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Recent California wildfires have challenged enterprise security professionals who are responsible for protecting and managing emergency evacuations. How can enterprise security professionals leverage their existing security hardware and software investments to better prepare for emergencies?

For years, manufacturers have been finding ways to make products more appealing to kids, either by design or through the senses (i.e. smell, taste).

Enterprises are struggling to find the right talent to safeguard their networks; therefore, they must change their mindsets and begin recruiting talent from non-traditional backgrounds to ensure they have the "right" person on their SOC team.

A bipartisan bill proposed last month by New York representatives Kathleen Rice (D) and John Katko (R) would require members of Congress to receive annual cybersecurity and IT training.

First, the good news: the U.S. economy added a solid 196,000 jobs in March and unemployment is at 3.8 percent. The bad news: it is harder than ever to find and retain talented professionals.

Often when we think “self-healing,” we think of nature – or cells, more specifically.

It’s the time of the year when Girl Scouts knock on our doors and sell their infamous and delicious cookies: Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, Thanks-A-Lot and Thin Mints (my family’s personal favorite).

Happy New Year! We have turned the calendar to 2019, but the New Year doesn’t take away security risks, and according to one survey, workplace violence, marijuana use and cybersecurity will be at the top of the list.

One of the most rewarding parts of my job, as Editor of Security magazine, is the opportunity to speak with our readers. I recently had the pleasure to speak with Whit Chaiyabhat, staff vice president, crisis manager, for FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurers.