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Enterprise organizations around the world are adapting to work from anywhere (WFA) models. The challenge of securing WFA environments could be solved by biometric authentication. 

You must’ve heard it dozens of times by now: passwords are not secure enough to protect business data. But everyone mentions alternatives to passwords as if uprooting your current identity authentication system is a piece of cake.

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) recently migrated their physical security solution to one that includes artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video surveillance. Find out more about the solution in this case study.

In response to crimes of which University of Georgia (UGA) students were victims, UGA has announced $8.5 million to improve safety both on and off campus, including hiring more UGA police officers, installing security cameras and increasing the university's infrastructure budget.

In conjunction with the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks has announced that beginning Nov. 15, fans seated beyond 15 feet of the court will no longer need to complete a Fan Health Survey to enter the game at the American Airlines Center. 

Miro Pihkanen joins OwlGaze as their new Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Board Member. In his security and advisor roles, Pihkanen will help the organization finalize a cyber threat detection solution.

As organizations shift to permanent hybrid work environments, security leaders must weigh the benefits and challenges of a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) model.

Jeffrey Feinstein, Vice President of Global Analytic Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, had the honor of serving on a Federal Reserve committee this past winter to define synthetic identity fraud. The result of this effort was the release of a paper that defines it for the industry, an essential step forward in the fight against this pervasive threat.

Incidents tend to happen at the seams and cracks of your organization, where the automation is incomplete, observability is not omniscient, and humans are still in the loop. Our blind spots are constantly evolving, and we must update our mental models of how to approach security accordingly.

Water and wastewater (WWS) facilities are under attack, along with the recent increase in critical infrastructure cyberattacks. A joint statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) details recent attacks and what WWS systems can do to bolster their cyber defense.