Almost 1.2 million shoplifters and dishonest employees were apprehended in 2013 by just 23 large retailers. Over $199 million was recovered from these thieves, according to the 26th Annual Retail Theft Survey from Jack L. Hayes International.
Data-collection sensors affixed to the lamp posts will measure air quality, light intensity, sound volume, heat, precipitation and wind. The sensors will also count people by measuring wireless signals from mobile devices.
The nationwide shortage of cybersecurity professionals – particularly for positions within the federal government – creates risks for national and homeland security, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation.
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro has confirmed Friday morning that there has been a data breach involving customers’ credit and debit cards used at its restaurants. After learning of the breach Tuesday, the company began an investigation with the U.S. Secret Service and a team of third-party forensics experts “to understand the nature and scope of the incident, and while the investigation is still ongoing, we have concluded that data has been compromised,” according to a statement from P.F. Chang’s CEO Rick Federico.
Radioactive pieces of industrial metal that could be used in terrorist attacks are sometimes secured with little more than ordinary padlocks, according to congressional auditors, who also called the procedures for background checks of employers handling the materials ineffective.
According to the 2014 Healthcare Crime Survey, commissioned by the International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety Foundation (IHSSFoundation), heavy violent crimes have spiraled up from 2012 to 2013.
U.S. respondents reported that the fraud incidence rate doubled to 16 percent from 8 percent over the last two years, according to the 13th EY Global Fraud Survey, Overcoming Compliance Fatigue: Reinforcing the Commitment to Ethical Growth,
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