Articles Tagged with ''enterprise security''

Authentication vs. authorization | Why we need authorization standards and what it means for enterprise cybersecurity

I witnessed the transition from bespoke authentication to standards-based authentication. It’s time to do the same for authorization.

Bill Mann

August 6, 2020

Twenty years ago, almost everything in the IT world was on-premises: hardware and software, including the tools you used to verify who your users were and what they could do in your systems. In today’s cloud-native world, almost nothing is on-prem, and because of the explosion of apps, remote users and devices, it has become a considerably more complicated task, by orders of magnitude, to verify the identity of a user — or a service — and determine policies that say what they are and aren’t allowed to do.

identity theft, fraud prevention, cybersecurity, data theft

80% of internal auditors face barriers while getting involved in fraud risks management

August 5, 2020

The vast majority (80 percent) of internal auditors are facing barriers to being involved in managing fraud risk, despite almost two thirds (62 percent) saying they had seen an increase in fraud incidents over the past five years, according to a new report by Kroll, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and Internal Audit Foundation.

ASIS announces education program for GSX+

July 20, 2020

ASIS International announced its educational lineup for Global Security Exchange Plus (GSX+) 2020, taking place September 21-24.

Product Spotlight

Solutions for COVID-19 Response

Maria Henriquez

June 15, 2020

Whether it's fever detection or no-touch visitor management, what are some new solutions that may help protect an enterprise's assets and properties during COVID-19?

Lookout Report: 37% Increase in Worldwide in Enterprise Mobile Phishing Attacks

June 2, 2020

Lookout, Inc. released its 2020 Mobile Phishing Spotlight Report that reveals there was a 37 percent increase worldwide in enterprise mobile phishing encounter rate between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020.

Human Trafficking: Recognizing the Signs

Maria Henriquez

May 15, 2020

The human trafficking industry enslaves millions of men, women and children. What does human trafficking look like, and what role does enterprise security play in preventing this crime?

It's Time to Change Your Perception of the Cybersecurity Professional

76% of Cybersecurity Leaders Face Skills Shortage

May 6, 2020

The latest findings of the Stott and May Cyber Security in Focus research reveal that leaders are still struggling with the skills gap and access to talent. Most respondents (76 percent) believe there is a shortage of cybersecurity skills in their company.

Bonnie Michelman, MS, MBA, CPP, CHPA Elected to IFPO Board of Directors

October 16, 2019

Bonnie S. Michelman, Executive Director of Police, Security and Outside Services at Massachusetts General Hospital, has been named to the Board of Directors for the International Foundation for Protection Officers.

Security Entrances: Tales from the Road and Lessons Learned

Dave Whitis

July 30, 2019

Nothing beats experience in the field for understanding the various ways a security entrance installation can go wrong. Here are some tales from the road – read on, and discover what not to do when deploying security entrances.

Here's What the Wells Fargo Outage can Teach us About Risk Management

Sash Sunkara

April 8, 2019

Within the enterprise security and risk management community, there’s no debate about the financial impact of business downtime — a single hour of downtime can mean over $100,000 in losses for the overwhelming majority of businesses. But the consequences of downtime aren’t just monetary; they can be reputational as well.

The 2026 threat environment will be louder, faster, and more interconnected. The most pressing risks, from global political volatility to emerging tech disruptions, will challenge organizations to act amid ambiguity and protect credibility in an era of accelerating uncertainty.