Internet security threat report details attacks
The rate of cyber-attack activity has increased by 79 percent between July and December 2001, according to The Internet Security Threat Report, released...
Defining homeland security: Where the money's going
In an effort to further define what defending the homeland involves, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office started by reporting that the federal government...
Florida nuclear plant responds to Bush statement
President Bush cautioned during his State of the Union address that there were diagrams of American nuclear power plants found in Afghanistan. One power...
FAA to test network security system
A security screening system establishing a computer network linking every ticket reservation system in the U.S. to private and government databases will...
Internet security report details attacks
The rate of cyber-attack activity has increased by 79 percent between July and December 2001, according to The Internet Security Threat Report, released...
Flight attendants performing exhaustive security checks
Some flight attendants say they are being required to perform exhaustive pre-flight security checks, which goes against recommendations by the Federal...
Ashcroft examines planned Olympic security
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft took a break to go skiing last week -- down the mountainsides that will play host to the winter Olympics in Salt Lake...
No limit to homeland securty budget
President Bush promised to "spend whatever it takes to win the war against terrorism" on Saturday, and then called on Congress to nearly double the allotted...
Enron team forms new security firm
The Houston Chronicle has reported that the top security team from troubled energy giant Enron, which includes four former CIA officers and an ex-FBI...
Tyco Intl. to form separate security unit
Tyco Intl. Ltd., Pembroke, Bermuda, has announced it will split into four independent, publicly traded companies: Security and Electronics; Heathcare;...
Cities rated on terrorism preparedness
CNN.com has published an analysis of how well the nation's 30 largest cities are prepared to handle major catastrophes. A panel of six law enforcement,...
D.O.T. taps private industry for help in security
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has formed a senior advisor program to bring private sector best practices to the Transportation Security Administration...
January's Pop Quiz answers
January 2002 Pop Quiz from Access Control & Security Systems 1. Multiple choice Fireproofing Genetools’ Philomath, Ore. facility required a steel-framed...
Baggage check deadline passes
The Jan. 18 deadline for screening all checked baggage at airports came and went smoothly. While many airlines reported they would have problems meeting...
IAPSC issues recommendations for high-rise protection
The International Association of Professional Security Consultants has issued several security precautions for high-rise buildings that could minimize...
Orlando airport to test new technology
The National Safe Skies Alliance will install five new machines at a security checkpoint at the Orlando International Airport next month in a test to...
Legislation introduced to enhance bus security
U.S. Senator Max Cleland (D-Ga.) has introduced legislation that would provide $400 million to fund security upgrades across the U.S. intercity bus or...
Passengers to foot the bill for increased security
The cost of a round trip ticket is expected to increase by $10 by Feb. 1, in order to pay for increased security measures at the nation's airports. The...
Flight schools examine security after suicide crash
A 15-year-old Tampa, Fla. ninth grader's suicidal run at the Tampa Bank of America tower with a Cessna has flight schools re-addressing security. The...
Ground transportation addresses security concerns
While there are provisions for federal control of baggage screeners and other airport employees in the airport security law, there are no such provisions...
Freeh to speak at SIA 2002 forum
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh will speak at the 2002 Security Industry Association forum to be held February 3-5, 2002 at the Westin Innisbrook Resort,...
G.E. to acquire Interlogix
GE Industrial Systems, a division of General Electric Company has signed an agreement to acquire Interlogix Inc., Austin Texas. The transaction, which...
D.O.T. putting safety ahead of convenience at airports
Even before Congress created a new transportation security administration with broad powers, and before President Bush signed the Aviation Security Act,...
Attention turns to maritime security
Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta on Thursday called for provisions to allow the Coast Guard to stop and board ships 12 miles from U.S. shores...
Happy Holidays: Retail theft on the rise
Retailers everywhere are on the lookout for shoplifters this month. Two recent studies commissioned by Checkpoint Systems Inc., Thorofare, N.J., predict...
