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...
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...
