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Morning Roundup- October 14th

From the Los Angeles Times, on Secretary Napolitano’s visit to the Cyber Crimes Center:

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got a firsthand look Tuesday at how her agency, which defends the nation's physical borders, also guards a volatile virtual frontier: cyberspace.

Napolitano visited the Cyber Crimes Center, which is operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a discreet office building in suburban Virginia. Known as C3, the 12-year-old unit has a staff of 35 who use their computer expertise to assist investigations of complex international crimes, especially those that victimize children.

"Cyber can be awfully abstract, but the Internet has become the new medium by which crimes are committed -- child pornography, sex tourism, exploitation," Napolitano said.

The visit was part of Napolitano's effort to promote her department's designation of October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The Homeland Security Department has been working to boost resources and expertise in response to a surge in Internet crime.


From the Brownsville Herald, on Customs and Border Protection on a CBP seizure at the border:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a man and a woman from Matamoros after they tried to drive a car with more than $400,000 in cocaine hidden inside, officials said.

Jesus Antonio Orozco, 22, and Gabriela Nazareth Montalvo, 18, were arrested Monday afternoon at B&M International Bridge, said A CBP press release.

On Tuesday morning, Orozco and Montalvo went before U.S. Magistrate Judge Felix Recio, who ordered they be held without bond and remanded them to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

The arrests took place after a white 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Orozco was sent to a secondary inspection area, records show.

CBP officers noted discrepancies on the walls of the vehicle and five packages containing 13 pounds of cocaine were hidden inside, the release said.



Public Events

10 AM EDT
Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute will join FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Transportation Security Administration Acting Assistant Secretary Gale Rossides, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief David Aguilar and U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan to testify about diversity at DHS before the House Committee on Homeland Security
311 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C.

10 AM EDT
NPPD Director for Software Assurance Joe Jarzombek will deliver remarks about secure coding at the SC World Congress and Expo
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers
811 7th Avenue
New York, N.Y.

10 AM CDT
CBP Associate Chief Alan Langford, Sector Chief Randy Hill and Patrol Agent in Charge David Lamascus will participate in a media availability to officially unveil Uvalde Border Patrol Station’s new all-weather checkpoint
Uvalde Checkpoint
U.S. Highway 90, 9 miles west of Uvalde
Uvalde, Texas

9 AM PDT
NPPD Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications Gregory Schaffer will deliver remarks highlighting National Cybersecurity Awareness Month at the “Cyber Security West: Our Shared Responsibility” conference
Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel 1230 J Street Camellia/Gardenia Room Sacramento, Calif.

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Last Updated: 09/20/2018
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