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With the WikiLeaks affair and broader hacking incidents related to it highlighting the potential for disruption of the Internet, Gallup's 2010 crime survey finds that computer-related crime is a growing problem for average Americans.

Virginia Tech violated federal law by not issuing a timely warning to students at the start of the massacre that left 32 people dead on campus, the U.S. Department of Education said in a ruling that could result in financial penalties against the university.

After a failed terrorism plot in October, where bombs were shipped through UPS cargo planes, the company is making changes, and it comes during the busiest shipping time of year.

Rep. Peter King was officially named the next House Homeland Security Committee chairman.

The Murrieta, Ga. City Council mandated the use of E-Verify for all businesses in the city. The Department of Homeland Security program is aimed at curbing the employment of illegal immigrants and other ineligible workers. 

A landmark deal is at hand between Canada and the United States to form a trade and security perimeter around the continent with an eye to easing the flow of goods and people across the border, says the National Post.

Tennis star Pete Sampras says most of his trophies and other memorabilia were stolen from a West Los Angeles public storage facility. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that Sampras still has 13 of his 14 grand slam trophies.

Three in five Americans are most concerned about emergencies involving a natural disaster or terrorist attack, with a health pandemic closely following as a top concern among 46 percent of respondents, according to Federals Signal’s 2010 Public Safety survey.

DHS Secretary Napolitano announced that 100 percent of passengers on flights within or bound for the United States are now being checked against government watchlists - fulfilling a key 9/11 Commission recommendation a month ahead of schedule.

The Department of Homeland Security is recommending that the Homeland Security Threat Advisory System -- known as the "color code" -- be scrapped in favor of warnings that would be more specific, according to senior administration officials.