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Eighty-one percent of compliance officers have increased apprehension when it comes to their personal liability in situations of corporate misconduct, according to a new survey released by lawfirm DLA Piper. This uneasy adjustment stems from shifts in tone from Washington, DC, including the appointment of Hui Chen as the Justice Department’s first compliance counsel, and the release of the Yates Memo outlining a plan to prosecute individual corporate employees and incentivize reforms, according to the 2016 Compliance Risk Report: CCOs Under Scrutiny. 

Interest in executive protection education and guidance has grown within ASIS International since the introduction of a two-day program in 1998 and a Certificate in Executive Protection in 2013. Now, council members will focus on providing education and resources on professional executive protection, and establishing EP as a business enabler to keep protectees safe and productive. 

Anyone involved in a car crash in New York may soon have to submit a cellphone to police at the scene to determine if the driver was texting before the accident. 

The TSA has commended 13 transit and passenger-rail agencies for achieving the TSA's highest rating for transit security.
 

Insurer Chubb has added coverage to help U.S. victims of cyber bullying pay for costs, including mental health treatment, legal expenses and lost wages.

Terrorism around the globe has jumped nearly 800 percent in the past five years, according to a new report.

According to a CardHub survey of 55 major retailers and 1,000 individuals, 42% of retailers have not updated the terminals in any of their stores and 56% of people don’t care if a retailer’s payment terminal is chip-enabled.
 

A New Jersey Assemblywoman wants to ban texting while walking.