Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced $61.2 million in Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding to support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism, threats and hazards to the state.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis will develop the nation’s first program to train healthcare professionals to help their patients reduce firearm-related injury and death.
An Internet Society report finds that most organizations do not comply with existing global privacy regulations and are not ready for additional regulations that are going into effect in 2020.
A survey by Keyfactor revealed that 87 percent of surveyed cybersecurity professionals think more privacy and security legislation is required to better protect Canada’s businesses and consumers.
Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data center company, announced the appointment of Michael Montoya as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has unveiled the new SIA Center of Excellence, a member-driven learning consortium for education, research and training resources serving the security industry.
The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education, in collaboration with Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State Homeland Security Programs, and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), held a tabletop exercise that addressed first-responder and whole-community response and resilience to the ongoing opioid crisis.