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National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - December 16, 2015

Link to full bulletin: http://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/ntas_15_1216_0001

National Guard to Locate New Cyber Unit in Texas

by LANA SHADWICK15 Dec 2015

San Antonio, Texas, will serve as the new home of one of the U.S. Army National Guard’s new cyber units. The Guard has announced plans to activate thirteen new cyber units throughout 23 states by the end of fiscal year 2019. The effort is part of an ongoing growth of cyber forces throughout the Department of Defense.

Full article: http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/12/15/national-guard-locate-new-cyber-unit-texas/

Protecting the U.S. electrical grid from cyberattack

Across the United States, 3,200 separate organizations own and operate electrical infrastructure. The widely dispersed nature of the nation’s electrical grid and associated control systems has a number of advantages, but since the late 1990s, cost pressures have driven the integration of conventional information technologies into these independent industrial control systems, resulting in a grid which is increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack, either through direct connection to the Internet or via direct interfaces to utility IT systems. DARPA is soliciting proposal for creating automated systems to restore power within seven days or less after a cyberattack on the grid.

U.S. power grid still vulnerable // Source: fiu.edu

Across the United States, 3,200 separate organizations own and operate electrical infrastructure. The widely dispersed nature of the nation’s electrical grid and associated control systems has a number of advantages, including a reduced risk that any single accident or attack could create a widespread failure from which it might take weeks to recover. Since the late 1990s, however, cost pressures have driven the integration of conventional information technologies into these independent industrial control systems, resulting in a grid which is increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack, either through direct connection to the Internet or via direct interfaces to utilityIT systems.

Full article: http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20151215-protecting-the-u-s-electrical-grid-from-cyberattack

Press Release – FAA Announces Small UAS Registration Rule

For Immediate Release

December 14, 2015
Contact: Les Dorr or Alison Duquette
Phone: (202) 267-3883

Registration will be free for the first 30 days

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 kilograms) including payloads such as on-board cameras.

The Registration Task Force delivered recommendations to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on November 21. The rule incorporates many of the task force recommendations.

Full article: http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=19856&utm_campaign=Content+Marketing&utm_content=25275454&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

 

Senator Hall Speaks at the Annual National Security Action Summit

(Canton, TX) – In a nationwide recognition of his expertise on the Electric Magnetic Pulse (EMP) threat to the electrical grid, Senator Bob Hall will be one of the key speakers at this years annual National Security Action Summit being held in Las Vegas, NM, today, Monday, December 14th.

Full article: http://senatorbobhall.com/senator-hall-speaks-at-the-annual-national-security-action-summit/