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Tony Bryson, Chief Information Security Officer for the Town of Gilbert, Ariz., scaled the town's cybersecurity defenses by adopting a preventative solution through a  third-party security company to help to mitigate the risks associated with supply chain attacks.

Great CFOs don’t act as a blocker or barrier, but are ready to invest in comprehensive and robust cybersecurity systems. Here’s how to make sure your CFO is one of them.

A new study shows that despite efforts to prevent corporate illicit activity, 84% of U.S. respondents still felt corruption had a significant impact on their organizations.

As the gravity of COVID-19 was recognized and expanded in the United States, Niyazi Ekici and Dean C. Alexander, professors at Western Illinois University’s School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration, commenced a research project to gauge the impact of the pandemic on law enforcement agencies. Here's what they found. 

Every successful terrorist attack is a failure of terrorism risk management. To maximize chances of success, security leaders need assessment methods driven by systematic data-driven analysis.

Security industry leaders must be relentless in their quest for innovation. In order to self-disrupt their organizations, they should seek ideation, brainstorming and problem-solving, as the catalyzers for radical change.

Massachusetts' residents lost over $97 million to cybercrimes in 2020, according to the FBI's 2020 Internet Crime Report. In an effort to curb such crimes, the state has created a cyber committee.

The key to bringing long-term value to your security program consists of the alignment of people, processes and technology. This is achieved with the unification of front-line and back-office operations.

Applying the Sun Tzu approach to cybersecurity gives organizations the awareness of what to look for, what vulnerabilities create the most risk and how to implement the appropriate incident response procedures. 

A layered approach to campus security can help campus leaders tasked with the safety and security of students and campus provide an open campus perimeter that is still well protected. To achieve this, security leaders must focus on security technologies and solutions, training and a holistic approach.