03/15/2012 - 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.
03/15/2012 - 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.
03/14/2012 - 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.
03/07/2012 - 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.”
02/23/2012 - ACTA being sent to highest EU court. Porn site user data was made available online. New privacy guidelines for mobile app developers. And more.
02/17/2012 - DHS explains why it monitors social media. A woman is awarded $20 million after she's raped in her apartment. Experts say U.S. cybersecurity laws have holes. And more.
02/10/2012 - Indianapolis gets to keep at the gadgets brought in to secure the Super Bowl. A mayor dissolves his city's homeland security department. Lawmakers move to curb insider trading. And more.
02/09/2012 - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Malaysian woman can sue the government to find out whether she is still on the no-fly list.
02/08/2012 - A study from the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security says the wave of Muslim radicalization predicted still has not materialized. The FBI scales back its use of GPS tracking. The Office of the Inspector General says DHS needs better financial oversight. And more.