New research from Carnegie Mellon University indicates that using computer software instead of humans to monitor video feeds is not too distant a goal.

The fingerprint scanning software could be a back door into hacking the computer networks of organizations. 

Seventy-one of those tips required further action, such as interdepartmental investigation, as a result of the DHS-funded texting program.

The intelligence community's fusion centers are set up to share information between federal, state and local authorities, but the information seems to be about more innocuous behavior than actual terrorist activity. 

With attacks on bus drivers up three percent from last year, Brooklyn bus drivers are rallying for more partitions and security cameras on the city buses. 

Get caught up on the latest stories from Security Magazine this weekend, such as why your healthcare records are the holy grail to hackers; why a flight attendant tried to bring a gun to an airport; and who causes the most data breaches in an organization. 

A gunman opened fire Thursday afternoon in a Minneapolis sign-making business, killing four people and wounding four others before fatally shooting himself.

The pay for a security officer in NYC has increased by 10 percent over the last decade, compared to one percent for the rest of the country. 

Pilot programs at Netflix and Good Technologies have proved successful for Near-Field Communication technology, including access control via smartphone.