The Security Executive Council launched its research arm, the Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI), which provides independent and actionable research on risk mitigation and security practices.   The SLRI will

Michael A. Scott was named Federal Security Director for John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). As FSD, he will oversee all TSA operations at the airport. The FSD is the

NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that the city will use approximately $24 million in Homeland Security grants to expand the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative to include Midtown Manhattan. The

The Department of Homeland Security will hire up to 1,000 new cyber experts over the next three years, in an effort to bolster security of the nation's computer networks. DHS

More than a dozen airports in the U.S. will receive new security, including inline baggage handling systems, security video, checkpoint technologies and imaging units. The new security efforts will come

U.S. national parks are not as secure as they could be, due to a lack of communication and security planning, said a GAO report. In addition, the National Park Service,

More than 11 percent of Washington, DC, high school students reported being "threatened or injured" with a weapon while on school property during the previous year—a rate above the national

The worldwide security software market will total $14.5 billion in 2009, an 8 percent increase from 2008, according to Gartner. In 2008, it grew at 19 percent and Gartner anticipates

Mall of America in Minneapolis has deployed the Pivot3 Serverless Computing array as part of a major upgrade. The Mall of America, one of the largest malls in the

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department today announced that Najibullah Zazi, 24, a resident of Aurora, Colo., and legal permanent resident of the United States from Afghanistan, has been indicted in the