There are specific procedures for running background checks in every state. California is different than most states. Read more…

TJX Companies, the mammoth US retailer whose substandard security led to the world’s biggest credit card heist, has fired an employee after he left posts in an online forum that made disturbing claims about security practices at the store where he worked.

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In almost every area of business, security guards are required to have background checks. This article points out that the 50,000 + unarmed security guards who are placed in high sensitive areas are not being screened. It is the contract company’s responsibility to get their guards screened.

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Microsoft has been scrutinized for computer security for as long as they’ve been making software. Microsoft has dealt with countless reports of security vulnerabilities. When a vulnerability is reported, they work as quickly as possible to develop a patch. However Microsoft has discovered that in many cases, a supposed vulnerability turns out to be an issue with the user, something that no software patch can fix. That’s why over the years the Microsoft Security Response Center has come up with a list of 10 laws that when followed will reduce your odds of encountering computer security incidents. Read more…

Issues of personal and national security have prompted great changes in the trucking industry where background checking is concerned. Today, employers must meet strict requirements for background checking of individuals providing transportation services in their name. Read more…

Is your DBA a spy? Don’t fall victim to internal security threats

October 27, 2006 (Computerworld) — Probably 80% of the threats to corporate data come from outside the company walls, but organizations should have those pretty well under control today,” says Jerald Murphy, senior vice president and director of research operations at The Robert Frances Group. Read more…

Trucking firms are revved up over costly background checks
The trucking industry, already facing a shortage of drivers who feel burdened by costly mandated criminal background checks, could take another hit when the Department of Homeland Security rolls out a new program requiring drivers to undergo yet another background check.
Drivers going to and from ports would have to undergo a fingerprint-based background screening and pay $149 for an I.D. card under a new security proposal by homeland security.