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No gun on plane? TSA says man leaves it in planter Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:22 AM PDT Police at Portland International Airport say an Oregon man who was told he couldn’t carry a loaded gun through a security checkpoint disregarded the recommendation that he check the pistol through as luggage. They say the man dropped the gun in an airport planter box. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. No gun on plane? TSA says man leaves it in planter

DHS teams hunt for weaknesses in federal cyber networks Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:02 AM PDT The Homeland Security Department is going into agency networks to find the soft spots-places where cybersecurity defenses are weakest and pose the greatest risks. DHS’ Federal Network Security branch, under the National Protection and Programs Directorate, is having little trouble finding agencies’ soft cyber underbelly. Take one agency who asked DHS to perform a “Red [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. DHS teams hunt for weaknesses in federal cyber networks