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Can You Measure Your Building’s Penetration Risk? - Part 1

Part 1 of a 2-part series on security entrance metrics

January 31, 2017

How can you measure your risk of unauthorized entry? Until now, it’s been virtually impossible. When it comes to security entrances, new analytics technologies (e.g. PSIM, IoT, etc.) are emerging, and it’s becoming possible to use technology, combined with people, to tap into security entrance metrics as part of an overall physical security strategy.

Making Sense of Security Testing: Scanning and Penetrating Networks and Applications

Christopher Camejo

January 5, 2017

Whether it’s done to meet compliance requirements or just as a general best practice, most organizations are now testing their own networks for security weaknesses, and if they’re not, they should be. The many different types of tests can be confusing for the uninitiated; we will take a look at the common types with their strengths and weaknesses.

The Science of Shoplifting

Diane Ritchey

January 1, 2017

Growing up, Dr. Read Hayes saw his father and grandfather, both physicians, study the human body and how disease affects it.

Simulates Attacks on Networks to Test Responses, Security Levels

Red Team from NTT Security

December 1, 2016

This network penetration testing service simulates attacks on networks as they might occur in the real world.

Renewed Crackdown on Illegal Immigration

December 1, 2016

Twenty-eight countries teamed up with Europol to thwart organized crime groups involved in trafficking in human beings across the European Union and beyond.

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Developing Scenarios for More Effective Penetration Testing

Christopher Camejo

August 8, 2016

Ideally a penetration test should simulate a real world attack; in the real world, the attacker will always have some objective beyond “get into the network.” No matter who the attacker is, they are motivated by something that they are trying to accomplish – and getting into the network is only one step in that process for the attacker.

World's Biggest Student Cyber Security Games Expands

August 3, 2016

The world's largest student-run cyber security event, founded 13 years ago by the New York University Tandon School of Engineering, will expand this year to NYU Abu Dhabi and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Diving Deeper into Multi-Factor Authentication with PCI DSS 3.2

Nick Owen

June 28, 2016

It’s hard to believe that over a decade has passed since PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) was first introduced in 2004 as the information security standard for organizations that store, process or transmit cardholder data. Although it’s become a mature industry standard, two problems remain.

Making Sense of Security Testing: Scanning and Penetrating Networks and Applications

Christopher Camejo

June 14, 2016

Whether it’s done to meet compliance requirements or just as a general best practice, most organizations are now testing their own networks for security weaknesses, and if they’re not, they should be.