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The Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams every year. What are the top 10 scams for 2012?

In an effort to crack down on robberies at McDonald’s in Sydney, the company has hired a British security firm to install a system that sprays a “non-toxic solution with DNA Code” on would-be thieves on their way out the door of the fast-food outlets.

Following a brutal school stabbing, Chinese schools are being ordered to hire trained security officers, despite some ambiguity in addressing funding concerns. 

DHS reports that critical infrastructure faced 198 incidents of cyber attack in FY 2012, ranging from malware to phishing attempts.

The U.S. outpaces other wealthy countries in violent deaths, as well as in shorter life expectancy overall.

Teachers at Spring City, Utah's elementary school could also receive free firearm training under a proposed ordinance. 

Despite conservative groups' protests, Northside School District requires students to wear RFID-enabled IDs for better attendance tracking.

Police officers in a Chicago suburb might be getting a $500 bonus for a murder-free 2012, according to Aurora city council members. 

The existence of multiple, overlapping and inconsistent definitions of the term “homeland security” reflects and reinforces confusion in the homeland security mission, according to a report.

88% of TMT companies think they aren't vulnerable, but more than half had a security breach last year.