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Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect Electric Grid from Cyber Attack

U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced two pieces of legislation to protect the country’s ener...

One in Four Americans Have Experienced Cybercrime

A Gallup poll says that Americans are more likely to say a household member has had their personal, credit card or financial information ...

US Gun Deaths Reach Record Number

Nearly 40,000 people in the United States died by guns last year, marking the highest number of gun deaths in 38 years, according to data...

Suicide Increasing Among American Workers

The suicide rate among the US working age population increased 34 percent during 2000-2016, according to the CDC.

Study Shows How Burglars Could Hack Smart Sprinkler to Disable Alarm

A new study by computer scientists at William & Mary shows how burglars could potentially break into houses through smart home devices.

California Wants to Tax Cellphone Texts

California regulators want to tax text messages to increase funds for social programs.

Parkland Shooting Commission Recommends Arming Teachers

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission recommended that teachers who volunteer and undergo extensive backgroun...

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Cyber

2FA or Not 2FA

Kathleen Hyde

Despite gradual industry acceptance of two-factor authentication (2FA), many consumer websites still don’t provide a full set of 2FA options—including easily accessible and clear-cut information for users—according to a recent …

Cyber Security News

How to Protect Your Access Control System Against Cybercrime

Derek Arcuri

Criminal cyber activity evolves at an incredible pace. Today’s cybercriminals are constantly on the lookout for security gaps that will give them access to your facilities or a wide range …

Security Leadership and Management

BeyondZero: How Jacobs is Fostering a Culture of Caring

Claire Meyer

After a tragic industry accident took the lives of 11 employees, Jacobs Engineering Group decided to completely reinvent their duty of care culture, which now protects 77,000 employees at home …

Cyber Security News

The Signal in the Noise: How Security Teams Can Capture Actionable Threat Insights

Jason Kichen

With the barrage of information coming into a system, separating the noise from the genuine threats can be a difficult process. This is where AI can come in, to help …

Security Education & Training

Human Error, We Meet Again

Rishi Bhargava

For all the hundreds of firewall rules and network protocols that your security staff may put in place to better safeguard your network, sometimes there’s simply no accounting for the …

Management

2018 Guarding Report: Changing Times for the Guarding Industry

Ed Finkel

Traditional guarding is getting shaken up by new skills, services and technology. How are guarding firms and security officers shifting their priorities and offerings to keep pace and continue to …

Security Leadership and Management

Who's Responsible for Cloud Security?

Steven Chabinsky

If your company relies upon third-party cloud providers to support or deliver core services, or to protect sensitive data, it’s crucial to understand that cloud security is a shared responsibility. …

Physical Security

An Introduction to Security Mantraps

Dale Gigandet

Security mantraps come in many forms and with many names, including vestibules, airlocks, security cabins and more. But what do they really entail?

Mitigating Risk In Real Time

US Wildfire Costs to Exceed $10 Billion

Aon's Global Catastrophe Recap report reveals that a series of major wildfires burned across Northern and Southern California throughout the month; the most catastrophic, the Camp Fire in Butte County, largely destroyed the city of Paradise, killing 88 people with dozens of others unaccounted for.

Blogs

Has Cybersecurity Become the Definition of Insanity?

By Paul German

After years of breaches, stolen data, CIO/CISO resignations and huge impacts to business reputation, it’s time for the industry to rethink its approach to network security.

Facing Litigation, Organizations Buy into Active Shooter Insurance

By Claire Meyer

5 Holiday Travel Safety Tips

By Matthew Bradley

Mitigating Risk In Real Time

Most Americans Continue to Get News on Social Media

About two-thirds of American adults (68%) say they at least occasionally get news on social media, about the same share as at this time in 2017, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Infrastructure:Electric,Gas & Water

How to Protect Sub-Perimeters with Advanced IP Technology

Joe Morgan

By definition, a perimeter is the outer boundary, and securing that perimeter means protecting that area. Everything has a perimeter, from a large university campus to your own personal space on that campus. Law enforcement and security personnel have predefined outer perimeters that keep people either in or out in the case of an event. But you should also look within the perimeter to criticalities that could present problems.

Video Surveillance

ONVIF: A Vital Tool for Retrofit Projects

Per Björkdahl

Security directors are no stranger to the necessity of blending legacy physical security devices and software with newer products and services. Whether you are a retail business in search of higher resolution camera technology for more accurate images, or you’re the head of a multi-location organization that wants to leverage new access control card reader technology with existing hardware without installing completely new door controllers, card readers and wiring, retrofits are a large percentage of installations, encompassing many of our industry’s technologies.

Mitigating Risk In Real Time

Social Media Outpaces Print Newspapers in the U.S. as a News Source

Social media sites have surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans: One-in-five U.S. adults say they often get news via social media, slightly higher than the share who often do so from print newspapers (16%).

Security Magazine

2018 December

Technology, customer service and new offerings are shaking up the traditional concept of a security officer’s role. Learn about how the guarding industry is shifting to fit enterprise security leaders’ changing expectations in our Annual Guarding Report. Don’t miss our 2018 Top Guarding and Security Officer Firms list in the cover story, as well as articles on outstanding duty of care programs, cloud security responsibilities, and how to cope with mergers and acquisitions.

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