Costa Rica and El Salvador, two countries highly affected by drug-related violence in recent years, have urged the United Nations to help fight drug cartels and organized crime.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey cannot be held liable for failing to prevent a 1993 truck bombing in the World Trade Center's parking garage, New York's highest court ruled.
More than 17 million Mexicans were the victims of the approximately 22 million common crimes, such as muggings, burglaries, extortion, auto theft, fraud and battery, committed in the country in 2010, said the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.
With the 2012 Republican National Convention less then a year from its descent on Tampa, state lawmakers got a rundown from law enforcement agencies on security issues surrounding the event.
The U.S. intelligence community reports that more than 4.2 million people held security clearances last year. It's the first formal count of clearance holders and produced a much higher number than previously estimated.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano honored the memory of Richard Rescorla with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Distinguished Public Service Medal, the Department's highest honor, for his heroic actions on September 11, 2001.
The Security Executive Council has released “The Nine Practices of the Successful Security Leader,” an 8-page report available for free download on the Council Web site.
Eduard J. Emde, CPP, will serve as President in 2012 of ASIS International (ASIS). Emde, will be the 57th President of ASIS and is the first non-U.S. security practitioner to serve in this position. He succeeds Raymond T. O’Hara, CPP, who will become ASIS Chairman of the Board.
The median compensation for security professionals in the United States increased three percent from 2010 to $96,000, according to the 2011 ASIS International “U.S. Security Salary Survey.