Hundreds of New York nonprofit groups have gotten a slice of nearly $2 billion in national Homeland Security grants this year by claiming they face a "high risk" of a terror attack.
Athletes participating in the Pan Am games in Mexico this month will be guarded by unmanned drones, infrared-equipped Black Hawk helicopters, hundreds of surveillance cameras and more than 11,000 police officers.
Access to buildings, identification, cafeteria/food courts, library, bookstore purchases, printing and vending, in that order, are the leading applications for which American college students use their school-issued cards, says a study on the subject.
The metal detecting wands are staying, but the Green Bay Packers are retooling their stadium entrance security by adding more lines and more police officers.
Sony said it had found a "large amount" of unauthorized sign-in attempts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services, and that it has temporarily suspended about 93,000 user accounts for those services.
The State Department late issued a worldwide travel alert for U.S. citizens, warning of the potential for anti-U.S. action after the United States accused Iran of backing a plot to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said that it will no longer require all air cargo bound for the U.S. to be screened by the end of the year.
Bank tellers, restaurant workers and other service employees in New York lifted credit card data from foreign tourists and residents as part of an identity theft ring that stretched to China, Europe and the Middle East and victimized thousands.
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