The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released some details of the projects being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, recently passed in both houses of

The Third Annual National Security Innovation Competition (NSIC) for college students will be presented by the National Homeland Defense Foundation and sponsored by the Colorado Homeland Defense Alliance and

Steve Hunt, CEO of Hunt Business Intelligence, an industry analysis and advisory firm, author of the popular blog securitydreamer.com and Security Magazine columnist, has been named to the Information

The just released two studies – from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and from ASIS International – show the sour and sweet impact of today’s economy. PERF shows

It’s another step along the convergence path. ASIS International has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Information Systems Security Association.   ISSA serves information security and risk professionals with

No surprise. As states and cities find they are collecting fewer taxes, they are looking for more money in new taxes. New York is considering an 18 percent tax

Tulsa International Airport just started up body scanning to replace metal detectors. The new technology costs about $170,000 a unit compared to $10,000 a unit for metal detectors. It

Some security experts say that recent headlines have confused U.S. electronic passports—the passport books with the blue cover and the small gold e-passport icon—with the new U.S. Passport Cards

While the U.S. House and Senate must still reach a compromise of their versions of the Economic Stimulus legislation, it’s already apparent that significant dollars will go to physical

The March 2009 issue of Security Magazine, in an article updating security leaders on privacy, will report a growing concern that the Economic Stimulus legislation may redefine the privacy