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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded the agency’s Alliance Program Ambassador designation to Lamar Advertising Co.

Bonnie Michelman, Executive Director of Police, Security and Outside Services at Mass General and winner of the 2021 SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, spoke about the hospital's response to COVID-19 and the lessons she and the security team learned from the pandemic during a talk at the Security Industry Association (SIA) Securing New Ground conference.

Security professionals across all sectors are still dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Bar Association (IBA) COVID-19 Task Force has released guidance on how officials in travel, manufacturing, healthcare and other sectors can best continue to fight COVID-19 on a global scale.

University of Nebraska researchers will study the implementation of smart monitoring technology at various bridges in the state, evaluating the cybersecurity risks of the new instruments and their effects on bridge safety. The Department of Defense will fund the project, which is a collaboration between the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Defending the medical device supply chain, cracking down on ransomware and monitoring new technology are all priorities for cybersecurity professionals in the healthcare field. In a panel hosted by BD, Eric Decker, William Landry, Inhel Rekik and Scott Shindledecker discuss top of mind issues for healthcare cybersecurity professionals.

A multi-use commercial and residential building will be secured by an access control and visitor management system from AMAG Technology and West Fire Systems. Read more about the tools used in this security case study.

Business leaders need security solutions that adapt to their environment and build off of the foundations they’ve set. New research from Johnson Controls highlights key areas of change that security executives can monitor.

By installing or updating access control and emergency management technology, schools can fight the spread of COVID-19 and keep their students safe.

Lyft has released the company’s first-ever safety report, revealing 1,807 sexual assaults occurred in rides in 2019.

The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) has released "The Competence of Frontline Security Professionals and What They Say About Their Work," a research project about security officers' roles and perceptions of their experiences in the industry.