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Last Updated: May 24, 2022 | Press Releases

Feature Article: S&T Hackathon Addresses Emerging Threats to Critical Infrastructure

S&T recently partnered with one of its COEs to host a Hackathon that focused on addressing current critical infrastructure risks and related threats.

Last Updated: April 22, 2022 | Press Releases

“Hack DHS” Program Successfully Concludes First Bug Bounty Program

DHS announced the results of its first bug bounty program. Through the “Hack DHS” program, vetted cybersecurity researchers and ethical hackers are invited to identify potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities in select external DHS systems. In the first phase of this program, more than 450 vetted security researchers identified 122 vulnerabilities, of which 27 were determined to be critical. DHS awarded a total of $125,600 to participants for identifying these verified vulnerabilities.

Last Updated: March 4, 2022 | Press Releases

University Students to "Hack" Pressing Homeland Security Challenges

DHS S&T announces the fourth course of the Hacking for Homeland Security (H4HS) program is set for the Spring 2022 Semester at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU).

Last Updated: November 29, 2021 | Site Page

Hacking for Homeland Security

H4HS is a mission-driven entrepreneurship program sponsored by DHS that engages academia to tackle pressing homeland security challenges through project-based courses. 

Last Updated: October 4, 2021 | Press Releases

News Release: University Students Tackle DHS Challenges in Third H4HS Course

Course provides students with access to technical experts and business mentors to develop targeted tools, technologies, and knowledge products for use across the homeland security enterprise.

Last Updated: February 12, 2018 | Press Releases

News Release: DHS S&T Partners With James Madison University

Students from James Madison University (JMU) will be tackling air travel security issues for DHS S&T as part of their spring semester of the Hacking 4 Defense (H4D) class.