Tag: National security
France: National homage for police official stabbed at work
<p>PARIS — France is holding a national ceremony Friday to honor a police official who was stabbed to death inside her police station in...
US intel agencies sharply cut surveillance during pandemic
WASHINGTON — The number of targets of secretive surveillance in national security investigations fell sharply last year in part because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Report: Boris Johnson’s phone number was online for 15 years
<p>LONDON — The British government downplayed allegations Friday of a security risk after it was reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cell phone number...
US intel agencies sharply cut surveillance during pandemic
<p>WASHINGTON — The number of targets of secretive surveillance in national security investigations fell sharply last year in part because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Homeland Security to repair damage created by border wall
<p>SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections...
US pushes ahead with nuclear plans despite watchdog concerns
<p>Associated Press — The Biden administration appears to be picking up where former President Donald Trump left off as the federal agency that oversees...
Ransomware explained: No silver bullet, out-of-reach crooks
<p>BOSTON — Political hand-wringing in Washington over Russia’s <a href="https://apnews.com/article/solarwinds-hack-email-top-dhs-officials-8bcd4a4eb3be1f8f98244766bae70395">hacking of federal agencies</a> and interference in U.S. politics has mostly overshadowed a worsening digital...
US pushes ahead with nuclear plans despite watchdog concerns
Associated Press — The Biden administration appears to be picking up where former President Donald Trump left off as the federal agency that oversees...
Blinken meets Israeli spy chief as Iran talks continue
<p>WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden administration national security aides met Thursday with the chief of Israel’s Mossad spy...
Ransomware explained: No silver bullet, out-of-reach crooks
BOSTON — Political hand-wringing in Washington over Russia’s hacking of federal agencies and interference in U.S. politics has mostly overshadowed a worsening digital scourge...