Victims of the Pulse gay nightclub massacre that claimed 49 lives took to a Florida appellate court Tuesday in hopes of holding security giant G4S liable for giving firearms training to the killer in the years leading up to the attack.
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The National Security Agency has found a major security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications.
Read moreCBS Sports sued Contemporary Services Corp. in federal court, claiming the security firm allowed someone to steal 64 cameras and other equipment from a trailer during the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black golf course.
Read moreRing LLC and its corporate parent Amazon.com sell defective home security video/microphone systems that are subject to hacking, and malicious hackers have used it to “invade the privacy of customers’ homes and terrorize unsuspecting occupants, many of whom are children,” a class action claims in federal court.
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The Pentagon on Tuesday ordered a broad review of vetting procedures for international students who get training on U.S. military installations and demanded the process be strengthened, in reaction to last week’s deadly shooting at a Pensacola Navy base by a Saudi aviation student.
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Chinese tech giant Huawei has asked a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using government money to buy its equipment, on security grounds.
Read moreQuestions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics continued to dog Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday as critics said leaks from the document raised concerns about the security of next month’s election.
Read moreCanada’s spy agencies are divided over whether or not to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei from fifth generation networks over security concerns, the Globe and Mail reported Wednesday.
Read moreA federal class action claims Spirit Airlines sells “passes that purport to allow its customers to skip airport security, when defendant often has no intent or ability to provide such a service.”
Read moreHouse Democrats passed a third bill Wednesday afternoon aimed at stopping foreign interference in American elections, but like the two others that came before, it is unlikely to see a vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Read morePresident Donald Trump wasn’t in the room Tuesday when a House panel questioned government officials about the threat of foreign interference in the 2020 election. But the issues at the center of the impeachment inquiry against him loomed large as lawmakers asked about the integrity and security of U.S. elections.
Read moreNearly 20 pro-Pyongyang South Korean students broke into the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Seoul Friday, displaying banners demanding Harry Harris leave the country, in an embarrassing security breach.
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President Trump traded Twitter insults Wednesday with the mayor of Minneapolis over a bill for $530,000 in security costs for his rally at a downtown arena.
Read moreA new program at Los Angeles International Airport will allow travelers to shave minutes off their boarding time, but they’ll have to step into a kiosk that uses facial recognition technology to verify their identity.
Read moreThe Democratic National Committee will recommend scrapping state plans to offer virtual, telephone-based caucuses in 2020 due to security concerns, sources tell The Associated Press.
Read moreDuring a forum on election security Thursday, Connecticut’s secretary of state urged a federal agency in charge of the process to act quickly in issuing new security standards for voting systems so states can update software in time for the 2020 election.
Read moreArguing that “smear” videos made abortion clinics targets of crime and threats, a lawyer urged a federal judge Wednesday to make those who helped create the “selectively edited” videos pay for Planned Parenthood’s increased security costs.
Read moreAn annual retreat in California put on by an elite club whose ranks include former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon and powerful business leaders is facing scrutiny for excluding women after female county supervisors questioned whether they should continue allowing sheriff’s deputies to provide security for the event.
Read moreThe 2020 presidential election is a tantalizing target for hackers, foreign influences and other peddlers of propaganda but stopping all forms of interference is virtually impossible, national security officials told a House panel Wednesday.
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