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Hospitals a Weak Link in Nuclear Nonproliferation

Mar 15, 2012 -Radioactive materials are usually sealed in metal when used in medical devices. Unsecured devices, when paired with conventional explosives, could make a dirty bomb capable of contaminating a city.

Morning Security Brief: Watch List Suspects Released After Traffic Stop, Excessive Force, NSTIC Steering Committee, and More

Mar 15, 2012 -Two people on the terror watch list were stopped and released by police, according to data accidentally released by a Maryland police department. Swedish cops are under fire after shooting at unarmed suspects. NIST seeks a steering committee for trusted identities program. And more.

Morning Security Brief: Suspicious Power Arrest, Live-Streaming Abuse, HIPAA Breach Consequences, and More

Mar 14, 2012 -A man is arrested for mailing more than a hundred envelopes of a powdery substance. Australian police are noticing a new online trend among pedophiles. BlueCross BlueShield pays more than one million dollars after a breach. And more.

Law Enforcement Perspective: International Association of Chiefs of Police Interview with Bart R. Johnson

Mar 13, 2012 -An interview with Bart Johnson, the executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Morning Security Brief: Patriot Movement Explodes, Private Prisons, Cybersecurity Legislation, and More

Mar 09, 2012 -Patriot groups have increased by 755 percent during the first three years of the Obama administration. A prison management company offers a controversial deal to states looking to save money. Competing cybersecurity bill is introduced. And more.

Assembling an Archive of Terror: An interview with START director Gary LaFree

Mar 08, 2012 -Security Management interviews the nation's premier archivist of terror.

One-Hour DNA Tests Headed to 'Select Customers' this Summer

Mar 07, 2012 -An appeals court last summer said collecting DNA samples doesn’t violate constitutional protections and that DNA collection was just a 21st century version of fingerprinting. ZyGEM and Lockheed Martin want to provide a faster way to run the “prints.”

PBS Pushes Next-Gen Emergency Alerts

Mar 02, 2012 -A new program will allow broadcasters to send emergency alerts directly to smartphones and other mobile devices.

Morning Security Brief: Mexican Drug War, Google's New Privacy Policy Questioned, The UN on Piracy, and More

Feb 28, 2012 -Janet Napolitano's positive outlook on Mexico. State Attorneys General question Google's commitment to privacy. The United Nations says more outside support is needed to fight pirates. And more.

Morning Security Brief: Stratfor E-mails Leaked, Mobile Emergency Alerts, Anti-Drug Grants Used to Surveil Muslims, and More

Feb 27, 2012 -Wikileaks begins publishing "five million" Stratfor e-mails. The commercial mobile alert system is set to go live in April. NYPD used money to fight drug trafficking to purchase equipment used to surveil Muslims. And more.

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