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10-Year Lookback at Technology's Role in Shaping Today's Security Professionals

May 14, 2019

Think back to 2009 and the phone you owned. While the phone you carry today might not look that different, a smartphone or its equivalent is far more powerful than it was just 10 years ago. While it is relatively easy for businesses to track the evolution of phone technology, have they similarly considered how their own corporate security departments have changed during the same period?

The Insider Threat: Protecting Your Company from Itself

Joe Granitto

May 14, 2019

Imagine losing your car keys. It would be inconvenient, as you could be stranded for a while and you would need to find and obtain a replacement key. Now imagine losing a set of work keys. How much disruption could this cause your company? Remember the 2014 Sony breach? It was perpetrated by a group who claimed that they were able to access the movie studio's computer systems because Sony failed to lock their physical doors.

Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act Reintroduced by Senators Warren and Warner

May 10, 2019

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) reintroduced the Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act to hold large credit reporting agencies (CRAs)-including Equifax-accountable for data breaches involving consumer data.

How to Meet the Growing Demand for Cybersecurity Professionals

How can U.S. enterprise security professionals learn from their Irish colleagues to fill cybersecurity roles?

Aidan McCauley

May 10, 2019

With a growing demand for security trained professionals, what can enterprises do to meet this demand?

Physical and Cyber Convergence—At Last?

Bud Broomhead

May 8, 2019

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.

Social Engineering Simulation Testing Tips

Joe Malec

May 8, 2019

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.

Tipping the Scale for Effective Cybersecurity

Dustin Hillard

May 8, 2019

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.

Data Breach Trends In 2019

May 8, 2019

More than 1,900 breaches were reported through March 31, exposing approximately 1.9 billion records, according to the Data Breach QuickView Report.

Ensuring Physical Security of Lone Workers

Enterprises upgrade technology, equipment, training and policies to protect those on their own.

Ed Finkel

May 8, 2019

How can we ensure lone workers go home to their families by using event management platforms and training sessions?

Less Than Half of Americans are Prepared for an Emergency

May 7, 2019

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.