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Although a majority of Americans remain satisfied with the nation's security from terrorism, this measure has dropped 10 percentage points since last year, from 69% to 59%, and is now back where it was in 2008.

Families of two of the 20 first-graders killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are suing the town of Newtown, Conn., and its board of education, for inadequate school security. 

Barack Obama will push Congress to pass a law requiring companies that are victims of data breaches to notify affected consumers within 30 days.

The White House will invite allies to a Feb. 18 security summit in Washington to try and prevent violent extremism. 

A study of 314 small business owners in Cincinnati found that 40 percent of thefts in small businesses are of money.

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to extend a federal terrorism program for six years. Lawmakers failed to extend the program before it expired last year, and it was quickly reauthorized in a 93 to 4 vote.

Account information for approximately 900 Morgan Stanley clients was, briefly, available online. One employee has been fired so far in the incident, and an investigation is ongoing. 

Grocery, department, discount, specialty and small retailers will lose an estimated $10.9 billion to return fraud this year.

In 2015 the NFL will ban fans ejected from one stadium from attending games in other cities.

Cybersecurity is guaranteed to make big headlines in 2015, according to one computer fraud expert.