Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: border_security More than twice as many non-immigrant travelers to the United States each year are applying for their visas or travel authorizations via an online electronic system, rather than filling out paper forms. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
liuminna198@163.com, Visa and travel scam from China
This is a recorded phone call with ‘Minna’, who claims to be a poor domestic worker in China, who is looking for a western husband, online. This is a scam! T… Read More…. View full post on
US updates Saudi Arabia, Yemen travel warnings
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: Sanaa, Yemen Citing continued levels of terror cell activities and dangerous conditions, the U.S. State Department updated separate travel warnings for Saudi Arabia and Yemen on Nov. 19. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security News View full…
U.S. renews travel warnings for Colombia, but FARC peace talks gear up
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: FARC guerillas With continued, but diminished, kidnappings and other violent activties by terror organizations and drug cartels in Colombia, the U.S. State Department on Oct. 3 renewed a seven-month-old travel warning for U.S. government workers and citizens in the country. Although the…
State Dept. expects 8,000 parents to seek alerts about their children’s travel plans
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative The U.S. State Department estimates that approximately 8,000 parents or legal guardians of minor children annually will take advantage of a department program that promises to send an alert if anyone submits an application for a U.S. passport on their child’s behalf. Homepage position: …
Loews Hotels and DHS partner on travel pre-approval programs
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Loews Miami Beach Loews Hotels and Resorts will pick up the tab for its loyalty program participants’ enrollment in DHS’s Global Entry and Pre Check expedited travel programs under a new initiative announced by the hotel chain and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano…
Loews Hotels, DHS partner on travel pre-approval programs
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Loews Miami Beach Loews Hotels and Resorts will pick up the tab for its loyalty program participants’ enrollment in DHS’Global Entry and Pre Check expedited travel programs under a new initiative announced by the hotel chain and DHS secretary Janet Napolitano on…
Chicagoan pleads guilty to Al Shabaab aid charges, planned travel from U.S. through Mexico
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Al Shabaab A 28-year-old Chicago man pleaded guilty on July 30 to charges he planned to travel to Somalia to aid terror group Al Shabaab and evade U.S. detection by traveling through Mexico and South America. Shaker Masri pleaded guilty to attempting…
Hackers Disrupt Israeli Travel, Commerce Websites
Transcript by www.newsy.com BY EVAN THOMAS ANCHOR EMILY SPAIN It’s the latest in a digital assault on Israel — hackers have knocked national transport and stock exchange websites offline. Fox Business has the details. “It sounds like a cyber war…. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full…
Agilex taps air travel expert for transport security group
Barbara Vatier will lead the company’s transportation and trade strategy group, which works closely with the Homeland Security and Transportation departments. View full post on Washington Technology: Homeland Security View full post on National Cyber Security » Announcements