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FAQ: How to Ensure a Smarter PIV Program

February 25, 2014

The common identification standard for all federal employees and contractors is the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart card, defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201.

How to Keep Up With Governance Risk

Establishing and maintaining a culture across the enterprise that is based on unwavering ethical practices from the boardroom to the lowest level employee is also a key element of effective governance programs.

Lynn Mattice

December 1, 2013

One of the most important topics currently on boardroom agendas focuses on governance. Ensuring that the enterprise understands and complies with laws, regulations, policies and procedures is no longer simply enough.

Fostering HIPAA Compliance and Saving Time with Secure Texts

November 15, 2013

Do your healthcare employees text? Careful – this could be a serious HIPAA compliance problem. According to SearchHealthIT, nurses and physicians are likely already using the unsecure text-messaging apps that come with their personal smartphones to communicate at a quicker pace.

Thinking Out of the Box for Stronger Security

What major risks/issues are your security executives facing?

John Nemerofsky

October 1, 2013

What major risks/issues are your security executives facing?

What Has Been Accomplished on Cyber Legislation?

In response to the growing cyber threat, Congress has been busy drafting legislation.

Steven Chabinsky

October 1, 2013

In response to the growing cyber threat, Congress has been busy drafting legislation.

How Tour Management Expands Security Officers’ Role

David Feeney

September 10, 2013

Many security professionals have had some experience with Tour Compliance systems, often comprised of pipes and buttons and used to simply monitor that a security officer’s “rounds” or tours are completed as scheduled.

How to Manage Background Checks Requirements for a Global Workforce

The hiring process overseas can be a much taller hurdle than anticipated – How can enterprise security executives vet candidates effectively?

August 1, 2013

Background checks are a normal course of the hiring process for many companies in the United States. In some industries – like financial services and education – this due diligence is actually mandated by government regulations.

Building Strong Policies for Ongoing Structure and Security

Jerry J. Brennan

Lynn Mattice

April 1, 2013

In every element of our daily lives there are rules that guide our behavior. These rules come to us in many forms. From the time we are infants, our parents teach us what types of behaviors are acceptable and those that are not. We all remember the dreaded “No” from our mothers or fathers which was usually coupled with a stern look on their face.

Founding Security on Enterprise Risk Management

Lynn Mattice

February 28, 2013

Utilizing the principles, standards and methodologies of ERM and/or ISO 31000 as the foundation of security programs is vital in order to transform your security program to holistically address the full scope of the risk, threat and hazard landscape that your organization faces today and into the future. Going forward, we will provide some insight into the concepts of ERM and why it is so important to utilize ERM as the foundation of your security program.

Managing Compliance and Due Diligence in International Hiring

Lester Rosen

November 1, 2012

Employers have long recognized that conducting due diligence on new hires is a mission critical task. When it comes to any position dealing with Information Technology (IT), the stakes go up exponentially due to the sensitive nature of access to data and systems that operate the company.