Community colleges offer Homeland security education
Community colleges, trying to cement their position as the country's leader in Homeland security education, will gather in Washington, D.C., this weekend...
Bush proposes billions more for Homeland security
President Bush has sent Congress a $2.4 trillion election-year budget featuring big increases for defense and Homeland security. The president declared...
E-mail virus to continue rapid spread
The Internet computer virus known as "Mydoom" will continue to hit e-mails on computers worldwide until Feb. 12, when it is programmed to stop, a computer...
DHS to launch Cyber Alert System
Americans can now sign up to receive free cyber alerts and computer advice from the Department of Homeland Security. The new National Cyber Alert System...
Group 4 Falck, Securicor talking merger
Group 4 Falck A/S and Securicor PLC, two of the world's largest security companies, have confirmed they are in merger talks. Under the envisioned "nil-premium"...
Security concerns ground six Saturday flights
Six U.S.-bound flights from England, Scotland and France were canceled Saturday because of security concerns. The U.S. government said it had indications...
Houston, NFL continue Super Bowl preparations
A fence has been built around Houston's Reliant Stadium complex and metal detectors, bomb sweeps and a 12-hour no-fly zone in the area are some of the...
Philips and IBM form RFID, smart card partnership
Philips Electronics and IBM have formed a partnership to jointly develop customer systems for radio frequency identification (RFID) and smart card applications....
Mayors' survey says cities still on short end of Homeland funding
Seventy-six percent of cities have not received any money from the largest Homeland security program designed to assist first responders such as police,...
Customs slip-ups let hijackers into U.S., commission says
A border agent said Monday that the suspected ringleader of the Sept. 11 attacks raised enough red flags at customs -- including having the wrong student...
Woman gets past airport checkpoint armed with weapons
A woman passed through security screening at New York's LaGuardia Airport with a stun gun and knife in her purse -- but later discovered the mistake herself...
GAO says government not ready for Net security system
The government must still develop policies, secure funding and train its employees before agencies can use a security system designed to protect online...
Houston stadium readies for Super Bowl
Security screening at Houston's Reliant Stadium will be significantly heightened for Super Bowl XXXVIII, officials say. Many items usually permitted in...
Countries worry that U.S. security will hamper free trade
The United States has been urged by trading partners to ensure that security measures against bioterrorism at ports and other points of entry do not hamper...
Bush to deliver "State of Secure Union" tonight
President Bush will propose boosting domestic security spending by about 9 percent in his 2005 budget during tonight's State of the Union address, The...
ASIS releases employment salary survey
According to the ASIS International 2003 Employment Survey, security professionals saw their overall compensation in 2002 go up 13 percent from 2001's...
Air Force to adopt ASIS International CPP program
The U.S. Air Force Security Forces Directorate and ASIS International (ASIS) have reached an agreement to offer the Certified Protection Professional...
Mail room security stepped up in European Parliament
European Union institutions have stepped up mail room security, as five more suspicious letters were intercepted at the European Parliament a day after...
Passenger background checks a go
The U.S. government is moving forward on a computerized system containing background information on air travelers despite resistance from airlines and...
New Years brought search for dirty bombs
The U.S. government sent teams of scientists with radiation detection devices to four major cities over the New Year's holiday to search for dirty bombs,...
Security guard allegedly lifts more than $500,000 in art
A painting was stolen from the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in New Mexico last week, but it was quickly recovered, and a security guard who reported the theft...
Maritime security deadline passes with little action
Nearly 80 percent of the nation's ports, ferry terminals and fuel-chemical tank farms failed to meet an end-of-the-year deadline for submitting maritime...
The AutoTrack feature for dome cameras from Bosch Security Systems wins Access Control & Security Systems' top honor
Corrina Stellitano
The 2003 Product of the Year is an intelligent camera function by Bosch Security Systems called AutoTrack which turns the Lancaster, Pa.-based company’s AutoDome and EnviroDome cameras into devices with a brain. The second annual Product of the Year award is presented by Access Control & Security Systems magazine....
US-VISIT implemented nationwide
The 10-15 second process of biometrically identifying most foreign visitors to the United States was implemented Monday at ports of entry and airports...
Government security market continues growth
New research projects that U.S. government end-users will generate $16 billion in revenues in 2009, after the industry generated revenues totaling $7.49...
