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...
Nuclear lab acknowledges security problems
The head of Sandia National Laboratories acknowledged security problems at the nuclear lab, including guards napping on duty, stolen computers and the...
Water utilities scramble to meet federal deadlines
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft put water utilities on notice that enforcing Safe Drinking Water Act security provisions is a top government priority,...
Tyco Fire and Security president fired amid accounting scandal
Tyco International Ltd. has fired Jerry Boggess, president of its fire and security division, and said it would take charges of at least $265 million...
TSA confiscates 4.8 million items in first year
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it has intercepted more than 4.8 million prohibited items at airport passenger security checkpoints...
Security rules adding time to shipments
An online survey has found that many companies are adding time back into their global supply chain networks to account for transportation delays generated...
IBM introduces surveillance consulting service
IBM has introduced new consulting, integration and deployment services for digital video surveillance systems running on IP-based networks. The new services...
DHS details funding plans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has outlined its immediate priorities for funding in 2003, much of it centering on the monumental task of integrating...
NBA security issues raised following Boston incident
In what was called "a sick prank" by FleetCenter security officials, the National Basketball Association had its first brush with terrorism at the Los...
TSA continues security with customer service in mind
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has unveiled a project to streamline baggage screening for cruise ship passengers on Royal Caribbean...
Homeland Security spending to continue rise
The Center for Homeland and Global Security reports that governments around the world will spend an estimated $550 billion on homeland security in 2003,...
Cargo crews ask for guns
A group representing many U.S. cargo airline pilots wants Congress to pass a proposed law that would allow cargo-plane crews to carry guns, giving them...
Sweeping Program Heightens Security and Interoperability
Kate Henry
Pick a door, any door, and procure a solution that will authenticate the movement of users through it. Now leverage that function worldwide, add in four...
Manpower for Hire: Contract Officers Fortify Government Security’s Front Lines
Dave Westrate
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Technology Exposing Trouble
Michael Fickes
Weapons and Explosives Detection...
Who Goes There: Army Upgrades Access Control at Ft. McPherson
Randy Southerland
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U.S.-led group earns Olympic security bid
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded a contract to a consortium headed by San Diego-based Science Applications Intl. Corp. (SAIC) to...
Airline to test passenger screening system
A new system to check background information and assign a threat level to all commercial air passengers will be piloted by Delta Airlines at three undisclosed...
Twenty-two federal agencies merge with DHS
The federal government completed its reorganization Saturday, folding 22 federal agencies into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). More than 170,000...
Biometrics promotes cell phone security
Casio Computer and Alps Electric have developed a fingerprint scanner built into a short cylinder for use in cellular telephones and other portable devices....
