http://securitymanagement.com/rss/news en http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-security-transition-afghanistan-tsa-solicits-public-comments-and-more-00 NATO-led troops officially handed over security responsibility to Afghan troops; the TSA solicits public comments about its full-body scanners; the EU cybersecurity agency gets expanded authority, and more. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-security-transition-afghanistan-tsa-solicits-public-comments-and-more-00#comments Airport Security Homeland Security Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:28 -0400 By Holly Gilbert 12535 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-defense-authorization-act-facial-recognition-and-government-data-request The House of Representatives has approved the 2014 Defense Authorization Act; states are using driver’s licenses to establish photo databases for law enforcement; and Apple says that the government made thousands of requests for data over the past several months. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-defense-authorization-act-facial-recognition-and-government-data-request#comments Government Legislation defense Facial Recognition Privacy Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:02:52 -0400 By Teresa Anderson 12534 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-syrian-no-fly-zone-and-arms-rebels-surveillance-testimony-nfl-security-b The United States considers plans to arm Syrian rebels and create a no-fly zone; the FBI director testifies on surveillance program; the NFL bans fanny packs; and a border security amendment to the immigration reform bill is rejected. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-syrian-no-fly-zone-and-arms-rebels-surveillance-testimony-nfl-security-b#comments Border Security International Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:56:51 -0400 By Laura Spadanuta 12532 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/dunbar-digital-armor-announces-partnership-with-nasdaq-0012531 Dunbar Digital Armor, the cybersecurity services division of Dunbar Companies, announced a partnership on Wednesday with NASDAQ OMX to protect access to FinQloud, a cloud-computing service for the financial industry. The company also unveiled its new technology center in Hunt Valley, Maryland. http://securitymanagement.com/news/dunbar-digital-armor-announces-partnership-with-nasdaq-0012531#comments Industry News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:14:25 -0400 By Holly Gilbert 12531 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-more-nsa-surveillance-controversy-identity-theft-prevention-and-cloud-co Controversy over NSA surveillance continues as do leaks from Edward Snowden. The Federal Trade Commission has issued revised guidance on its identity-theft Red Flag rule. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft document on assessing risk of federal agency cloud computing. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-more-nsa-surveillance-controversy-identity-theft-prevention-and-cloud-co#comments Homeland Security Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:43:57 -0400 By Sherry Harowitz 12530 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-national-security-and-uk-information-requests-diplomatic-security-and-cy Facebook and Google want the government to let them reveal more about national security data requests. The United Kingdom's intelligence agencies asked for private communications data more than 1,200 times last year. An outside investigative unit is looking into claims that officials tried to protect diplomatic security agents from allegations of criminal activity. A Pentagon cybersecurity budget outline says $23 billion to be spent through 2018. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-national-security-and-uk-information-requests-diplomatic-security-and-cy#comments Homeland Security Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:45:51 -0400 By Ann Longmore-Etheridge 12529 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-brief-airport-evacuated-olympic-security-and-more-0012528 The Richmond International Airport in Virginia has been evacuated this morning after a receiving a serious threat, Russia is using cutting-edge technologies to secure the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and a new mobile security study reveals the price of BYOD incidents for businesses. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-brief-airport-evacuated-olympic-security-and-more-0012528#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:46:31 -0400 By Holly Gilbert 12528 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-dna-debate-secret-surveillance-court-documents-ruling-and-more-0012527 Civil rights groups are asking why the U.K. government has been sending DNA samples from terrorism suspects to police agencies around the world with no oversight; the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court releases a ruling; and President Obama makes little headway on cybersecurity issues with China’s President Xi. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-dna-debate-secret-surveillance-court-documents-ruling-and-more-0012527#comments IT Legal Issues cybersecurity DNA FISA hacking Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:30:43 -0400 By Teresa Anderson 12527 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/government-too-slow-addressing-cyberthreat-says-general-michael-hayden-0012526 Cybertechnology stands alongside land, sea, air, and space as the newest domain, but it is also the newest category of weapon, and the government is slow in addressing its dangers, said General Michael Hayden, former head of the National Security Agency and former CIA director, speaking at a Washington, D.C., cybersecurity forum sponsored by Kaspersky Lab earlier this week. http://securitymanagement.com/news/government-too-slow-addressing-cyberthreat-says-general-michael-hayden-0012526#comments Cybercrime IT cybersecurity Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:56:49 -0400 By Lilly Chapa 12526 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/what-companies-need-know-about-data-retention-0012525 Experts urge companies to revisit their data retention policies to ensure that they are culling information archives effectively. http://securitymanagement.com/news/what-companies-need-know-about-data-retention-0012525#comments Best Practices \ Case Studies IT data retention IT Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:11:28 -0400 By Holly Gilbert 12525 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-national-security-debate-fema-corps-dhs-budget-and-more-0012524 More on the debate regarding the National Security Agency's tracking of citizen phone records, the first FEMA Corps class graduates, the House ups the homeland security budget, and more. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-national-security-debate-fema-corps-dhs-budget-and-more-0012524#comments Homeland Security Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:33:55 -0400 By Laura Spadanuta 12524 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-organized-retail-crime-explosives-detection-transportation-screening-and New report shows organized retail crime (ORC) down slightly but more than 90 percent of stores surveyed still say they were hit by ORC groups. Two articles look at advances in explosives detection devices that may make it out of the lab. Screening of electronic devices at borders and of passengers at airports are the subject of reports. And more http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-organized-retail-crime-explosives-detection-transportation-screening-and#comments Homeland Security Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:45:55 -0400 Sherry Harowitz 12521 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/supreme-court-upholds-dna-collection-0012520 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Maryland law that allows police to collect DNA on those arrested on serious charges and to enter that DNA into the national database. http://securitymanagement.com/news/supreme-court-upholds-dna-collection-0012520#comments Legal Issues DNA Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:28:16 -0400 By Teresa Anderson 12520 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-cybersecurity-job-market-homeland-security-funding-plane-spotters-help-f Colleges and universities are creating new programs to fill the need for cybersecurity careerists. The Las Vegas Metro area has been dropped from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's urban funding program. Plane Spotters at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport are helping government authorities. And more. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-cybersecurity-job-market-homeland-security-funding-plane-spotters-help-f#comments Homeland Security Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:36:25 -0400 By Ann Longmore-Etheridge 12518 at http://securitymanagement.com http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-statue-liberty-security-screening-nuclear-weapon-plants-crime-stats-and- The Statue of Liberty, which has been closed since Superstorm Sandy, will reopen July 4, but security screening will be in Manhattan before passengers board boats headed to the landmark, rather than on Ellis Island. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz vows to improve nuclear plant security, particularly at Y-12, the site of a protest break-in last year. FBI releases preliminary crime stats for 2012, and more. http://securitymanagement.com/news/morning-security-brief-statue-liberty-security-screening-nuclear-weapon-plants-crime-stats-and-#comments Homeland Security Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:02:55 -0400 By Laura Spadanuta 12517 at http://securitymanagement.com