Sep 21 Army: White House fence jumper is decorated veteran By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The man accused of getting inside the White House after scaling a fence is a veteran who was awarded a medal for his service in Iraq and retired due to disability, the Army said Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 19 White House fence jumper prompts Secret Service scrutiny By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence and made it all the way through the front door before he was apprehended. President Barack Obama and his daughters had just left the… Continue reading
Sep 16 Congressional investigators say HealthCare.gov must strengthen security By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Nonpartisan congressional investigators say the HealthCare.gov website has significant security weaknesses that could put Americans' personal information at risk. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Apple offers new way to access your wallet with your phone By PBS News Hour Apple unveiled its new products -- a larger iPhone, as well as the Apple Watch and a new pay system -- that boast advances for phone, watch and wallet. Gwen Ifill interviews John Simons of the Associated Press for a… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch The roots of ‘Anonymous,’ the infamous online hacking community By PBS News Hour As online hacking becomes more common, interest in the individuals and groups behind such cyber attacks rises. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with David Kushner of The New Yorker on the origins of one of the most infamous hacking groups, “Anonymous.”… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch Could the celebrity photo hack happen to you? By PBS News Hour A slew of intimate celebrity photos have surfaced this week after several celebrities’ personal online storage accounts were hacked. Though it is not clear who hacked the accounts or posted them, Apple said that the breach on its iCloud server… Continue watching
Aug 07 Google search will reward encrypted sites By Colleen Shalby In an effort to make the Internet a safer place, Google will prioritize secure websites in search results, giving a boost to those URLs with an "https" -- "s" as in "secure" -- over "http."… Continue reading
Aug 06 Obama, African leaders address security and government corruption By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama and dozens of African leaders opened talks Wednesday on two key issues that threaten to disrupt economic progress on the continent: security and government corruption. Continue reading
Jul 09 Don’t pet the new Secret Service dogs at the White House By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Planning a visit to the White House? Bring your kids and camera. But please, don't feed the animals. Continue reading
Jul 03 U.S. tightens security at overseas airports with direct flights into the country By Ken Dilanian, Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- 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. Continue reading