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DC’S HIDDEN HISTORY | From Old Stones to the Old Stone House

DC’S HIDDEN HISTORY | From Old Stones to the Old Stone House

By Nikhil Nelson April 6, 2022

When people picture Washington, D.C., some conjure images of white stone monuments, Smithsonian museums, and reflecting pools. But there are parts of the city’s history that remain untouched and unvisited...

Howard University Ransomware Attack Prompts Georgetown To Take Additional Precautions

Howard University Ransomware Attack Prompts Georgetown To Take Additional Precautions

By Sarah Conner September 16, 2021

Georgetown University urged community members to take precautions against potential network breaches Sept. 9 after Howard University fell victim to a ransomware cyberattack that forced the college to...

@PETERSTRZOK/TWITTER | Former FBI agent Peter Strzok, previously removed from investigations of Russian interference during the 2016 election after text messages critical of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump surfaced, was hired to teach a class on counterintelligence and national security at Georgetown.

SFS Adds Former FBI Agent From Mueller’s Investigative Team to Faculty this Fall

By Caitlin McLean November 13, 2020

The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service hired former FBI agent Peter Strzok (SFS ’91, GRD ’13) as an adjunct professor this semester to teach a course on counterintelligence theory and...

FBI Offers $1 Million Reward for Information About Missing US Journalist

FBI Offers $1 Million Reward for Information About Missing US Journalist

By Jessica Lin April 26, 2018

A $1 million reward is being offered for information leading to the whereabouts of Austin Tice (SFS ’02), a U.S. freelance journalist who has been missing in Syria since 2012, the FBI announced April...

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SCRIMENTI: Practicing Faith In Surveillance Era

By Nicholas Scrimenti November 4, 2016

Religion would be nothing without the bonds of community. It is the sphere in which we can connect with people who share our beliefs and culture and can safely speak and explore our ideas, doubts and concerns....

GUPD Warns of Scam

By Simon Carroll October 14, 2016

A virtual kidnapping scam — a hoax where a family is falsely led to believe a loved one has been kidnapped for ransom money — targeted a parent of a Georgetown student Oct. 6, according to a campus-wide...

Loretta Lynch Talks Opioid Addiction Policy

By Gaia Mattiace September 23, 2016

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency Chuck Rosenberg and Director of the FBI James Comey promoted a unified response to the nation’s opioid epidemic on...

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NSA Director Admiral Michael S. Rogers addressed the issues of cyberattacks in an address at the sixth annual International Conference on Cyber Engagement on Tuesday.

FBI and NSA Directors Talk Cyber Safety

By Léa Nicolas April 29, 2016

FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Admiral Michael S. Rogers emphasized the growing risk of cyberattacks and the need to better respond to them in their keynote speeches at the sixth annual...

University Acknowledges Hacking Attempt

By William Zhu April 8, 2016

Georgetown’s Wi-Fi outage on March 31 was the result of a cyberattack launched against the university, according to interim Vice President and Chief Information Officer of UIS Judd Nicholson. Nicholson...

Virus Causes Shutdown at MedStar Health, Prompting FBI Investigation

By Aly Pachter March 28, 2016

An unknown party hacked major hospital chain MedStar Health Inc. on Monday morning, affecting operations at various Washington hospitals and doctors’ offices. The FBI is currently investigating whether...

FBI Risks Product Security

FBI Risks Product Security

By Patrick Soltis February 26, 2016

Apple Incorporated, the maker of most of your cell phones, recently passed a court order to provide the Federal Bureau of Investigation technical assistance in accessing data on a very special iPhone....

Save The Fading Dialogue

By The Editorial Board February 20, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation Agency Director James Comey spoke at Gaston Hall last Thursday on the relationship between law enforcement and race, noting that national dialogue on this issue has unfortunately...

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