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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.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will let people carry small pocketknives onto passenger planes for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Lawmakers in South Dakota have passed a bill that would allow school districts to arm staff and teachers with guns to make their schools safer.

The Maryland Senate approved a comprehensive gun control bill that includes a ban on assault weapons and fingerprinting for prospective handgun buyers.

34 colleges and universities applied for drone permits in 2012, mostly for academic purposes, but privacy activists are concerned.