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Homeland Security Today
Hackers are known for breaking into most impregnable web servers around the world and still avoid being caught. One of the main reasons for that is that they hide their IP addresses from prying eyes of the authorities. Have you ever wondered how these hackers remain hidden from the authorities? One obvious thought that comes to mind — how do they cover their tracks while accessing the big bad world of the internet?
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War on the Rocks
As a seafaring state, America demands maximal access to the world’s oceans within the constraints of international law. Though seldom recognized, U.S. efforts to defend its interest in maritime freedom in the Western Pacific have been fairly successful. However, when it comes to helping its allies and partners protect themselves against Chinese encroachment, the United States has a mixed record.
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NMLEA
In case you missed it, you can view a recording of the webinar that we conducted with stakeholders from around the country. You can go to our Webinars and Podcast page at www.nmlea.org/webinars-and-podcasts.
Topics discussed in the webinar include:
What we know about the current environment
What could happen, that no one is telling you
What the federal government will want us to focus on
What factors contribute to successful applications
What makes good grant applications - and what makes bad ones
Why some applications continue to fail
Why you need to get that quote today
What's so important about the Post Award process
How do you manage the award, after the fact
Other Webinars and Podcasts available online at www.nmlea.org/webinars-and-podcasts:
No Safe Harbors: Charting a Smarter Course of Maritime Stakeholders through Cyber Risk Management
How Changes in Procurement and Products are Affecting Maritime Public Safety Agencies
Podcast 4/18: Innovation in Healthcare for Academy Members — and Every American
Podcast 3/18: Maritime Advanced Firearms Training — What Makes It Different?
NMLEA
Check it out, and let us know if there are specific products that you'd like to see there.
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By Rob Sobers
 What is your organization's biggest security threat? The answer may surprise you. While most companies imagine security threats in the form of malicious outsiders, the employees already in your organization may pose an even bigger threat. In fact, research suggests that insider threats account for anywhere from 60 to 75 percent of data breaches.
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Coast Guard Compass
The Coast Guard "sees a clear opportunity to perform many of its missions faster, cheaper and more safely through the use of short-range unmanned aircraft systems," said Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Lampe, short-range UAS platform manager in the Office of Aviation Forces. But exactly what are the risks, benefits and limitations of operating this technology in a maritime environment?
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Government Executive
The Homeland Security Department needs thousands of additional port officers, according to its own internal analysis, which Democrats on a congressional oversight committee say could help stymie the flow of illicit opioids into the country. The need for more staffing at ports of entry runs in contrast to President Trump's DHS hiring priorities, the Democratic staff on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said in a report released recently, which has not included boosts for port officer staffing.
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CNN
Harming a police officer is already a crime under federal law, and all 50 states have laws that enhance penalties for doing so. But a new bill modeled after a federal hate crime statute would make it a crime to intentionally target a law enforcement officer based on his "actual or perceived status" as one. Republican and Democrat sponsors of The Protect and Serve Act say its goal is to protect law enforcement officers from ambushes and violence for simply being a police officer.
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WABC-TV
Port Authority police are conducting tests of a new high-tech body scanner at the World Trade Center PATH station. "The idea behind this pilot program is to evaluate another resource available to us in the effort to ensure the continuing protection and security of the traveling public," Port Authority Chief Security Officer John Bilich said.
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FBI
In an effort to provide a more timely release of data to the public, the FBI is releasing three sections of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2017 ahead of the traditional fall timetable. These sections include data and statistics concerning officers feloniously and accidentally killed and statistics about federal officers killed and/or assaulted. The remaining portions of the publication, which present data reported to the FBI concerning law enforcement officers assaulted in the line of duty in 2017, will be available later this year.
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Homeland Security Today
Many types of crimes fall under the banner of "cybercrime." But all cybercrimes share one common trait — they involve a computer to commit the offense. In the book "Cybercrime: The Madness Behind the Methods," the author endeavors to take a deep dive into the true nature of cybercrimes and take you, the reader, into the psychology and motivations of the cyber criminal.
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Officer.com
An estimated 30,000 people attended The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's 30th annual candlelight vigil on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The names of 360 law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty — including 129 who paid the ultimate sacrifice in 2017 — were formally dedicated on the walls of the memorial.
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