Neowin News Feed for: Homeland

U.S. border officials may seize electronics without warrants, court rules

Denis Wong — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:02:07 +0000

If you frequent the American-Canadian border (or perhaps the American-Mexican border), you may want to make sure you're not carrying anything remotely suspicious on your digital devices - your laptop, your cell phone, your camera,... Read more...

U.S. Homeland Security Urges Windows users to Apply Patch

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:10:50 +0000

In a rare alert, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has urged Windows users to plug a potential worm hole in the Microsoft operating system. The agency, which also runs the United States Computer Emergency... Read more...

Homeland Security works door at Gates' party

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 05:35:36 +0000

A party at Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' waterfront mansion recently became the focus of unusual police attention. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a "temporary security zone" earlier this month around... Read more...

Homeland Security Launches Cyber Alert System

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 00:06:47 +0000

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced an e-mail alert system that will warn computer users in real-time -- both technology professionals and home users -- of security vulnerabilities, potential impact, and how to... Read more...

Oracle advances homeland security agenda

Tue, 09 Sep 2003 17:01:51 +0000

Oracle is supplying the U.S. Department of Defense with software for a new system designed to let military officials across the country share information about terrorist attacks and other domestic security threats, an Oracle executive... Read more...

Microsoft Wins Homeland Security Contract

Wed, 16 Jul 2003 04:29:44 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it has awarded a five-year, $90 million enterprise agreement to Microsoft Corp MSFT.O to become the department's primary technology provider. Under the contract, Microsoft will supply desktop... Read more...

Proposal: Webcams to keep homeland safe

Wed, 28 May 2003 14:42:35 +0000

Jay Walker jump-started an online shopping craze by inventing Priceline.com, the Web site that lets people bid on airplane tickets and hotel rooms. Now Walker is hoping his newest brainchild revolutionizes a... Read more...

Homeland security's IT cost: $2.9 billion

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 15 Jan 2003 14:15:40 +0000

The U.S. government spent at least $2.9 billion in 2002 on information technology related to homeland security and will spend at least that amount again this year, Congress' auditing arm said. In a report released... Read more...