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Arlington National Cemetery to Add Security Measures

September 13, 2016

Visitors to Arlington National Cemetery will soon be required to undergo additional screening and other security measures.

Report Ranks the 30 Safest College Towns in America

September 12, 2016

SafeWise security experts have released the 2016 list of the 30 Safest College Towns in America.

7 Things I've Learned About Being a Woman in Executive Protection

By Rachael Paskvan

September 9, 2016

A lot of people are surprised to learn that women work in executive protection – and that I’m one of them.

Greg Touhill Named First Cybersecurity Chief

September 9, 2016

Brigadier General Gregory J. Touhill was named the government's first federal cybersecurity chief.

Bipartisan Coalition Calls for Better Package Screening

September 7, 2016

A bipartisan coalition is calling on U.S. leaders to keep American families safe by closing security loophole that allows 340 million packages a year to enter the U.S. unscreened.

Study Analyzes Retail Industry's Unique Risk Exposure

September 6, 2016

With retail sales in the United States projected to reach nearly $4 trillion in 2016, the cost of risk is estimated to be $23 billion.

Security Pros Lack Confidence in Ransomware Recovery

September 1, 2016

Only 34 percent of IT Pros are “very confident” they could recover from a ransomware infection without losing critical data.

Report Suggests Physical Security Information Management Market to Grow

Kylie Bull

September 1, 2016

Analysts from Research and Markets forecast the global physical security information management market to grow at a CAGR of 14.82 percent during the period 2016-2020.

OSCE-Trained Cyber Officers Start Work in Ukraine

Kylie Bull

September 1, 2016

On July 18, 84 cyber-police officers, trained by the Office for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) started work in Ukraine on the grounds of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs.

Biometric Payments Trusted by Majority of Europeans

Kylie Bull

September 1, 2016

Visa’s Biometric Paymentsstudy, which surveyed 14,000 people across Europe, revealed that 73 percent of people think biometric security checks on a payments device is a secure authentication, with fingerprint the preference for 81% of consumers, followed by iris scanning.