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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.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency held a tabletop exercise with the Chevron Salt Lake Refinery and other state and local partners to test plans for responding to a potential emergency at the refinery.

The Ohio Department of Public Safety has opened a new office focusing on first responder mental health. The Office of First Responder Wellness aims to help address post-traumatic stress and other wellness topics pertaining to first responders.

Every organization is trying to find ways to mitigate workplace violence, but healthcare organizations have several obstacles that can make this difficult task even more challenging. 

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that holiday travel should not be impacted by the employee vaccine mandate, as approximately 93% of TSA employees are now vaccinated against COVID-19.

Securing physical or digital assets are at the heart of reducing enterprise and business risks. Identity management solutions help enterprises verify a user’s identity and ensure that only authorized users access facilities, applications, systems or networks. Let’s explore a sampling of the latest identity management solutions.

Michigan State University (MSU) has introduced the SafeMSU app and Police and Public Safety Advisory Committee to improve campus security.