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TSA Unveils Plan for Biometrics and Facial Recognition

The Transportation Security Administration unveiled a multistep plan earlier this week to expand facial recognition and biometric use to ...

New Mexico Rolls Out $46 Million in School Security Funding

New Mexico is awarding money to 222 school campuses for security upgrades, including new doors and locks, fencing and surveillance cameras.

Nearly Half of Americans Willing to Give Brands a Pass for a Data Breach

New data shows that the U.S. public is surprisingly forgiving despite data breaches and controversies as long as companies demonstrate go...

Global Cybersecurity Workforce Gap Reaches 2.93 Million

Research shows a widening of the global cybersecurity workforce gap to nearly three million across North America, Latin America, Asi...

Longer Minimum Passwords Help Prevent Fraud

The all-too-common practice of using the same email address/password combination to log into multiple websites can be damaging, especiall...

New Research Finds Violence in Emergency Departments is Increasing, Harming Patients

Violence in America's emergency departments is increasing, causing harm to physicians, staff and patients, according to new res...

Report Finds Low Confidence in IoT Device Security by Consumers Living in Connected Homes

A new report reveals that consumers have low confidence in the security of their IoT devices and are willing to pay extra for security to...

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Physical Security

Smart Cities Have New Physical Threats: The Impact of Drones on Security and Public Safety

Eben Frankenberg

Smart city leaders are rightfully concerned about cybersecurity. Securing smart digital cities with millions of IOT devices from rogue actors with easy access to Internet connections anywhere in the world …

Cyber Security News

Why Senior Management is the Biggest Threat to Workplace Security

Jonathan Dungan

New research undertaken by 247meeting has revealed senior management as being the culprits for some of the biggest lapses in workplace security. …

Physical

Product Spotlight: Parking Lot & Garage Security

Claire Meyer

Parking areas are essential parts of any enterprise’s facility, and securing those areas – both from crime against visitors, employees and their property – is an ongoing challenge. …

Security Enterprise Services

Automation, IoT Enhance Mass Notifications

Adam Stone

On a typical day in January 2018 residents of Hawaii all were informed, virtually simultaneously, that the world was coming to an end. …

Hospitality & Casinos

Security Robots on Patrol

Diane Ritchey

Joe Gustafson likes to “think out of the box.” So when his team at the Twin Arrows Casino in Flagstaff, AZ, had a lull in staffing and needed solutions to …

Cyber Security News

How to Work with Hackers to Make Your Company More Secure

Justin Calmus

By embracing the diverse community of hackers and tapping into their passion, you can significantly reduce your company’s risk profile. Keep reading for some tips, insights and best practices for …

Security Enterprise Services

Our Executive is Missing: Kidnap and Ransom Basics for Security Professionals, Part 2

Steve Romano

Frank Figliuzzi

It may happen when you are least able to prevent it – when your executive or his family are alone and most vulnerable. Learning what to expect in the hours …

Physical

Upgrading Surveillance Makes for a Night-and-Day Change at Washington Community High School

Claire Meyer

“We wanted a partner who would look out for us as a district,” says Ron Ehlers, WCHS Network Administrator. “We wanted to invest in a futureproof system that could grow along with us.”

Resources

Tips for Getting Executive Buy-in

Most of us have heard that phrase before. It applies to situations like closing a big sales deal to coaching a co-worker to learn a new skill.

Blogs

Why You’re Hearing “No:” Insurance Considerations for Security Firms Serving Schools

By Tory Brownyard

As we reflect on the first anniversary of the Mandalay Bay shooting, it is sobering to consider the real risks facing any large group of people. A gathering of hundreds or thousands of people is vulnerable to attacks of violence and, unfortunately, over the past several years, we have seen that schools are also such targets.

Overcoming Human Error to Secure the Smart Workplaces Transformation

By Larry Lunetta

Are You at Risk for Unauthorized Access?

By Claire Meyer

Video Surveillance

How Modern Security Solutions Are Engineered for Greater ROI

Jimmy Palatsoukas

Measuring a return on investment (ROI) for security infrastructure is challenging. Most organizations primarily view security investments as a must-have capital expenditure. They know security systems are fundamentally necessary to protect people and assets and keep operations running smoothly. So while these technologies fulfill objectives and successfully help security teams prevent incidents, organizations oftentimes will ask: How can we truly quantify the value of a breach that never occurred?

Mitigating Risk In Real Time

The Most Dangerous Countries in the World

Which countries post the most risk to travelers?

Mitigating Risk In Real Time

75% of Employees Could Cost a Business $7.91 Million

Seventy-five percent of professionals pose a moderate or severe risk to their company’s data.

Risk Mitigation News

Strong Community Involvement Supports Faster Recoveries Following Natural Disasters

Natural disasters are life-changers for all involved, and understanding why some communities recover faster than others can be better achieved by looking at both the social and physical networks within these communities and their interplay, according to a new study.

Security Magazine

2018 October

How is the FBI combatting terrorism today? Public-private partnerships play a huge role. Find out how from Michael McGarrity, Assistant Director for the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, in the October edition of Security.

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