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ASIS International (ASIS) announced that Peter J. O’Neil, FASAE, CAE, has been confirmed as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson activated the National Terrorism Advisory System for the first time today.
 

All Los Angeles Unified School District schools were closed this morning until further notice after LAUSD received a “credible threat.”
 

According to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), in 2014, 6,520 law enforcement agencies—charged with protecting more than 93 million U.S. inhabitants—reported 4,759,438 incidents involving 5,489,485 offenses, 5,790,423 victims, and 4,414,016 known offenders.
 

 A New York Times/CBS News poll has found that terrorism has eclipsed the economy as voters' top pick for the biggest issue facing America.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy wants to ban people on federal terrorism watch lists from buying firearms in the state. 

A new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds that Americans are far more concerned about terrorism than gun violence. 

DHS will unveil a new national alert system in the coming days to reflect the "new phase" of the terror threat.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a new webpage to provide employers and workers with strategies and tools for preventing workplace violence in healthcare.

Cyberattacks will continue to menace healthcare and other business sectors next year, according to the Experian Data Breach Industry Forecast.