diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Field.java b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Field.java
index 0101914..26bc212 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Field.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Field.java
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ public final class Field {
     public static final String CREATED_DATE = "created";
     public static final String UPDATED_DATE = "updated";
     public static final String TRANSITION_TO_STATUS = "to";
+    public static final String SECURITY = "security";
 
     public static final String DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd";
     public static final String DATETIME_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ";
@@ -418,6 +419,8 @@ public final class Field {
                 result = (T)new Watches(restclient, (JSONObject)r);
             else if (type == WorkLog.class)
                 result = (T)new WorkLog(restclient, (JSONObject)r);
+            else if (type == Security.class)
+                result = (T)new Security(restclient, (JSONObject)r);
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -683,7 +686,7 @@ public final class Field {
             SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(DATETIME_FORMAT);
             return df.format(value);
         } else if (m.type.equals("issuetype") || m.type.equals("priority") ||
-                m.type.equals("user") || m.type.equals("resolution")) {
+                m.type.equals("user") || m.type.equals("resolution") || m.type.equals("securitylevel")) {
             JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
 
             if (value == null)
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Issue.java b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Issue.java
index 1cb586a..034789d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Issue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Issue.java
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ public class Issue extends Resource {
     private Integer timeSpent = null;
     private Date createdDate = null;
     private Date updatedDate = null;
+    private Security security = null;
 
     /**
      * Creates an issue from a JSON payload.
@@ -844,6 +845,7 @@ public class Issue extends Resource {
         timeSpent = Field.getInteger(fields.get(Field.TIME_SPENT));
         createdDate = Field.getDateTime(fields.get(Field.CREATED_DATE));
         updatedDate = Field.getDateTime(fields.get(Field.UPDATED_DATE));
+        security = Field.getResource(Security.class, fields.get(Field.SECURITY), restclient);
     }
 
     private static String getRestUri(String key) {
@@ -1655,6 +1657,10 @@ public class Issue extends Resource {
         return updatedDate;
     }
 
+    public Security getSecurity() {
+        return security;
+    }
+
     public boolean delete(final boolean deleteSubtasks) throws JiraException {
         boolean result;
         try {
@@ -1667,5 +1673,6 @@ public class Issue extends Resource {
         }
         return result;
     }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Security.java b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Security.java
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..33210b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/Security.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/**
+ * jira-client - a simple JIRA REST client
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Bob Carroll (bob.carroll@alum.rit.edu)
+ * 
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+
+package net.rcarz.jiraclient;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import net.sf.json.JSON;
+import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
+
+/**
+ * Represents an issue security.
+ */
+public class Security extends Resource {
+
+    private String description = null;
+    private String name = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a security from a JSON payload.
+     *
+     * @param restclient REST client instance
+     * @param json JSON payload
+     */
+    protected Security(RestClient restclient, JSONObject json) {
+        super(restclient);
+
+        if (json != null)
+            deserialise(json);
+    }
+
+    private void deserialise(JSONObject json) {
+        Map map = json;
+
+        self = Field.getString(map.get("self"));
+        id = Field.getString(map.get("id"));
+        description = Field.getString(map.get("description"));
+        name = Field.getString(map.get("name"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the given security record.
+     *
+     * @param restclient REST client instance
+     * @param id Internal JIRA ID of the security
+     *
+     * @return a security instance
+     *
+     * @throws JiraException when the retrieval fails
+     */
+    public static Security get(RestClient restclient, String id)
+        throws JiraException {
+
+        JSON result = null;
+
+        try {
+            result = restclient.get(getBaseUri() + "securitylevel/" + id);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw new JiraException("Failed to retrieve security " + id, ex);
+        }
+
+        if (!(result instanceof JSONObject))
+            throw new JiraException("JSON payload is malformed");
+
+        return new Security(restclient, (JSONObject)result);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return getName();
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+}
+