Lockheed Team Updates FBI Fingerprint ID System; Stephanie Hill Comments
A Lockheed Martin-led team has added a new palmprint technology and other upgrades to a fingerprint identification system the FBI uses to identify suspects and solve cold cases. The FBI’s Next Generation Identification program is designed to provide biometric services to more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the country, Lockheed said Wednesday. Morpho developed [...]
CACI International has modified thousands of iPads for use by U.S. government leaders and security agencies amid growing demand for secure tablets. The company stripped off the tablet’s built-in wireless connection and camera and added both inventory requirements and remote data wipe features, The Inquistr reports. Each tablet also reportedly has no bluetooth connection capability [...]
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The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are partnering to use iris scanning technology at border stations in identifying potential trespassers, Nextgov reports. Aliya Sternstein writes biometric databases at both DHS and the FBI must be compatible under law. DHS’ Secure Communities program has border agents cross-check foreigners’ prints against prints in the FBI’s [...]
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Keith Alexander: Cyberattacks Move from Disruption to Destruction, DHS Should Lead Federal Cyber Team
October 22, 2012 No CommentNational Security Agency director Gen. Keith Alexander said cyber attacks have gone from exploitation to disruption and he is worried the next step could be destruction, DoD Live reports. Speaking at an event at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Alexander said that cyber attacks in the last 10 years have been about exploitation and the recent weeks have [...]
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Law enforcement agencies nationwide will receive free software and equipment within the coming weeks to access the FBI’s database of mug shots, Nextgov reports. The bureau has nearly 12 million mug shots of unidentified people in its system and plans to use facial recognition software to identify people of interest in candid photos and illegal [...]
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FBI Issues Public Warning Against Malware Which Locks Computer, Extorts Money
August 13, 2012 No CommentThe FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has issued a warning about malware which tries to extort money from its victims by locking their computers, the agency announced August 9. Donna Gregory from the IC3 said the Reveton is a “drive-by” malware that can infect a computer just by the user clicking on a compromised website. [...]
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The FBI plans to award George Mason University funds for automated testing of Android applications in a cloud environment, according to a July 12 FedBizOpps post. Earlier this year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded GMU a grant for similar work through the agency’s Engineering Highly Adaptive Resilient Software Systems project. FBI funding will match [...]
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