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Fostering Accountability Through Weapons Equipment Management

August 13, 2019

When it comes to managing sensitive equipment as a public safety officer, your firearms are some of the most high-risk assets you can leave improperly secured. While there’s been a lot of conversation in the media about how to use firearms responsibly, there are several best practices you can utilize to help ensure that they are only accessible to authorized personnel who are fully accountable for their use.

Understanding the Convergence Between Online and Real-World Threats

Jon Gonzalez

August 1, 2019

What happens online sometimes manifests as a real-world threat. Real-world threats are typically planned, referenced or originated online. Understanding the convergence between online behavior and real-world actions is increasingly important in the corporate security field. Here’s how security professionals can think about identifying and understanding threats in a society that increasingly straddles the virtual and physical worlds.

CISO's Communication Breakdown

Dan Holden

August 1, 2019

The relentless bombardment of cyber-attacks, and the fear of a breach and all that entails, have led to some rather dramatic changes in the Chief Information Security Officer position recently. It has long been considered the corporate hot seat, where job security is a misnomer and the average tenure is less than two years. That may still be true for many, but changes are happening that are finally allowing the CISO to emerge from the shadows of the IT department.

How Cybersecurity Can Best Support the Digital Enterprise

As companies digitize businesses and automate operations, cyber risks proliferate; here is how the cybersecurity organization can support a secure digital agenda.

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David Ware

August 1, 2019

Two consistent and related themes in enterprise technology have emerged in recent years, both involving rapid and dramatic change. One is the rise of the digital enterprise across sectors and internationally. The second is the need for IT to react quickly and aggressively develop innovations to meet the enterprise’s digital aspirations.

Don't Disarm Individuals in the Battle for Data Protection, Privacy and Security

Andrea Little Limbago

July 31, 2019

End-to-end encryption provides a foundational data protection safeguard, allowing secure data transfer between the sender and recipient while blocking it from external compromise. It also means this data can be inaccessible to law enforcement, who then must find alternative means to access that data.

What to Consider When Developing a Cybersecurity Strategy

Wayne Dorris

July 30, 2019

In a world where devices of all types are connected to networks, the need to maintain strong cybersecurity is greater than ever. For organizations, particularly those that retain financial and other sensitive company and customer data, cybersecurity is critical, as the results of a network breach could be catastrophic.

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.

Top Benefits of Using Technology to Better Manage Security Workforces

Mark Folmer

July 30, 2019

Security organizations may be late adopters of technology to manage their workforces, but once implemented, the early benefits of technological solutions become quite clear to them. They’re waking up to understand that simply placing a security officer at a post is no longer a viable option.