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As some schools begin to reopen and others start planning for next year, student and staff safety need to remain top of mind, and administrators need the right solutions in place to keep risks of all kinds at bay. However, these solutions must be flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances, while still executing clear communication and quick response to reduce school safety risks.  

Which 13 physical and cybersecurity threats should security leaders be on the lookout for during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Recently, data tokenization has proved to be a successful protection method for securing sensitive information and all instances of personal data. This is because it allows information to retain its analytical value, while ensuring that it meets regulatory requirements.

Embedding cellular technology in a business continuity plan allows organizations to scale the network as needed, offers further security for those outside the corporate walls and ensures IT teams can more easily monitor and resolve any potential issues faster and easier. The workforce of tomorrow will see remote work security and cellular connectivity go hand-in-hand.

INTERPOL released an assessment outlining COVID-19's short and long-term effects on migrant smuggling and human trafficking. 

What are seven concrete steps you can put in place to address visitor management in this crisis situation and during your recovery phase for re-entry to the office?

As a future of remote work comes into focus, IT and security professionals are becoming increasingly aware that employees could unknowingly leave a door open to fraud, cybercrime and more.

The fifth annual “National Domestic Preparedness Survey,” reveals that participants’ concern about some disasters has increased significantly.

Security awareness training is no longer a “nice-to-have” for organizations. End users have become a critical component of effective security postures. Employees must have a strong understanding of cybersecurity best practices and learn how to detect and defend against targeted attacks. This shift in priority is needed to address an ongoing trend in the larger threat landscape. Cybercriminals have moved away from complicated, time-consuming technical exploits to concentrate on end users, a large and frequently vulnerable attack surface. Small or large, nearly every attack now begins in the same way: by relentlessly targeting people through email, social networks, and/or cloud and mobile applications.