“Homeland security typically addresses activities, solutions, systems and problems related to natural and man-made events that may cause threats to life and/or cause losses to the national economy (Franceschetti, 2008)” . The idea of ​​Homeland Security is a fairly new concept. It arose following the 2001 terrorist attacks on several US targets. The Department of Homeland Security, otherwise known as DHS, was formed on November 25, 2002, and is made up of members from twenty-two other government agencies and departments. “Despite the different interpretation of the term 'internal security', the existing literature can be grouped into two categories: either defined narrowly, when dealing with intentional and man-made terrorist attacks, or defined more broadly, when deals with any disaster of technological, natural, and human origin (Sui, 2008).” The department's goal is to prevent further attacks like those that occurred on September 11, 2001, as well as prevent terrorist attacks in general. While al-Qaeda still poses a serious threat today, it is no longer the number one threat to DHS. Even the kinds of attacks that al-Qaeda and similar organizations used to carry out no longer pose such a big threat. The Department of Homeland Security's main type of attack is now no longer physical, but virtual. Cybercrime is defined as crime conducted via the Internet or some other computer network. Cybercrime can be as simple as using a phishing file or website and stealing someone's information, or it can be as complex as destroying power grids or water systems. Attacks like these could potentially harm more people than purely physical ones, or lead to physical attacks. “Cyber ​​attacks represent a challenge not only for specific security. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 28(3), 363 - 368. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1024973701997Mena, J. (2004). Techniques and technologies for national security. Charles River Media networking & security series, 1, 345. Hingham Massachusetts, Charles River Media Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com/lib/campbellu/docDetail.action?docID=10061214Nelson, R., & Wise, R. (2013, January). National security at a crossroads: evolving dhs to meet the next generation of threats. Aspen Homeland Security Group Meeting Retrieved from http://csis.org/publication/homeland-security-crossroads-evolving-dhs-meet-next-generation-threatsSui, D. (2008). Geospatial technologies and national security: research frontiers and future challenges. (Vol.94). Springer. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4020-8507-9/page/1