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South Carolina man charged with threatening city water supply
A man threatened to poison the water supply of SC capital city; police take threat seriously after quantities of hydrochloric acid are found illegally buried in his back yard
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Congress wants to know whether private insurers overcharged NFIP
As the debate over extending TRIA continues, Congress continues investigation into whether private insurers overcharged flood insurance program
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Siemens, Catalyst partner on communication interoperability
The two companies’ strategic collaboration aims to strengthen interoperable communications for first responders and the military
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Chrysler hacker convicted
Digruntled Chrysler contractor hacks company’s wirless parts distribution network
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Congress moves to protect phone records
Congress considers a bill, and the FCC tightens regulatory requirements on telecoms better to safeguard personal data, but industry says the cost is too high
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Quantum keys sent over 200-km fiber-optic link
If properly executed, quantum encryption is unbreakable because eavesdropping changes the state of the photons
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U.K. grants DP World approval to proceed with major port gateway
Dubai-based DPW, the world’s third largest container-port opreator, to build London Gateway — a major addition to U.K. critical infrastructure
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AVK and Antivir top anti-virus tests
German testing lab puts the most popular brands to the test; Microsoft fails again
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GAO says FBI's critical networks vulnerable to misuse
The FBI has made important strides since 2002 in securing its networks; the GAO says that sensitive and critical information transmitted on these networks is still not secure
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Canada's embarks on ambitious critical infrastructure protection plan
Canadian authorities highlight oil, gas sector as critical infrastructure under threat of attack
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Surveillance software market estimated at $139 million
Frost and Sullivan provide a lengthy overview of the surveillance market
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Underground parking planned for WTC site
FTA estimates as many as 207 truck deliveries an hour; subsurface structure will hold eighty tour buses
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S&T Directorate announces new opportunities
Biometrics, interoperable communications, document validatiion, and blast mitigation top the agency’s wish list
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GSA slams contracting for Navy boat protection barriers
$100 million project was larded up with contractors of dubious value; leaks and other technical problems mar this critical program
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Democrats wonder about possible cyberattack on nuclear facilities
Last summer’s shut-down of Brown’s Ferry prompt Thompson and Langevin to request a thorough review
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The long view
A Turning Point: U.S. Recognizes Agriculture as a Domain of Defense
The US has legitimized the role of food supply in national defense. It has recognized that in a world of rupture, a nation that cannot feed itself cannot defend itself. A new policy effectively ends the era of agriculture functioning solely as a commercial sector.
The U.S. Barely Bothers to Track Geoengineering. What Could Go Wrong?
Whether it’s cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather modification.