Biometric systems -- designed to automatically recognize individuals based on biological and behavioral traits such as fingerprints, palm prints, or voice or face recognition -- are "inherently fallible," says a
More than half of mobile applications aren't secure, according to a report by Internet security company Veracode. Out of approximately 2,900 applications tested over an 18-month period, 57 percent
The detection and prevention of counterfeiting is one of the topics that will be presented at the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST 10) in November.
A computer programmer was convicted of launching a virus that infected approximately 100,000 computers around the world and directed them to attack media outlets that republished stories that mentioned him.
Baltimore police and the security chiefs of universities and Johns Hopkins Hospital have met to review plans for responding to emergencies like the shooting of a doctor last week at
U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and a bipartisan group of Senators introduced legislation to address the growing problem of online piracy and counterfeiting. "In today's global economy the Internet
Four members of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee introduced S. 3806 on Monday to reform the Federal Protective Service, a DHS agency that provides security for
Turkey will boost armed security along pipeline routes crossing its territory to ensure supply security on the lines, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said. At least four blasts in Turkey, some
France is on alert for possible terrorism after intelligence suggested that attackers might target a public gathering place, with one lead pointing to a female suicide bomber, an AP report
Five hundred cameras installed in three of the city's busiest transit hubs started feeding live images to the police department's high-tech security network Monday and will be monitored in counterterrorism
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