Articles Tagged with ''COVID-19''

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Improving insider threat awareness

Duane Jones
June 21, 2021

The insider risk is real for every organization, though it looks different among each one. Here, we cover obstacles to getting the message out about insider threat as well as practical techniques to improving your insider threat mitigation.


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Fraud threats on government agencies growing in numbers and severity

New TransUnion Public Sector Fraud study highlights how threats such as Account Takeover (ATO) erode trust in government’s online and mobile services
June 16, 2021

As more U.S. citizens have interacted with government agencies online during the COVID-19 pandemic, account takeover fraud threats (ATO) are becoming more prevalent, according to TransUnion’s Public Sector Fraud Study.


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Increased cybersecurity mandates coming for state and local governments

Matt Hodson
Matthew Hodson
June 11, 2021
The past year’s COVID-19 pandemic marked an unparalleled turning point that has completely changed the world as we know it. When businesses and organizations from many industries rushed to establish business continuity from home, hackers took full advantage of the remote work conditions that provided easy targets in unsecure environments. Although people are returning to the office and getting “back to normal,” the idea of evaluating the organization’s cybersecurity posture is becoming more prevalent.
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Vaccine passports: Our saving grace, or a privacy nightmare?

Frances Zelazny
June 7, 2021
For me, the issue of vaccination passports is actually exposing the underbelly of the privacy and identity debate in the United States at the expense of public health and public safety. This is no longer a matter of whether people are collecting benefits to which they are not entitled, or whether an ID is needed to vote. The issue of vaccination passports and the lack of a national identity strategy in the United States is now literally a matter of life and death.
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Maximizing COVID-19 pandemic response at Armour College

Chief of Police and founder of Armour College, Richard McCann has been responsible for leading the college’s response to the widespread COVID-19 pandemic, immediately putting policies and medical screenings into place, acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE), and distributing medical information to staff and students on all campuses to ensure appropriate safety and health protocols at the college.
Maria Henriquez
June 7, 2021

Chief of Police and founder of Armour College, Richard McCann has been responsible for leading the college’s response to the widespread COVID-19 pandemic, immediately putting policies and medical screenings into place, acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE), and distributing Center of Disease (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other relevant medical information to staff and students on all campuses to ensure appropriate safety and health protocols at the college.


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Maintaining critical functions and minimizing risk at State Street Corporation

The State Street Global Security Team quickly implemented protocols to ensure the security of all staff and maintain continuity of operations, including establishing travel protocols, exclusion protocols and visitor protocols, implementing temperature check stations, deploying credentials, and monitoring of government orders and restrictions.
Maria Henriquez
June 7, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Managing Director and Chief Security Officer Stephen D. Baker, CPP, and his entire security function provided strategy and risk leadership with ongoing risk assessments and mitigation strategies at the State Street Corporation. This allowed the company to continue its global operations, placed workers at ease and supported State Street clients’ needs without disruption throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Gary Johnson of the Pojoaque Valley School District makes student and staff well-being priority number one

Director of Security for the Pojoaque Valley School District in New Mexico, Gary Johnson has taken a lead role in implementing COVID-19-related screening procedures, safety and security plans, and reopening protocols, but more importantly, he’s placed a focus on supporting students, staff and community members.
Maggie Shein
Maggie Shein
June 4, 2021

Gary Johnson is much more than Director of Security for the Pojoaque Valley School District in New Mexico. He’s in charge of safety and security, transportation and more, but his most important role is supporter, with this role becoming even more prominent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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The NFL’s GSOC takes center stage in getting players back on the field

As the centralized place for intelligence and information, the NFL’s GSOC played a pivotal role in the League’s pandemic response, streamlining access and infection control, updating business continuity plans, and providing relevant data to enable all stakeholders to make informed decisions.
Maggie Shein
Maggie Shein
June 4, 2021

As a centralized place for intelligence and information, the NFL’s GSOC, led by Director of Intelligence Operations Robert Gummer, played a pivotal role in the League’s pandemic response, streamlining access and infection control, updating business continuity plans, and providing relevant data to enable all stakeholders to make informed decisions.


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