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Healthcare Data Compliance: Maintaining Integrity, Privacy and Security

Three Reasons Healthcare CISOs Can’t Ignore Vendor Compliance

CISOs must prioritize vendor compliance to protect their company and patients from risk and avoid reputational damage, expensive penalties, and other financial impacts.

John Schneider

July 18, 2019

The risk of a cyberattack against healthcare organizations is growing rapidly, with some 83 percent of health CISOs reporting an increased number of attacks in the past year.

Security and the Bottom Line: The ROI of Mobile Device Management

Simo Salmensuu

July 16, 2019

Mobile device management (MDM) is a proven, cost-effective solution to meet an organization’s needs for security and control. However, as organizations scale up, or need to manage risk or stay compliant, they also need to manage costs. A company’s smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other connected devices—and the apps and data plans associated with those devices—are expenses, which can quickly escalate.

Drones and Security: The Future of Public Space Safety

Bill Edwards

July 16, 2019

There is no better example of a technology with great benefits and even greater challenges than drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), specifically commercial drones.

Stepping Up Security for Transit Riders

Transit agencies turn to upgrades in equipment, technology and policies to keep riders safe.

Ed Finkel

July 10, 2019

Rapid transit agencies across the U.S. are installing information management systems, video analytics and more to deter and combat crime and terror attacks that can impact millions of riders each day.

School Districts in NY to Upgrade to Smart Technology

July 3, 2019

ocal school districts in New York are upgrading their technology thanks to a $2 billion Smart School Bond Act.

Using Marketing Techniques to Accelerate Cyber Progress

Matthew Doan

July 2, 2019

For most organizations, putting great cybersecurity in place requires a massive uphill trek. Many forms of change are required – technology, process, talent, and more. Here, cyber leaders focus inward, working to get capabilities in place and reduce identified risks. But fundamentally, you need externally-driven change too, where other enterprise leaders (and key partners outside of your business) believe in the cyber mission so deeply that they can’t live without it.

Encryption and Authentication: The One-Two Punch That Protects Your Data

Jake Kiser

July 2, 2019

While cybersecurity should be a primary concern for all organizations, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Mid-market businesses have different security needs and concerns than large enterprises. To meet these needs, CISOs must meet with business leaders to discuss what technology is required to safeguard digital assets. Cloud adoption only heightens the need for this conversation.

What is New (and What Isn’t) in Business Continuity Planning Pt.2

Kevin Alvero

Wade Cassels

July 2, 2019

According to the Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI), the actual scope of work of a BC or resilience professional hasn’t really changed. Organizations still must have high-quality response and damage limitation plans formulated by skilled planners. The change in the resilience profession, however, is moving away from a technical specialization and into mainstream business risk management. DRI reports that consolidation of resilience disciplines has increased over the past year. The main result of this is that fewer organizations have independent business continuity departments, with BC professionals being incorporated into existing risk management or information security divisions.

Grant Lecky Receives Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence

Maria Henriquez

June 24, 2019

In 2017, The International Foundation for Protection Officers, in conjunction with Security Magazine, announced the inaugural Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence, an award that recognizes one security professional or an organization for professional excellence or outstanding service in the security profession.

Top Trends in Addressing Operational Challenges Through Technology in Physical Security

Tim Lozier

June 21, 2019

In the Security Guard industry, there is a tremendous level of complexity and market factors that are creating various challenges to reduce costs, improve profitability and operate in the most efficient manner possible.