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Guy Grace to Receive 2018 SIA Insightful Practitioner Award

October 1, 2018

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Guy M. Grace, Jr., as the 2018 recipient of the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, an honor recognizing excellence in promoting the implementation of innovative security solutions.

Airlines and Airports are Investing in Biometrics

September 30, 2018

Airlines and airports are investing to deliver secure and easy travel for passengers, with biometric technology a key priority.

The GDPR and Privacy: What Security Leaders Need to Know

If You Think the GDPR Doesn’t Affect You, Think Again

Laurent Villeneuve

September 24, 2018

The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in May of this year. While many in North America believe that since they are not located within the European Union the regulation does not apply to their operations, the territorial scope of the GDPR is well and truly global. Many of these companies are unaware that the GDPR is applicable to any organization conducting business within the EU, including those simply collecting data there.

2018 Crime Rates Expected to Drop

September 20, 2018

Crime and overall murder rates across US cities are projected to decline in 2018, continuing similar decreases from the previous year, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

Product Spotlight on SOC Technology and Furnishings

Claire Meyer

September 17, 2018

The security operations center is the central nervous system of a security department. From that one room, enterprise security leaders can monitor worldwide risks, address ongoing incidents, track system health and sustain operations across the business.

Dallas Transit Aims to Bolster Security with 61 New Officers

September 13, 2018

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is planning to bolster security over the next five years, including a 77-percent spending increase in security services next year and adding 65 full-time salaried positions in 2018-2019, 61 of them police.

Majority of U.S. Homeowners Are Unprepared For Disasters

September 13, 2018

Despite the U.S. experiencing its highest number of billion-dollar disasters in 2017, a new survey found two-thirds of American homeowners are still unprepared in the event of a disaster.

Study Outlines Business Case for Biometrics

September 13, 2018

Research from Goode Intelligence sets out the qualitative and quantitative basis for the return on investment from the use of biometric authentication.

Primary Considerations and Pitfalls for Security Control Room Design

Developing an effective SOC requires more than just the streamlining of physical security systems

Dan Gundry

September 11, 2018

Though many security managers tend to have tunnel vision on the techy aspects of building a SOC, often the most important things to consider are the most basic and in a command center environment, that begins with an operator-centric design.

Defense is Your Best Offense: Understanding the Fundamentals of Risk-Based Security

Chris McLauglin

September 11, 2018

Successful strategists in the security arena face the same kind of tactical issues as football coaches. Attackers are skillful, resourceful and motivated success. Football coaches can’t deploy a “one-size-fits-all” strategy, and neither can security leaders. On a macro level, this is called “Risk-Based Security.”