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The report calls for more background checks and stronger controls over certain high-risk groups such as convicted criminals and younger age groups.

A massive security breach in the South Carolina's State’s Department of Revenue resulted in the theft of 3.6 million social security numbers and 387,000 credit/debit card numbers.

After more than 7 years and $213 million, the new security system at Los Alamos National Laboratory is not functioning, and officials are debating how to divvy up the run-over costs.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has hired its first chief security officer.

The Chinese telecom company is facing fears of both equipment vulnerabilities and national security threats as it seeks to expand its business to Australia, the UK, India and the U.S.

Forty-four percent of card users in Mexico report credit card fraud, while 42 percent of U.S. consumers report the same.

Only 47 percent of Canadian firms reported difficulties with fraud, theft and corruption this year, compared with 77 percent of companies in sub-Saharan Africa.

The barcode on expedited screening system PreCheck's boarding passes is unencrypted, allowing tech-savvy travelers to decode which security screening they are subject to.

New TSA historian Michael Smith has worked for two years to compile artifacts and oral histories pertaining to the origin, history and mission of the Transportation Security Administration.