Columbus, Ohio has won the US Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge.

Ride sharing company Uber announced the creation of a six-member safety advisory board.

Germany has passed legislation ordering that more than 2,000 essential service providers implement new minimum information security standards or face penalties.

The European Rail Traffic Management System that is being rolled out in the UK might be an easy target for cyber criminals.

The number of countries possessing the makings of a nuclear bomb has dropped by almost one-quarter over the past two years, but there remain “dangerous weak links” in nuclear materials security, says a report.

Public safety, massive infrastructure development, higher Return on Investment from enhanced security and business continuity are driving the growth of the transportation safety and security market, as a MarketsandMarkets report (Transportation Safety and Transportation Security Market Modes, Worldwide Market Forecasts) predicts market growth to $62.96 billion in 2018. The sector currently weighs in at $37.80 billion worldwide.

Polly Hanson, the former Metro Transit Police chief, will take over Amtrak’s police force next month.

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