Law enforcement and local governments are scrambling to shut down a shadow industry that has grown up around the booming cash-for-gold business nationwide: thieves are snatching jewelry, then converting it

The Statue of Liberty in New York will be closed to the public for up to a year beginning next fall for security upgrades -- including a new staircase.  

Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary terrorism and homeland security subcommittee has introduced new legislation designed to end the vulnerabilities in the passport issuance process.   The

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the Federal Protective Service (FPS) does not adequately train its contractor guards and that, on a building-by-building basis, no one

On average, two guns are discovered a day at airport security checkpoints nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration says on its blog.   "On average, our officers find about two guns

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