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Patty Murray (D-WA) announced the introduction of the Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act of 2015, building on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). 

Citigroup Inc. is testing new technology that would allow customers to withdraw money with an eyeball scan or a code on a smartphone instead of a card swipe.

Bob Lord will join Yahoo as its CISO.

Capital One is offering customers the chance to replace security questions for some transactions with a swipe of their mobile phones.

There is a 99.9 percent chance of a magnitude-5 or greater earthquake striking within three years in the greater Los Angeles area. 

California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would require licensing, background checks and better training of security officers in the state. 

Astronauts on the International Space Station inserted an effervescent tablet in a floating ball of water to test a new device that can record four times the resolution of a normal high-definition camera.

Swatch launched a new NFC-enabled payments watch for the Chinese market.

A new survey suggests that campuses nationwide might be unprepared to deal with an active shooter.

The Department of Justice announced the creation of the Domestic Terrorism Counsel, an office designed to coordinate investigations into homegrown attacks.