DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. authorities will review the cases of 300,000 illegal immigrants slated for deportation to make sure they are not focusing on deporting people who are low priorities for deportation, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday.

Monday evening marked the latest confrontation of San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) with the hacker collective Anonymous, which ended in partially closing stations due to a crowd of some 150 protesters at Civil Center Station.

Bay Area Rapid Transit was the latest victim of the hacker group Anonymous, which broke into its Web site Sunday and posted contact information for more than 2,000 subscribers.

Civil rights groups are considering whether to sue the federal government after the Department of Homeland Security made participation mandatory in a controversial immigration enforcement program known as Secure Communities.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security quietly reversed course Friday and decreed states could no longer opt out of a controversial immigration enforcement program known as Secure Communities.

But experts warn the rules must be part of a much larger strategy by utilities to prevent financial fraud and other security breaches

Hackers attending this year's DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, an annual gathering of the hacking community, can add a possible activity to attending speeches, browsing new technology and meeting other hackers: being recuited for a government job.

The government seeks to shore up its cyber defenses with the best in the business

A Facebook profile to Acquit Yukari Mihamae, the 61-year-old charged for allegedly grabbing the breast of a female TSA agent, began over the weekend. It now has some 2,400 supporters and the is number increases daily.

The U.S. Department of Defense Thursday has unveiled its first-ever cyber strategy after hackers have stolen 24000 files containing sensitive data in a single intrusion.

Continuing its AntiSec activities against corporate and government targets, hacking collective Anonymous broke into a server operated by a military contractor on Monday, disclosing log-in credentials including 90,000 military e-mail addresses and passwords.

Authorities announced an ongoing investigation today to determine how a stun gun disguised as a mobile phone bypassed security on a flight from Boston to Newark, N.J. on Friday.

Though there is no indication that an attack is imminent, a U.S. security official said on Wednesday that militants are showing renewed interest in using surgically implanted bombs to blow up commercial flights.

A Security Awareness bulletin issued by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urges vigilance over the July Fourth weekend, as terror network al Qaeda might be contemplating an attack on the Independence Day.

Over the weekend, it was reported that a 95-year-old flier was subjected to an extensive pat down that required the removal of her adult diaper at Northwest Florida Regional Airport near Pensacola. On Monday, TSA denied that the woman was asked to remove anything.

Faced with a growing threat from hacking and other cyber crimes, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have joined hands with leading ISPs and private defense contractors to launch a pilot program called DIB Cyber Pilot that will help strengthen their network defenses.

A man lurking suspiciously overnight in Arlington National Cemetery was arrested by U.S. Park Police. Several major roads are currently closed near the Pentagon.

The National Security Agency (NSA) has teamed up with Internet providers to roll out a new generation of tools to scan e-mail and other digital traffic, in order to prevent cyber attacks against defense firms by foreign rivals.

Despite academic and professional achievements, there are still many struggles faces by Americans who can trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent

Lulz Security, a loosely aligned group of computer hackers, hacked the Senate's website this past weekend, the Sergeant at Arms Office confirmed on Monday.

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick yesterday became the third Democratic governor in a little more than a month to reject Secure Communities, an immigration enforcement program that has become a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's immigration policy.