The most recent available DHS data show that privacy complaints over the last year have more than doubled. What is driving this huge increase?
http://securitydebrief.com/2020/07/28/why-substantial-increase-privacy-complaints-dhs/
On January 6, 2020, TSA Chief Counsel Francine Kerner filed a 38-page complaint against DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and DHS IG Joseph Cuffari.
http://securitydebrief.com/2020/02/21/tsa-chief-counsel-sues-dhs-secretary-kerner-vs-wolf-cuffari/
The American public is intensely aware of the potential conflict between security and civil rights. It's why watchdog agencies are an essential counterbalance to government initiatives. But what ...
The general public sometimes assumes DHS' mission begins and ends with TSA airport screening. In truth, there are legions of individuals in the Department striving to enhance our national resilie...
http://securitydebrief.com/2016/05/02/profiles-in-security-ehsan-zaffar/
By Casey Lucius The recently introduced Feinstein-Burr bill would force encryption providers to maintain backdoors in case the government shows up with a court order. It is bad for government, bu...
http://securitydebrief.com/2016/04/14/the-national-interest-is-privacy-not-backdoors-to-encryption/
The recent DHS Inspector General test of TSA airport screening processes revealed a 95% failure rate. To improve, tradeoffs will have to be made, and they all have costs. How much the failure rat...
http://securitydebrief.com/2015/07/21/after-tsa-airport-failures-security-versus-the-economy/
The recent security breach at the White House has a lot of Washington and the nation talking. Most of the White House security is understandable and defendable, but in looking at the most recent ...
Today marks the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. One year later, Boston is preparing for the marathon, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev awaits trail on murder and terrorism charges. The cou...
http://securitydebrief.com/2014/04/15/one-year-after-boston-domestic-terror-threat-growing/
Last week, a Las Vegas couple was arrested for plotting to kidnap and kill police officers. This conspiracy to kill police officers is a case of homegrown terrorism, a growing threat to U.S. nati...
http://securitydebrief.com/2013/08/26/homegrown-violent-extremism-holding-up-a-mirror-to-america-2/
The Jainists of India have a parable. It is the story about the blind men feeling the elephant – each one feels something different. Watching the Federal government roll out a cyber “strategy...
http://securitydebrief.com/2013/03/04/the-cyber-elephant-and-how-to-tame-it/