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The International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction with Security magazine, is now accepting nominations for the annual Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. 

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) sent a letter to Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos requesting information about the company’s privacy and data security practices for Alexa devices.

The Texas Senate moved to abolish the cap on how many trained school teachers and school marshals can carry guns on public school campuses.

63 percent of consumers deleted apps due to privacy concerns and consumers will leave brands with apps that do not protect their privacy, according to the 2019 Deloitte Australian Privacy Index 2019. 

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says Wisconsin’s laws regulating how companies respond to data stolen by hackers are lagging behind other states.

Texas passed two grid protection bills -- Senate Bill 475 and Senate Bill 936 -- to boost cybersecurity monitoring and best practices. 

More than 257 million individuals were affected by security breaches over the past three years, according to a new report. 

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced a new HSAC tasking that is focused on the security and resiliency of houses of worship and faith-based organizations across the country.

The first major legal challenge to police use of automated facial recognition surveillance has begun in Cardiff, Wales, according to a news report.