Johns Hopkins says it will pause the development of a police department for at least two years so that it may benefit from the national re-evaluation of policing in society.
The Denver Board of Education voted to reduce the number of police officers assigned to schools by 25% by the end of the calendar year and to end its partnership with the Denver Police Department.
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is shifting its 2020 Port Security Seminar and Expo from a traditional 2½-day in-person event held in a conference facility, to a virtual event called AAPA Anywhere.
UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May announced the formation of a campus safety task force to discuss and assess how the university’s police department should evolve to look, operate and engage on both the Davis and Sacramento campuses.
Video surveillance systems have always been vulnerable to attacks. Ever since IP technology was first introduced, security cameras have been an attractive target for hackers.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the creation of a task force to study and analyze best practices and procedures for recruiting, training and maintaining law enforcement officers in the state.
The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to be a driving force behind smart buildings, with the ability to optimize all areas of building operations – from HVAC to surveillance, offering massive potential for facility owners and system integrators to create added value for customers. While goals such as reducing energy consumption and space utilization are still priorities, building owners and operators are searching for solutions to help make workspaces and common areas safe and useable, abiding by new health and safety guidelines. Security professionals are also searching for ways to leverage and augment their technology infrastructure to contribute to the overall safety of their facility, beyond the traditional capabilities of access control and surveillance.
COVID-19 may mean the end of the open office plan, in-person conferences and handshakes. How has cybersecurity changed, and what new role will CISOs play?
With the sudden shift to work-from-home operations, CISOs and security teams have an important role in strengthening business continuity by ensuring that current and future remote cybersecurity work policies do not create tradeoffs between usability and security. What are three steps to address this issue?