The biggest threat to the U.S. remains 'Islamist militants' and their followers, DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen says. At an annual address on the state of homeland security, Nielsen also pointed to homegrown terrorism and state-sponsored hackers.
and state-sponsored hackers. She said her agency is working with the State Department to put countries on notice when they don’t meet new "more stringent" requirements "to crack down on terrorist travel."
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, joined by director of Auburn University's McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Frank Cilluffo, speaks at George Washington University's Jack Morton Auditorium in Washington, D.C.. March 18, 2019."We will not permit such hate in our homeland," Nielsen said Monday.
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