Tighter security for port workers

Georgia seaport workers face tighter security measures. Starting Monday, they will begin using new identification cards. Port employees, truckers and others who regularly enter a port by land must have the cards. Northeastern port workers have already begun using the cards. The federal program was created after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

(Associated Press)

Tighter security at Clayton County schools' offices

Tougher security measures have been put in place for entrance into the Clayton County Schools’ administrative buildings. Starting today, visitors must walk through a metal detector going into the building, then be searched with a hand-held device. This change in security policy comes in the wake of school board members who have been subject to verbal assault from parents, students and teachers in the midst of the county’s accreditation problems. A recent recommendation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools says the school system’s accreditation be revoked in September. Reasons given include infighting among school board members and violation of board policies and procedures. A Clayton County schools spokesperson says the extra security at its administrative complex is not a response to the controversy, but an ongoing effort to improve security.

Data breach at GA Tech

Georgia Tech has announced another potential security threat to people’s information. The Atlanta school says an “unauthorized source” accessed an electronic file containing the personal information of about 23-thousand current and former students. However, the school says the information was mostly demographic data and included no Social Security numbers or credit card numbers. But it did include birthdays.