Two Barrow County men called the sheriff's office last week after men dressed in ADT security uniforms asked to come inside their homes and pressured them into giving deposits for new security systems, according to Barrow County sheriff's reports.

LAWRENCE, Kan.----Protection One, the second-largest electronic security company in the United States, announced today that long-serving security and high-tech industry professional Stephen Hopkins has been named senior vice president of operations and corporate services.

Tyco International Ltd reported earnings per share from continuing operations of 72 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 64 cents.

UPDATE 3-Tyco profit beats expectations; shares gain

Tyco International Ltd., a Swiss diversified manufacturer, said Thursday that its third-quarter net income slid 11 percent as a series of expenses cut into results.

UPDATE 1-Tyco International profit beats forecasts

By 10qk. TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. (SWITZERLAND) ( TYC ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-25. Read more » »

Exxon Mobil Corp reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit yesterday, as oil prices and margins to process crude into fuel rebounded from a year earlier and production rose.

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Tyco International Ltd. today reported $0.50 in diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the fiscal third quarter of 2010 and diluted EPS from continuing operations before special items of $0.72 per share. Revenue in the quarter was $4.3 billion with organic revenue flat year-over-year.

The inhumanity of some humans is what came to mind immediately as my family were ruthlessly assaulted in what should have been the private sanctuary of our home, writes Fakir Hassen.

The term Honeypot in technology refers to a trap set to detect, deflect, or in some manner counteract attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.

Rover is an important member of the family and deserves to be protected. So is Tabby. The National Fire Protection Association estimates that pets accidentally start nearly 1,000 house fires each year.

Installing a security system has long been considered the domain of professionals uniformed men and women who build an electronic shield around your home and monitor it from a command center. At least that is what the commercials always seem to suggest.

LAWRENCE, Kan.----Protection One, the second-largest electronic security company in the United States, announced today that 20-plus-year security industry veteran Lisa Ciappetta has been named senior director of marketing.

Police in Meyerton are investigating the murder of an ADT security guard found shot twice in the head and with his hands cuffed behind his back. The 49-year-old man is believed to have responded to an alarm activation at a plot in Bolton Wold on Wednesday afternoon.

HAVELOCK, N.C. - Joanne Flint remembers the man pedaling security systems door to door, her home is already equipped. She’s comfortable with what she has, but what she wasn't comfortable with was the questions he was asking.

The city says APX Alarm Security Solution Company is upsetting some residents with their sales tactics, though the company is not accused of any wrongdoing.

Earnings per share from continuing operations were $1.24, up 39.3% compared with 89 cents in the comparable quarter of 2009.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. The states case against an attorney who is charged with setting a fire at the Martinsburg law firm where she worked in September 2007, and then attempting to set another fire there in April 2008, is bound for circuit court.