All Department of Homeland Security articles
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News BriefNew DHS strategy sets textiles up for added UFLPA scrutiny
The Department of Homeland Security announced a new strategy set to help close a loophole that allows certain textile-related shipments from China to enter the United States without scrutiny under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
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News BriefU.S. agencies issue ‘know your cargo’ transport compliance note
Five agencies of the U.S. government combined to issue best practices guidance for entities in the maritime and other transportation industries to help reduce risk of sanctions and export control violations and evasion efforts.
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News BriefBiden executive order aims to cut AI risk while boosting safe use
Companies that design powerful artificial intelligence systems must perform safety tests on the programs and share results with the U.S. government under a sweeping executive order intended to make AI safe while furthering robust innovation.
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News BriefDHS designates three Chinese companies for Uyghur forced labor
The Department of Homeland Security designated three companies to a growing list accused by the Biden administration of forced labor practices in the Xinjiang region of China.
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ArticleUyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act should prompt due diligence reassessment
All companies with a global footprint should be reevaluating their supply chain due diligence and documentation practices to show the absence of forced labor in the wake of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act taking effect.
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ArticleCyber-security lessons from the SolarWinds hack
The lessons from the massive SolarWinds hack on where vulnerabilities still lurk in the third-party vendor supply chain cannot be grasped soon enough.
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ArticleOCIE issues ransomware alert to financial services
The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations is advising financial firms to beware of a rise in more sophisticated ransomware attacks.
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ArticleU.S. government warns: Be prepared for Iran cyber war
The killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. airstrike may bring about cyber warfare, the U.S. government has warned in a security bulletin.