DHS unveils new public awareness PSA for sports venues

Top Priority Sector:  infrastructure_protection Representatives from a host of professional sports leagues joined DHS secretary Janet Napolitano in Times Square in New York on Aug. 27 to unveil a new public awareness public service announcement campaign (PSA) that will be played at stadiums and sports arenas around the nation. Homepage…

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DHS teams with Girl Scouts on Cyber awareness campaign

Top Priority Sector:  cyber_security The Department of Homeland Security has partnered with the Girl Scouts of the USA in its “Stop.Think.Connect.” campaign to help raise awareness among  more than 3.2 million youth across the country about the importance of Cyber security and online safety. Homepage position:  10 read more View…

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Border Patrol will buy gear from G3 Technologies to boost situational awareness in Arizona

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  border_security The U.S. Border Patrol intends to purchase about $160,000 worth of “signal processing equipment” from G3 Technologies, Inc., of Columbia, MD, to enhance the agency’s “tactical situational awareness, surveillance assessment and spectrum management.” Homepage position:  10 read more View full post on Government Security…

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NYC will pocket 30% on Microsoft’s sales of law enforcement domain awareness system

Top Priority Sector:  law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption:  Michael Bloomberg,NYC’s mayor Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced on August 8 a new partnership with Microsoft designed to bring the latest crime prevention and counterterrorism technology capabilities to New York City and to law enforcement, public safety and intelligence agencies…

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When Cyber Awareness Is Fundamentally Lacking

“Smartphones (and tablets, WdN) are invading the battlefield”, reports the Economist on its website of 8 October 2011. On the same day the hacking of U.S. drones is reported on by several news sites. (“They appear friendly”. Keyloggers???) Is this a coincidence? View full post on cyber crime hacking –…

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