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In the wake of the shooting at Oxford High School, the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) analyzed data showing an increase in school violence.

We must quell prevalent myths about security guards. Security guards do not resemble the stereotype of lazy, untrained, perhaps overweight and inhospitable male bodybuilders.    

Security is faced with increased assaults, more virtual data and remote investigations. With those challenges come privacy issues.

The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴⁾ and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have jointly released best practices for touchless screening systems for events and venues.

The "Security State of the Industry: Travel Security" report analyzed Fortune 500 research and interviewed security leaders in the travel industry to determine top trends and expectations for business travel going forward.

Public transportation and information security executives can indicate their interest in a potential Information Sharing and Analysis Center for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

The continued pandemic, labor shortages, a shift in the hybrid and remote workforce, and other factors have led to an increased threat landscape, hiring challenges and changing roles for security officers. Security leaders across many sectors share industry knowledge on how to adapt to these shifts, including interdepartmental communication, continued training efforts and more.

Three studies compare healthcare leadership and employee perspectives on workplace violence prevention and response programs.

As threats to K-12 school environments shift, security leaders need to update the fire drill-based emergency plan to one that accounts for other dangers.

As Infrastructure Security Month comes to a close, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) discusses its free counter-IED training programs.