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While offering incredible conveniences, mobile apps are also a vehicle for malicious hackers to obtain sensitive data and personal information. But before we dive into the work of hackers, it is important to understand user privacy.

While the appeal of taking action against an attacker is easy to see, private sector hack back is a very bad idea. We encourage organizations to employ active defense techniques, but limit these to assets you own or operate. Hack back raises a number of concerns, as detailed here..

Inova Health System began a Behavioral Health Officer program several years ago with the goal of creating a specialized group of security personnel to reduce workplace violence incidents. Since then, the program has grown, evolved and proven its value to the organization many times over.

A new resilience and risk report from First Street Foundation, “The 3rd National Risk Assessment: Infrastructure on the Brink,” calculates the risk of five key dimensions of community risk: residential properties, roads, commercial properties, critical infrastructure and social infrastructure.

Bonnie Michelman, the recipient of the 2021 SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, is the executive director of police, security and outside services at Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General) and for Mass General Brigham Corporation. She also serves as the board president of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) Foundation and has held a wide variety of leadership roles in the security industry.

Mobile Access solutions and Visionline technology provide guests with a secure environment at the two recently opened Residence Inn by Marriott locations. The security solution by ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions foregrounds access control with radio frequency identification (RFID) locks.

Decision-makers need to strike a balance when it comes to spending on cybersecurity technology in a way that still enables corporate growth without leaving the organization overly vulnerable to an attack. Invest too little, and there could be gaps in your cyber defenses. Invest too much, and there could be a false sense of security.

The global Entrust report, "Pulse Check on In-Office Security for Hybrid Work Models," surveyed employers and employees about COVID-19-related visitor protocols and how enterprise security models have shifted in the hybrid workplace.

Incorporating new cloud-based access control technology into old frameworks can save energy and funds without compromising security. Wireless and cloud-based access control can create a secure environment in older buildings.

Video surveillance powered by artificial intelligence (AI) can assist companies with various technologies, like intrusion detection, suspicious behavior monitoring, object tracking and more.