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The Yemen-based bombing suspect had an upgraded version of the 2009 underwear bomb, with an enhanced detonation mechanism.

The first west coast Security 500 took place in Palo Alto with more than 100 registered guests, an outstanding speaker line-up and valuable networking opportunities.

The government is spending millions of dollars to determine whether video games can be designed as instructional tools for intelligence analysts.

A major cyber attack is currently under way aimed squarely at computer networks belonging to US natural gas pipeline companies.

Britain has began an inquiry into security at the London Olympics after a worker reportedly smuggled a fake bomb onto the site.

A new IBM study reveals an evolution in information security organizations and their leaders with 25 percent of security chiefs surveyed shifting from a technology focus to strategic business leadership role.

During the Republican National Convention in August, water guns will be prohibited. Concealed handguns, though, will be legal.

The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet Security Threat Report by Symantec.

San Francisco’s commercial parking lots and garages will need security upgrades after regulations were approved.