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Merriam-Webster subtweeted about Trump’s child separation policy

sudshr47 June 19, 2018

Merriam-Webster’s Twitter account is famed for not being here for your BS — or that of the Department of Homeland Security.

On Sunday, DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen declared her agency doesn’t “have a policy of separating families at the border,” despite extensive reports contradicting the claim.

When asked by CNN’s Jeff Zeleny on Monday whether the separation policy was tantamount to child abuse, Nielsen claimed that most children were sent to the border alone, and there were “high standards” for the detention centres these children were housed in. Read more…

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Palmer Luckey’s defense company Anduril is already leading to arrests at the southern border

sudshr47 June 11, 2018

Palmer Luckey’s defense project just crawled out of stealth mode. Between a flattering new Wired piece and its first few official tweets, the secretive year-old company known as Anduril is stepping into the light. Anduril, based out of Orange County, was founded quietly in June 2017 by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, three former Palantir employees […]

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The United States needs a Department of Cybersecurity

sudshr47 April 16, 2018

Ted Schlein Contributor Ted Schlein, a general partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, focuses on early-stage technology companies in the enterprise software and infrastructure markets, including ventures within the networking and consumer security arenas. More posts by this contributor What Silicon Valley can do about cyber threats The Entrepreneur’s Guide To […]

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To protect election systems from hacking, states are getting cozier with Homeland Security

sudshr47 March 21, 2018

It might be a snow day in Washington, but the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election system security continued as planned. During Wednesday’s hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and her predecessor Jeh Johnson appeared with a panel of state election officials to hash out the recommendations issued by the committee on Tuesday. “This issue […]

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New Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen brings her cybersecurity focus to domestic defense

sudshr47 December 6, 2017

After a Senate vote on Tuesday, Kirstjen Nielsen has been confirmed as John Kelly’s replacement to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The top position at the DHS has remained open since Kelly left to join the White House as chief of staff in late July. Nielsen previously served on the Homeland Security Council in the George W. Bush administration. Read More

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People are furious with Trump’s decision to end temporary protection for Haitians

sudshr47 November 21, 2017

When news spread Monday that the Trump administration decided to end a program that gives temporary protected status, or TPS, to Haitians displaced by a 2010 earthquake, social media erupted in anger.

About 59,000 Haitians live and work in the U.S. under the program — once it ends, it will force those Haitians to return to their slowly recovering country by July 2019 or risk deportation.

More than 100,000 people died as a result of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake. Homes, buildings and infrastructure were destroyed, and the country is still struggling to recover. The country was granted temporary protection after the devastation. Nearly 60,000 Haitians came to the U.S. Read more…

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U.S. government issues alerts about malware and IP addresses linked to North Korean cyber attacks

sudshr47 November 15, 2017

US-CERT, the Department of Homeland Security team responsible for analyzing cybersecurity threats, has posted a warning about cyber attacks by the North Korean government, which it collectively refers to as “Hidden Cobra.” The technical alert from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security says a remote administration tool (RAT) called FALLCHILL has been deployed by Hidden Cobra… Read More