Password changes a part of everyday corporate security
Nearly 75 percent of respondents in a recent Rainbow Technologies survey require end-users to change passwords every 13 weeks. With password changes comes...
Ashcroft hails DHS, but says more work must be done
Attorney General John Ashcroft said the nation is better protected from terrorism since creation of the Department of Homeland Security, but conceded...
O'Reilly named keynote speaker at GOVSEC
Bill O'Reilly, host of Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor," and Westwood One's "The Radio Factor," has been named a keynote speaker at the Second...
TSA trains first class of armed pilots
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed training the first class of commercial airline pilots who volunteered to carry handguns...
RSA study confirms anxiety about identity theft
Identity theft is second only to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks in terms of its impact on consumer awareness of security issues, according to...
DoD calls for heightened security measures at defense companies
Defense companies are segregating their non-U.S. citizen employees from the general work force and assigning all foreign nationals and green-card holders...
Ex-Cyber-Security Czar to speak at seminar
Former White House Cyber Security Czar Richard Clarke will keynote a series of seminars entitled "The Escalating CyberWar: Preventing Catastrophic Damage...
Four companies form Open Security Exchange
Four security providers have formed the Open Security Exchange, a collaboration to provide vendor-neutral specifications for integrating the management...
A Major League security re-assessment
Top baseball officials met in Chicago to re-assess security at Major League ballparks following an assault on first base umpire Laz Diaz at Comiskey Park,...
Guard services firm supports legislation for background checks
Private security firm Guardsmark has called for Congressional enactment of the Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2003, which would...
Bush proposes legislation for chemical plant security
The Bush administration is proposing new legislation to improve security standards at chemical plants that will emphasize voluntary compliance. Sen. James...
Homeland security to boost technology spending
Homeland security priorities will help boost federal technology spending by 8.5 percent through fiscal 2008, according to a market research survey released...
Report: Internet attacks on industry rising quickly
Security incidents and confirmed Internet attacks rose 84 percent from the third quarter of 2002 to the first quarter of 2003, Internet Security Systems...
Ridge: Military advances in Iraq do not diminish risk of terrorism at home
The White House will keep an elevated "code orange" security level in place for now, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told a congressional committee...
DHS awards urban areas with extra funding
The Department of Homeland Security, through the Office of Domestic Preparedness, will distribute $100 million in funding to large urban areas. The money,...
Former hacker warns corporations on security flaws
A convicted computer hacker told lawmakers that many attacks on companies that hold consumer financial information go undetected because of poor security....
Democrats push for more Homeland Security money
Democratic governors have urged President Bush and Republicans who control Congress to free up more money to fight terror threats in the United States,...
ISC-East to undergo face-lift, name change
Reed Exhibitions, producers of the ISC events, and SIA (Security Industry Association), the shows' sponsor, have announced the debut of the National Summit...
Incident raises profile of school security in Detroit
Concerned parents are looking for answers after a student accidentally shot himself with a gun that made its way past the school's metal detectors, a...
Gartner outlines IT protection issues
At the just-concluded Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in San Diego, the Gartner market research firm brought together thousands of IT professionals. Analyst Victor...
Share security information with employees, expert says
According to Larry Cunningham, executive vice president of The Risk Analysis Group and a former agent-in charge with the U.S. Secret Service, now is a...
Share security information with employees, expert says
According to Larry Cunningham, executive vice president of The Risk Analysis Group and a former agent-in charge with the U.S. Secret Service, now is a...
Alliance discusses smart card opportunities
Speakers and attendees at the Smart Card Alliance Mid-Winter Conference agreed that applying technology to protect identities and the privacy of individuals...
New Web site to help schools with emergency planning
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge have unveiled a new section on the U.S. Department of Education's...
New York mayor asks for more Homeland Security money
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has met with President Bush and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to acquire more of the $900 million in funding...
