• US Military's Twitter, YouTube Hacked by ISIS

    The United States is united with France in the notion that we will not walk in fear, but that does not mean the Muslim extremist groups are not going to do their best to generate that kind of reaction. On Monday afternoon, Jan. 12, individuals claiming to be part of the Islamic State — or ISIS — claimed responsibility immediately for hacking into the U.S. military's Central Command Twitter and YouTube accounts. "ISIS is already here, we are in your PCs, in each military base," read a message posted to CENTCOM's account by the hackers. "With Allah's permission we are in CENTCOM now." Other tweets sent out from CENTCOM's account included contact information for some of the U.S.'s most high-ranking officials. That would seem to indicate that this group has indeed infiltrated far more than just a few social media accounts.

  • Security Increased at 9,500 Federal Buildings as Government Fears Random, Lone Terrorist Attacks

    Several recent events have prompted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to decide to tighten security at more than 9,500 facilities across the country that are used by 1.4 million visitors each day. The heightened security is no doubt directly related to the lone gunman, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who managed to storm into Canada's Parliament last week shortly after killing Nathan Cirillo, a solider guarding Ottawa's National War Memorial. That incident, plus ISIS, continuously calling for lone-wolf jihad missions certainly has made the U.S. reconsider just how well-protected we all are.

  • Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Vows Country Won't 'Cower in Fear' After Terrorist Attack on Parliament Hill by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau

    Canada woke up a changed nation this morning, much in the same way Americans did the morning after 9/11. It does not matter if a coordinated attack is carried out or just one lone gunman on a personal mission succeeds, the end result is the same: The vulnerability creates the overall feeling that nothing is safe. It is now believed Michael Zehaf-Bibeau acted alone yesterday when he gunned down Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at Canada's National War Memorial before waging an attack that left Parliament Hill on lockdown for several hours. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his country would not "cower in fear."
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