The predominantly female 5,000 school safety agents in New York City have signed on to a class action lawsuit accusing the city of paying them less than special officers who perform similar work at homeless shelters and hospitals, a force that is predominantly male. 

Companies have improved their practices around cloud computing security, yet concerns still exist about who is most responsible for cloud security.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will let people carry small pocketknives onto passenger planes for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Lawmakers in South Dakota have passed a bill that would allow school districts to arm staff and teachers with guns to make their schools safer.

The Maryland Senate approved a comprehensive gun control bill that includes a ban on assault weapons and fingerprinting for prospective handgun buyers.

34 colleges and universities applied for drone permits in 2012, mostly for academic purposes, but privacy activists are concerned. 

Data breaches and cyberattacks aren't just a worry for consumers who've had personal information filched or paranoid information security pros, they can also scare away investors.

More than 2 million complaints were submitted to the FTC last year, and identity theft topped the list for the 13th consecutive year.

Japan, Korea and the United Kingdom lead the world with privacy and security policies best suited to foster the growth of cloud computing, according to a BSA survey.

More than 900 people died in mass shootings during the past seven years, and a majority of them were killed by people they knew, according to USA TODAY.