A financial instrument in bearer form or registered form, i.e. its owner is the bearer or the person listed in a register for that security. Securities take many forms, including bonds, stocks and shares. See also: bearer bond; bearer...

A house with two doors is difficult to guard. (Spanish) False security is the great foe. (Unknown) He that is too secure is not safe. (French) Security is nowhere safe. (German) Security is the first cause of misfortune....

X-ray machines and metal detectors are used to control what is allowed to pass through an airport security perimeter Security spikes protect a gated community in the East End of London Security is the condition of being protected against danger or...

Security is being free from danger. The term can be used with reference to crime, accidents of all kinds, etc. Security is a vast topic 'including security of countries against terrorist attack, security of computers against crackers, home security against burglars and other...

Increasing concerns over homeland security issues have put ever-higher levels of pressure on state governments that are often too beleaguered and too cash-strapped to have any hope of keeping up with security suggestions and initiatives from the feds. Ken Steinberg, chief technology officer...

Entitlements: Journalists in Washington are supposed to be public watchdogs. But when it comes to the crisis facing Social Security, they act more like lapdogs for politicians determined to shirk their responsibility.The Washington Post, New York Times and Associated Press all led off their stories...

Border Security: A computer "glitch" that paralyzed international terminals at LAX wasn't an isolated problem. The system routinely crashes at other major airports, knocking out electronic watch lists.It's a chronic problem that Washington can't seem to solve. Many frustrated border agents complain that it's simply...

Should citizens of America lose certain freedoms in order to be safe? Giving up some of our fundamental rights probably may not always guarantee our safety, but the government hopes to make that claim true. Our Constitutional and privacy rights often might be intervened by authorities. This is part of their "safety measures" and officials will not hesitate to enforce them.