Survey: Financial losses from computer attacks falling
Cyber-attacks on corporations' computer systems have stayed consistent, but their financial losses from such attacks have gone down, according to a recent...
Seaport security funding may be redirected
A $58 million program approved almost a year ago to strengthen security at the nation's three largest seaports has been delayed as officials consider...
Air cargo security still weak, Ridge says
The next priority in improving U.S. air safety is the screening of air cargo, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said last week. "We are aware of that...
Freedonia predicts rise in contractual security services
The world market for private contractual security services is projected to expand 8.3 percent annually through 2006, approaching $120 billion. Heightened...
Sept. 11 panel questions federal airport security
A two-day public hearing last week by the independent commission studying the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks focused on vulnerabilities and security failures...
ASIS Intl. joins new financial council
ASIS International, along with 22 financial services trade associations, and financial institution utilities and exchanges, have formed the Financial...
Proposed ship security worries maritime industry
The Coast Guard has proposed new security rules for passenger ships carrying more than 150 people, including the screening of all passengers, cargo and...
Air carriers awarded $2.3 billion for security efforts
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will distribute $2.3 billion to 66 U.S. air carriers for expenses and lost revenue related to aviation...
IOC happy with choice of American-led consortium
An American-led consortium headed by Siemens, General Dynamics and Honeywell has finalized an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
Smart Card Alliance adds 26 members
Twenty-six organizations have joined the Smart Card Alliance, a multi-industry organization working to accelerate the acceptance of smart card technology....
SIA endorses security spending legislation
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has called on Congress to pass the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003 to help strengthen America's...
Homeland Security drills begin in two cities
The United States has begun staging mock terrorist attacks in Seattle and Chicago to evaluate preparedness for the real thing. According to the script,...
Kentucky school to examine dorm security after incident
Students at Western Kentucky University remain concerned about dormitory security after a man allegedly murdered a student in her room and set fire to...
Water treatment plants win security grants vote
The U.S. House passed a bill last week authorizing $200 million in grants for wastewater treatment plants to improve security against terrorist attacks....
Two ADT executives resign
Two executives are leaving Tyco International Ltd.'s ADT Security unit. Scott MacArthur, vice president of finance for ADT Security in North America,...
FBI issues alert to nuclear plant operators
Operators of the nation's nuclear power plants should remain vigilant about suspicious activity that could signal a potential terrorist attack, the FBI...
Identity management a top corporate security concern
Changing attitudes towards IT security and the anticipated surge in security spending will lead to substantial investment in identity management, according...
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...
