Abstract Using big data and current technology is increasingly becoming part of the practice of emergency and disaster management. With respect to marginalized populations, there are flaws in the way ...

Prioritizing Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities The cyber component of a holistic threat landscape continues to evolve in 2025, presenting homeland security professionals with challenges that are ...

We at Homeland Security Today have once again reached out to our Editorial Board, columnists, and community of subject-matter experts to ask for their assessment of the threats facing the nation in ...

The increasing interconnectedness of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) is exacerbating U.S. infrastructure vulnerabilities to state-sponsored cyber-attacks. Imagine this ...

Mark Hall has been appointed as the first Deputy Border Czar for the United States by President Trump, working alongside U.S. Border Czar Thomas Homan in his efforts to deport immigrants who lack ...

Dr. Mahmut Cengiz is an Associate Professor and Research Faculty with Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason ...

Alexei Bulazel has returned to the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Cyber, a move that marks his second tenure at the ...

A significant escalation in Islamic State’s (IS) attacks in Syria during the first half of the year, combined with a recent surge in prison break attempts by detained IS operatives in Northern Syria ...

Terrorist organizations strategically adapt and evolve their tactics and weaponry in response to shifting contexts and opportunities. These groups have exhibited a growing ability to incorporate ...

U.S. defense contractors Raytheon and Nightwing Group agreed to pay the government $8.4 million to settle allegations that Raytheon violated the terms of a contract with the Defense Department by not ...

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the disparities in emergency and healthcare planning for vulnerable populations which will influence current and future resiliency initiatives for years to ...

Lone-actor terrorism has increasingly become a significant threat in recent years, with perpetrators using easily accessible and often devastating tactics. Among the most common methods are ...