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Infrastructure Protection

Information on DHS's infrastructure protection mission

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Soft Target Crowded Places Landscape Assessment Research Roadmap Fact Sheet

This fact sheet outlines the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) work to deliver guidance on the types of measures and spending that align with reducing the number of casualties of soft target or crowded places incidents, by addressing the primary research question of “how prevention, protection, and response/recovery investments can reduce the risk of casualties from attacks on soft targets and crowded places?"

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Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks at Western Hemisphere Cyber Conference

Secretary Mayorkas delivered the following remarks in his keynote address to the Western Hemisphere Cyber Conference in Washington, DC.

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DHS Issues Recommendations to Harmonize Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Entities

DHS outlined a series of actionable recommendations on how the federal government can streamline and harmonize the reporting of cyber incidents to better protect the nation’s critical infrastructure. These recommendations provide a clear path forward for reducing burden on critical infrastructure partners and enabling the federal government to better identify trends in malicious cyber incidents, as well as helping organizations to prevent, respond to, and recover from attacks.

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Harmonization of Cyber Incident Reporting to the Federal Government

This report outlines a series of actionable recommendations on how the federal government can streamline and harmonize the reporting of cyber incidents to better protect the nation’s critical infrastructure.

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S&T Invites Critical Infrastructure Owners and Operators to GPS Spoofing Test Event

DHS S&T announced an opportunity for Critical Infrastructure Owners & Operators (CI O&O) and GPS equipment manufacturers to test their equipment against GPS disruption and spoofing.

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Five Country Ministerial 2023 Communique

We, the Home Affairs, Interior, Security and Immigration Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States convened in person, under Canada’s chairship, in Wellington, New Zealand on June 27-28, 2023 for the Five Country Ministerial.

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DHS And Republic of Korea Sign Joint Statement to Advance Mutual Digitalization Goals

DHS S&T signed a Joint Statement of Intent (JSoI) for collaborative research, development and foreign technical exchanges with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information Communication Technology (MSIT). 

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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy. The Department of Homeland Security and its components play a leading role in strengthening cybersecurity resilience across the nation and investigating malicious cyber activity.

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Feature Article: Giving a Dam Some Much-Needed Support

S&T is collaborating with partners to find and test the best carbon fiber materials for concrete dam repair.