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How to Make Informed Risk Management Decisions about What to Store in the Cloud

November 1, 2018

Are we asking enough questions about cloud security for organizations to make informed risk management decisions? With cyber threats evolving, cloud servers are a major target and more than 80 percent of organizations store their information in the public cloud, according to Rightscale’s 2018 State of the Cloud Report. This begs the question of cloud security.

What to Know About Identifying Pipe Bombs

Matthew Bradley

October 26, 2018

Pipe bomb. The words conjure horrific images of an everyday scene punctured by shrapnel from an exploding pipe.

Washington Community High School, Exterior

Upgrading Surveillance Makes for a Night-and-Day Change at Washington Community High School

October 18, 2018

“We wanted a partner who would look out for us as a district,” says Ron Ehlers, WCHS Network Administrator. “We wanted to invest in a futureproof system that could grow along with us.”

Why Senior Management is the Biggest Threat to Workplace Security

Jonathan Dungan

October 15, 2018

New research undertaken by 247meeting has revealed senior management as being the culprits for some of the biggest lapses in workplace security.

Security in the Outfield

At Citi Field in New York City, Technology and Personnel Team Up for Threat Detection

August 30, 2018

As fans begin to trickle into Citi Field in New York City, home of the Mets, a room behind center field is already on full alert, monitoring for potential risks that could affect fans, players, employees and property.

Threat Assessment: Exercise & Evaluation Best Practices

How to Utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Framework, Part 3

Cody Mulla

Glen Reed

August 29, 2018

Increased awareness of the threat assessment function maximizes reporting increasing the information available to the team to mitigate threats.

Manufacturing and The Cloud – Navigating the Evolving Security Landscape

Rob Janssens

August 23, 2018

Despite the ever-evolving sophistication of hackers, security-conscious cloud providers now offer a far safer environment at a lower cost than most individual companies can provide for themselves.

Threat Assessment: How to Build Exercises and Evaluate Performance

How to Utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Framework, Part 2

Cody Mulla

Glen Reed

August 22, 2018

Threat assessment, much like any other organizational function, needs to be actively managed and continuously improved. The HSEEP framework offers a strategy for both novice and seasoned teams to monitor progress through documented training.

How to Promote Continuous Improvement in Threat Assessment Programs

How to Utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Framework

Cody Mulla

Glen Reed

August 15, 2018

Although not all events can be stopped, there are strategies to mitigate occurrences by identifying threats at organizations. Threat assessment should be used at the organizational level to identity behavior that could lead to violence.

Federated, Integrated Security Reaps Rewards for McCormick Place

August 7, 2018

“Given today’s climate regarding security, we have to be able to optimize our security presence on campus as much as possible,” says Frank Solano, Security Systems Manager for McCormick Place. “That means using technology and other tools to keep our visitors safe."