Amid calls for stronger cyber security laws, the Department of Homeland Security is working on getting its threat-tracking system to work across its own operations and the Department of Defense. An October 24 memo from the Office of the Inspector General found that although the DHS can keep track of threats and provide updates on ongoing issues, “federal cyber operations center do not have a common incident management system tool that tracks, updates, shares, and coordinates cyber information with each other.”

Jeh Johnson served as a top official in the Department of Defense, and he would succeed Janet Napolitano, who stepped down earlier this year.

The U.S. Senate approved President Obama’s nomination of James Comey with a 93-1 vote as the new Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Director, Monday, July 29. 

The pact would promote information-sharing, and it would set up a cyber hotline and working group between the two countries to foster cyber security cooperation.

U.S. border agents are allowed to search a traveler’s laptop, cellphone or other electronic device and keep copies of any data on them based on no more than a hunch, according to an internal study from the Homeland Security Department. 

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) cannot be challenged by Americans without proof that the law would directly affect them, the Supreme Court rules. 

Cyber attacks originating in China have been discovered to spy on economic efforts at U.S. businesses, especially those in finance, technology and aerospace.

Los Alamos nuclear research facility has replaced several components of switches made in China for the sake of security concerns. 

The Chinese telecom company is facing fears of both equipment vulnerabilities and national security threats as it seeks to expand its business to Australia, the UK, India and the U.S.