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Security magazine sits down with Blackstone Consulting's Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Strategy Elizabeth Rice to discuss building operational models and the importance of a positive, empathy-based workplace culture.

In a hearing by the House Intelligence Committee, John Cohen, Head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis explained steps that DHS has taken to prevent domestic terrorism and violence since the U.S. Capitol building was breached by rioters on January 6, 2021.

The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification or location of any individual(s) who hold a key leadership position in the DarkSide ransomware crime group. 

"You can't expect to have the best and brightest if you're only recruiting from 50% of the population. You have to recruit from 100% of the population and if you don't, you're not going to get the best and brightest," said CyberWarrior COO Jonathan Edwards. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded CyberWarrior a grant to develop cyber workforce training for underserved populations.

Brigid Farm, a New England-based cannabis firm, has upgraded security at its production facilities and retail spaces with a new video management system from Salient Systems. Read more about the solution in this case study.

The United States Government has added four foreign companies to the Entity List for engaging in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the U.S. 

John McCorry will join the Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) team as their new Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Vice President of Business Technology.

Ransomware actors are using significant, time-sensitive financial events, such as mergers and acquisitions, to target and leverage victim companies, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recent Private Industry Notification (PIN). 

Rohinee Mohindroo brings cybersecurity experience to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) position at Sitecore from her roles at three other firms, where she helped design cyber strategies to best defend against threats.

The Biden administration issued a broad new order — Binding Operational Directive 22-01 - Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities — requiring nearly all federal agencies to patch hundreds of cybersecurity flaws considered major vulnerabilities for damaging intrusions into government computer systems.