Groups
HLS.Today – Operations takes aim at organized theft groups through industry partnerships and consumer awareness. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced today the launch of Operation Boiling Point focused on combating organized theft groups (OTG) through the targeting of domestic and transnational criminal organizations (TCO) profiting from organized retail crime (ORC). Partnering with federal, state, local […]
FBI Election Crimes Warning Ahead of Upcoming 2022 Midterms
HLS.Today – Free and fair democratic elections are one of the founding pillars of the United States. The FBI is committed to protecting every eligible citizen’s right to vote. Consistent with past practice, the FBI is providing this information to educate voters about Federal election crimes and how to avoid them, and to encourage voters […]
Brazil Champion of Military World Naval Pentathlon
HLS.Today – After five days of competitions, Brazil won the 52nd World Military Naval Pentathlon Championship, in the men’s and women’s individual, and in teams. The competition began on October 4, at the Almirante Adalberto Nunes Physical Education Center (CEFAN), in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to Brazil, seven countries participated: South Africa, Germany, Spain, […]
