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COVID-19 Heroes

Maximizing COVID-19 pandemic response at Armour College

Chief of Police and founder of Armour College, Richard McCann has been responsible for leading the college’s response to the widespread COVID-19 pandemic, immediately putting policies and medical screenings into place, acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE), and distributing medical information to staff and students on all campuses to ensure appropriate safety and health protocols at the college.

Maria Henriquez

June 7, 2021

Chief of Police and founder of Armour College, Richard McCann has been responsible for leading the college’s response to the widespread COVID-19 pandemic, immediately putting policies and medical screenings into place, acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE), and distributing Center of Disease (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other relevant medical information to staff and students on all campuses to ensure appropriate safety and health protocols at the college.

COVID-19 Heroes

Maintaining critical functions and minimizing risk at State Street Corporation

The State Street Global Security Team quickly implemented protocols to ensure the security of all staff and maintain continuity of operations, including establishing travel protocols, exclusion protocols and visitor protocols, implementing temperature check stations, deploying credentials, and monitoring of government orders and restrictions.

Maria Henriquez

June 7, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Managing Director and Chief Security Officer Stephen D. Baker, CPP, and his entire security function provided strategy and risk leadership with ongoing risk assessments and mitigation strategies at the State Street Corporation. This allowed the company to continue its global operations, placed workers at ease and supported State Street clients’ needs without disruption throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

White House asks private sector to take ransomware attacks more seriously

June 4, 2021

The White House has issued an open letter to companies, urging them to take immediate steps to prepare for ransomware attacks, following a string of cyberattacks that have halted the operations of many companies.

5 minutes with Vishal Jain - Navigating cybersecurity in a hybrid work environment

Maria Henriquez

June 4, 2021

Are you ready for hybrid work? Though the hybrid office will create great opportunities for employees and employers alike, it will create some cybersecurity challenges for security and IT operations. Here, Vishal Jain, Co-Founder and CTO at Valtix, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of cloud native network security services, speaks to Security magazine about the many ways to develop a sustainable cybersecurity program for the new hybrid workforce.

Three reasons why passwords aren't going away any time soon

Marcus Kaber

June 4, 2021

Removing passwords is a solid goal as they are fraught with vulnerability issues – reuse, common construction patterns and the almighty leaked password problem. These are the three reasons why most organizations are not ready to abandon on-premises Active Directory and move towards a cloud-only model.

Assistive AI keeps the human element in public safety

Jack William

June 4, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most disruptive innovation in a generation. It is quickly becoming an essential component in many industries, including public safety. However, these are still the nascent stages of AI adoption, and with that, come challenges.

COVID-19 Heroes

Gary Johnson of the Pojoaque Valley School District makes student and staff well-being priority number one

Director of Security for the Pojoaque Valley School District in New Mexico, Gary Johnson has taken a lead role in implementing COVID-19-related screening procedures, safety and security plans, and reopening protocols, but more importantly, he’s placed a focus on supporting students, staff and community members.

Maggie Shein

June 4, 2021

Gary Johnson is much more than Director of Security for the Pojoaque Valley School District in New Mexico. He’s in charge of safety and security, transportation and more, but his most important role is supporter, with this role becoming even more prominent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Heroes

The NFL’s GSOC takes center stage in getting players back on the field

As the centralized place for intelligence and information, the NFL’s GSOC played a pivotal role in the League’s pandemic response, streamlining access and infection control, updating business continuity plans, and providing relevant data to enable all stakeholders to make informed decisions.

Maggie Shein

June 4, 2021

As a centralized place for intelligence and information, the NFL’s GSOC, led by Director of Intelligence Operations Robert Gummer, played a pivotal role in the League’s pandemic response, streamlining access and infection control, updating business continuity plans, and providing relevant data to enable all stakeholders to make informed decisions.

When product security and cybersecurity converge: A CSO’s perspective on how security organizations can thrive

John Scimone

June 3, 2021

To more effectively reduce risk and capitalize on the capabilities, intelligence and experience of both the corporate application security team and the product security team, John Scimone, Dell Technologies Chief Security Officer, recommends converging these programs. Once converged, the security organization will see immediate benefits. Here, Scimone explores why organizations should converge these teams and the benefits.

Behind the scenes of a ransomware attack and response

Marc Bleicher

June 3, 2021

Threat actors are now not only encrypting critical business systems, but also backups. They’ve brought businesses to a standstill, leaving some non-operational and really, with no good options for recovery. In many cases, it’s been pay the ransom to obtain a decryption key — or go out of business.