SAR Newsletter – July 2011
C4SEM Newsletter-SAR http://c4sem.com/SARArchive/SAR_July20111.htm
Highlights :
Legislation Promotes Rotational Assignments for DHS and Other Security Positions On June 24, lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate introduced companion legislation that would rotate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and national security managers and executives through different agencies in an effort to boost efficiency and communication.
U.S. “Within Reach” of Breaking Al-Qaeda, Panetta Says U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Saturday said the country’s forces were “within reach” of completely breaking al-Qaeda, and that between 10 and 20 senior operatives of the terrorist network are targeted for elimination or capture, the Washington Post reported..
FBI Teams with 12 Countries to Disrupt International Cyber Crime Rings Distributing “Scareware” The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with 12 international law enforcement partners, announced the results of Operation Trident Tribunal, which targets international cyber crime. Two individuals from Latvia were indicted and over 40 computers, servers and bank accounts were seized as a result of the operation.
