A recent study confirms what IT security experts have been saying all along--it is wiser to have different user names and passwords to protect identities and information not meant to

Who are the Security Industry’s Most Influential People? You tell us! The polls are open and we're accepting ‘Most Influential' nominations from every corner of the industry.   The Most

The median compensation for security professionals in the United States increased 6 percent from 2009 to $93,000, according to the 2010 ASIS International U.S. Security Salary Survey. In addition, respondents

The U.S. Senate agreed to add $600 million to the effort to stop the flow of illegal immigrants across the U.S. Mexican border.   The legislation includes $176 million for

With the increasing theft of children's identities, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has issued a call for the Social Security Administration and Department of Justice to create a tool

Cyber criminals have long tried to break into vital networks and power systems.But last month, experts for the first time discovered a malicious computer code — called a worm —

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that the airline industry has met a key requirement of the 9/11 Act by screening 100 percent of air cargo on domestic passenger aircraft.

For the last few years, federal agencies have defended body scanning by insisting that all images will be discarded as soon as they're viewed. The Transportation Security Administration claimed last

At least nine people, including the gunman, were shot and killed and others wounded Tuesday at a beer distributor, Hartford Distributors,  in Manchester, Conn. Police said the suspect, Omar

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano visited New Orleans, La., to deliver remarks about DHS' nationwide "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign at the National Sports Safety