Cameras, earlier close time possible at Propst
City officials plan to increase police presence and security at all city facilities in wake of Saturday night’s fatal shooting at Propst Park.
Oktibbeha improving chancery, justice court security
Oktibbeha County is looking to strengthen security at what’s been described as a “very dangerous” courthouse as it prepares to house two chancery judges for the first time in years.
How to keep your smartened-up home safe from hackers
More people are getting voice-activated speakers and other smart devices for convenience and security. But doing so could also be giving hackers a key to their homes.
Bill to boost airport security, ease lines gets green light
House and Senate lawmakers announced an agreement Wednesday on an aviation bill to boost airport security, reduce screening lines and require airlines to refund fees to passengers whose bags are lost or delayed.
Government report: Airports need more help keeping intruders out
While intruders routinely breach the security fences protecting runways and planes at U.S. airports, the federal Transportation Security Administration is not keeping up with the threat or doing enough to help airports identify their vulnerabilities, according to a government report released Tuesday.
TSA chief: Help is on the way to address long airport lines
he Transportation Security Administration will add 768 new screeners by mid-June to deal with increasingly long airport security lines that have caused passengers to miss flights even before the busy summer travel season, the agency’s chief told Congress on Wednesday.
Head of TSA security operations removed from position
A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been replaced.
Colorado verdict likely deters strict security at the movies
A verdict saying a Colorado movie theater could not have safeguarded against a shooting that left 12 people dead likely prevented a major shift in how people go to the movies by keeping the onus on the killer, rather than the public venue he chose to attack.
Senate passes bill that would boost airport security
The Senate approved a bipartisan aviation policy bill Tuesday that would boost airport security, extend new protections to airline passengers and help speed the introduction of package-delivery drones.
From Western Union to Apple: When tech battled government
The fight between Apple and the FBI over access to a San Bernardino killer’s iPhone isn’t the first time industry and government have tangled over privacy and security.
Intelligence officials: IS determined to strike US this year
Leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States this year, senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday, telling lawmakers that a small group of violent extremists will attempt to overcome the logistical challenges of mounting such an attack.
Security is focus at churches, mosques amid heightened fears
In Alabama, a Presbyterian church wanted to be able to hire its own police for protection.
Lowndes supes contemplate order for more courtroom deputies
An order from Chancery Court Judge Dorothy Colom for new security measures left Lowndes County supervisors mulling over possible ways resolve the problem in a less costly way.
MUW, EMCC talk campus security
Following recent active shooter situations on university campuses in Mississippi, colleges in the Golden Triangle are looking at ways to ramp up campus security.
Survey finds US schools ramping up safety measures
U.S. public schools beefed up security measures with safety drills and parent notification systems in the years surrounding the massacre at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, according to a government survey released Thursday.
Added protections for consumer information on health website
The Obama administration appears to be making broader changes to protect consumer information on the government’s health insurance website, after objections from lawmakers and privacy advocates.
Security agents train to stop the next Benghazi
In long tunics and Bedouin scarves, men kick a soccer ball in front of the U.S. consulate.
Councilmen amend event ordinance involving sale of alcohol
Each property owner that has not had an instance of violent crime at one of its events in the past five years is exempt from that requirement.
U.S. seeks more security at some overseas airports
U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that al-Qaida is trying to develop a new and improved bomb that could go undetected through airport security.
House passes curbs on NSA phone surveillance
In an overwhelming vote, the House moved the U.S. closer to ending the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records Thursday.