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South Carolina House Passes Rideshare Safety Bill

The South Carolina House has passed a bill to require rideshare vehicles to display illuminated signs, after a USC student died after get...

$174 Million Paid Over Background Check Lawsuits

Employers resolving class-action lawsuits over alleged background check violations paid out a total of $174 million, a news report s...

Active Shooter Training Held at Local Church in Texas

More than 40 people joined together at God's Church Sunday in Victoria, Texas to train for an active shooter incident, says a ne...

5G Technology Helps Paramedics Diagnose Medical Issues

5G technology could allow paramedics to diagnose medical problems more quickly, experts say, with the help of a "robo-glove" th...

Pennsylvania Officials Attend Cybersecurity Training

Pennsylvannia state and county officials attended a cybersecurity training session hosted by the Department of Homeland Security (DH...

Manufacturing Companies Face Cybersecurity Threats

Manufacturers face a barrage of cybersecurity threats today, and half of companies have fallen victim to at least one data breach during ...

NYC Mayor Unveils Plan that Places Restrictions on In and Out of School Arrests

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a plan to decrease police presence in the city’s schools by limiting the situations in ...

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Workplace Violence: How to Identify and Mitigate It in Your Enterprise

Robin Baker

The Capitol Gazette in Annapolis, MD, the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, CA, and just recently, a disgruntled worker in Virginia Beach, VA who took his personal grievances out …

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Quantifying Risk & Security Funding: How Everyone Can Get What They Want

Jason Rowland

Risk quantification has long been an imperative topic for security leadership, but now more than ever, boards of directors and C-Suite executives are acutely invested in how their organizations are …

Security Blog

Seven Topics to Consider Before Arming Your School Staff or Faculty

Oren Alter Brandon Biederman

In May 2019 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7030, permitting the arming of teachers and staff in Florida schools beginning October 2019. …

Security Enterprise Services

Grant Lecky Receives Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence

Maria Henriquez

In 2017, The International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction with Security Magazine, announced the inaugural Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence, an award that recognizes one security professional or an …

Security Leadership and Management

Top Trends in Addressing Operational Challenges Through Technology in Physical Security

Tim Lozier

In the Security Guard industry, there is a tremendous level of complexity and market factors that are creating various challenges to reduce costs, improve profitability and operate in the most …

Cyber

The California Consumer Privacy Act: Everything We Know with Six Months to Go

David M. Stauss

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is fundamentally changing the way in which businesses deal with the personal information of California residents. …

Security & Business Resilience

Leading at the Crossroads of Sustainability and Security Risk: A Discussion with Inge Huijbrechts

Daniil Davydoff

If there is any broad lesson we have learned over the past decade of global developments, it is the extent to which risks are connected and the shocks that can …

Access Management

Becoming Proactive: Smart Mobile Security Solutions

Andre Datyelian

Smart mobile devices have become almost as necessary as breathing today. A wide range of devices are available – more than ever before, and at ever more affordable price points, fueling their ubiquity. The capabilities of these smart mobile devices are also expanding. They allow us to access more social media platforms than we have friends, provide us quick access to all the information on the web, handle our schedules, and most importantly, they allow us to be proactive with our security.

Physical Security

Enhancing Event and Concert Safety with Mass Notifications

Pat Scheckel

Concert venues and other events often draw large crowds. This can cause numerous issues when event organizers and building administrators are trying to communicate safety information. Noise and other distractions can make it difficult to grab people’s attention and relay instructions that will keep them out of harm’s way. Whether it’s an active shooter, bomb threat, severe weather, fire, or some other emergency, you need to have plans in place to share information with attendees and manage the situation at hand.

Blogs

Seven Topics to Consider Before Arming Your School Staff or Faculty

By Oren Alter and Brandon Biederman

In May 2019 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7030, permitting the arming of teachers and staff in Florida schools beginning October 2019.

Forward Thinking: Joining Forces Between Security and Compliance

By A. Benjamin Mannes

Attacks on Religious Targets: Another Example of a Need for Vigilance

By A. Benjamin Mannes

Preventing Security Breaches News

Ninety-three Percent Store Data in Multiple Places

Sixty-nine percent of survey respondents are still storing some data on premises, which can lead to data and security breaches as 42 percent still experience accidental insider threats, says a report.

Identity Management of Employees and Visitors

UF Implements $30 Million Security Plan

The University of Florida will spend $30 million over the next five years to provide safer access to campus buildings.

Preventing Security Breaches News

Businesses and Charities Experiencing More Cybersecurity Breaches

Thirty-two percent of businesses and 22 percent of charities are experiencing more cybersecurity attacks, the 2019 Cyber Security Breaches Survey says.

Preventing Security Breaches News

Healthcare Organizations Confident in Data Storage Practices

Seventy percent of healthcare professionals are "very" or "extremely" confident in their knowledge of where their firm's data resides, according to the Integris survey of execs and IT decision makers US healthcare organizations.

Security Magazine

2019 June

Our June issue cover article features “Security Leadership: Women in the Spotlight”.

Also in June, video is becoming a fundamental component of a quality security plan. How can CPTED strategies lead to better physical enterprise security? And discover How David Espie, Director of Security, secures Mayland's Seaports.

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