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Twenty people were injured, at least nine seriously, when a student at a Pittsburgh-area high school went on a stabbing rampage earlier today.

A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission can sue hotel group Wyndham Worldwide over alleged poor data security.

The State Department has lost $6 billion used to pay its contractors.

SV3 from Building Intelligence Inc. took the top honor at the Security Industry Association's 2014 New Product Showcase (NPS), winning the coveted Best New Product Award at the NPS awards ceremony at ISC West.

This week, hundreds of attendees hit the streets for the annual Security 5K/2K run/walk to benefit Mission 500, an organization that supports children and communities in crisis through WorldVision.

New research suggests that within US organizations, the possibility of insider threats tops all worries.

A suspected shooter at Fort Hood, Texas, is dead, and there are at least 14 injuries.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) warned banks about rising cyber-attacks on their websites and their cash machines.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 highlights the need for security improvements both in tracking aircraft and screening passengers before they board planes, according to the International Air Transport Association.

The mobile malware “zoo” totaled 3.73 million samples at the end of the year. According to McAfee Labs Threats Report, Fourth Quarter 2013, malware can arrive on a mobile device through just about every attack vector, such as downloaded apps, malicious website, spam, malicious SMS messages, and malware-bearing advertisements.