Mall owners look for European anti-terrorism help
Just before Christmas in 1983, a car bomb detonated outside London's Harrod's department store. Within minutes, trained department store personnel led...
TSA to go off duty in LaGuardia
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has removed all government security screeners from LaGuardia International Airport in New York from the...
Survey: Security a top priority among business execs
Nearly 88 percent of senior business executives rate security as a top or high priority for their companies, according to a recent survey sponsored by...
Capitol police to change policies after toy gun incident
After a toy gun made it through a security checkpoint last week at the U.S. Capitol, the chief of the Capitol Hill police says he will revamp screening...
Customs turns to technology for shipping containers
The U.S. customs chief Robert Bonner has unveiled a new voluntary program to increase security of transportation shipping containers, promising faster...
DHS prepares to implement US-VISIT
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is prepared to implement US-VISIT, a method of tracking and processing foreign visitors to the U.S., which should...
Security exec calls for greater employee involvement in security
To ensure business continuity in the face of a growing volume and range of threats, Ron Moritz, senior vice president and chief security strategist for...
Final maritime security regulations released
The Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security have published their final maritime security requirements to replace temporary rules issued in...
Flight attendants lament lack of training, poor security
Flight attendants are no better prepared to stop a terrorist than they were on Sept. 11 2001, because the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)...
Consortium begins school cyber-security initiative
The Consortium for School Networking has launched the "Cyber-Security for the Digital District" initiative, designed to provide education technology leaders...
New ID cards aimed at expediting security screening
A new venture to distribute identity cards to allow people to speed through fast lanes at airport, office building and sports arena security checkpoints...
Olympics organizers to test security system
A high-tech security system for the 2004 Olympics will be tested by the end of this year, according to The Associated Press. The exercise is expected...
Shoplifting, employee theft produce staggering statistics
More than $4.7 billion was lost to shoplifting and employee theft in just 25 U.S. retail companies in 2002, with only 2.43 percent of those losses resulting...
Box cutter incident puts airport security under microscope
On Thursday night, Southwest Airlines maintenance workers found small plastic bags containing box cutters, bleach, matches and modeling clay in lavatory...
Report: Worldwide corporate security still at risk
Corporate security worldwide is still at risk despite painful lessons learned from terrorism, the SARS epidemic and countless virus and hacker attacks,...
Federal study finds security flaws at NY bio facility
Security designed to protect against the theft of animal diseases that could be used by terrorists is "incomplete and limited," according to a General...
ASIS event draws increased exhibitors
The ASIS International 49th Annual Seminar and Exhibits, held in New Orleans Sept. 15-18, attracted a record 812 exhibitors -- up 12 percent from 2002....
Security taking shape for Democratic Convention
Authorities have compared it to the Olympics and the Super Bowl -- because planning security for the Democratic National Convention in Boston next July...
Report: Employee awareness is key to security efforts
Seventy-five percent of organizations find lack of user awareness hurts overall security program effectiveness, according to a report from the Meta Group,...
Security the top determining factor in future Olympic bids
Security should be the top priority for the nine cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics, Inernational Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said...
Ridge urges companies to disclose cyber-security efforts
Publicly traded companies could be required to disclose their efforts to secure information on computer systems, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom...
Arrested hacker teaches Internet users another hard lesson
Every time an Internet user opens an e-mail from an unknown sender it is as if they are opening the front door of their house to a stranger, says U.S....
Symantec report indicates Internet threats rising
Symantec's latest report on Internet security cites a rise in the number of "blended" threats, an increase in security vulnerabilities, and a decrease...
Expert says public health the weakest link in Homeland security
While there have been initial investments, including nearly $2 billion in federal funds, devoted to improving public health defenses since the Sept. 11...
TSA considers measures for increased air cargo security
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is considering regulations to plug holes in air cargo security, which has received more attention since...
