We have been hearing about the “convergence” of physical and cyber security for years, but even today there are still debates about whether it has happened yet (spoiler alert: it hasn’t). Part of the challenge might be that the word convergence itself can apply to more than one kind of activity – for example, some believe it applies to the linkages or integration of IT and security systems, while others believe it applies to IT and security organizational structures and teams.
Do you know who is calling you? In many cases, employees rely on caller ID or a familiar name to allow callers to build trust and potentially exploit them. Vishing (or social engineering) is a practice where verbal communication is used to deceive a potential victim.
New technologies, including cloud computing, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, are constantly bringing new opportunities and challenges to attackers and defenders alike. This is not just the age of machines but of machine-scale. As such, IT security analysts need new tools to defend the network.
Forty-two percent of Americans don't have an evacuation plan in the event of severe weather and only 19 percent have a family meet-up plan, says a new survey.
According to a report from App Annie, people use nine applications daily, and in a month, they use 30. Why is this relevant? Brivo’s study, “3 Key Drivers to Technology Adoption in Physical Security”, reveals 81 percent of survey respondents are reliant on mobile applications to manage their facilities and people and 62 percent of them are using one to five mobile applications for work.
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