Providing a timely example of Donald Rumsfeld?s comments about al-Qaeda's fast adaptation to fighting in an era of pervasive global media, an al-Qaeda propaganda organization, the Global Islamic …
Homeland Security Would Share Duties for Disaster Response Under Proposal
The New York Times article discusses the White House report regarding the federal response to Hurricane Katrina; this reports follows the House of Representatives' report issued a week earlier. Fran …
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DHS funds advanced cargo-screening technology
Thousands of land-based cargo containers pass through ports of entry at US borders each year. On a daily basis, 17,000 containers enter the US, but only a few are actually inspected. Technologies, …
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Panel: Industry crucial to fighting cybercrime
It is certainly true that the private sector will be the ?tip of spear? in detecting and identify cyber threats. It is also true that many of these threats may originate from outside the United …
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New Trojans plunder bank accounts
The discovery of a new flavor of malware is significant in that it demonstrates the constantly shifting balance between attackers and defenders in cyberspace. This particular Trojan, rather than …
Thai militants learn from Iraq insurgency
Based on the UPI article, it would be difficult not to conclude that Thailand is the next vanguard of global jihadist extremism following down the increasingly well-trodden path blazed by al-Qaeda …
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US pledges to strengthen military, anti-terror cooperation with Algeria
There are a number of pragmatic reasons to cooperate closely with Algeria on counterterrorism initiatives. First, a significant number of foreign fighters in Iraq are Algerians. Some of these …
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