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More Security Incidents and Breaches – Exclusive Before Release of CompTIA Trends Study

November 15, 2010
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Sixty-three percent of U.S. organizations responding to CompTIA’s 8th Annual Global Security Trends Study say that they have experienced at least one security incident or breach during the past year.
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Private Medical Practices Lag Behind Hospitals in Data Security; More Development Dangers Loom

November 10, 2010
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According to the 2010 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Security Survey, sponsored by Intel and supported by the Medical Group Management Association, 33 percent of medical practices said
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More on Cargo Security: Suggestions for Private Shipping Services

November 07, 2010
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Top-level U.S. security leaders November 3 communicated directly with officials of the major all-cargo and express air carriers and visited Yemen, the country believed to be the source of last
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Secretary Napolitano's Calls with Shipping and Airline Industry Leaders

November 04, 2010
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano Wednesday spoke with leaders from global shipping companies, including UPS, DHL, FedEx and TNT, to discuss enhanced air cargo screening and security
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Infrastructure Concern: Stuxnet-like Attack Could Hit U.S. Energy Grid

November 01, 2010
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The United States is bracing for an attack on its national energy grid computing systems involving Stuxnet-like malware, according to a senior director from the Department of Energy (DOE). The
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European Officials Broadly Criticize U.S. Airport Security Methods

October 29, 2010
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Several European officials questioned American requirements for airport security October 27, a day after the chairman of British Airways criticized Britain for bowing too quickly to Washington’s demands. The chairman
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Rocket Launcher Recovered in Alleged Plot to Attack Dayton, Ohio, Veterans Office

October 28, 2010
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Two men were being questioned after federal agents and local officers learned the men planned “to show up at the Dayton, Ohio Veterans Affairs (VA) Center and basically shoot a
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Homeland Security Exclusive: How Fusion Centers Help Keep America Safe

October 25, 2010
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Secretary Janet Napolitano’s speech today to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Orlando, Fla., is a good opportunity to update the American public on the important role
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DHS Secretary Napolitano in NYC: More Tech at Airports, Tours JFK Airport

October 22, 2010
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited New York City to announce that the Department has deployed 300 advanced imaging technology (AIT) units to airports throughout the
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Another Courthouse, Another Bomb Threat – The Beat Goes On

October 20, 2010
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A Pennsylvania prison inmate with a penchant for writing threatening letters prompted Volusia County sheriff’s deputies to evacuate the DeLand, Florida courthouse mailroom October 18 because of one of his
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