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 The ASIS New York City Chapter has selected Patrick Timlin, CEO of MSA Security, as the 2013 Person of the Year.

A federal judge has ruled that DHS must release two safety reports it conducted in the 2000s evaluating the radiation safety of body-scanning machines.

A federal appeals court has placed restrictions on officers' authority to search laptop computers at U.S. border inspections.  

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in school.

An undercover agent with a fake explosive device in his pants was able to pass through two security checkpoints at the Newark, New Jersey airport, says a New York Post report.

Japan, Australia and the U.S. are the best countries for cloud computing, according to a new report. 

62 percent of workplace violence involved Maryland healthcare workers in 2010, despite the fact that these workers only make up 16 percent of the state's workforce.

States with more gun-control legislation, such as Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut, have lower rates of gun-related deaths than states with fewer gun-control laws. 

The predominantly female 5,000 school safety agents in New York City have signed on to a class action lawsuit accusing the city of paying them less than special officers who perform similar work at homeless shelters and hospitals, a force that is predominantly male. 

Companies have improved their practices around cloud computing security, yet concerns still exist about who is most responsible for cloud security.