Security Education & Training

128 World's Most Ethical Companies for 2019 Revealed

March 14, 2019

Ethisphere announced the designation of 128 honorees representing 21 countries and 50 industries as the 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies. The list includes 16 first-time honorees and eight organizations that have been named to the list every year since 2007.

Now That You Have a Plan, Are You Testing It?

A. Benjamin Mannes

March 11, 2019

As someone who has been engaged by consulting clients and full-time employers to conduct threat assessments and write security and emergency preparedness plans, I am often left puzzled by how many organizations go to great lengths to assess their vulnerabilities and create plans to address them, but almost never test their ongoing effectiveness.

SIA Announces Event for Women in the Security Industry at ISC West

March 8, 2019

The Security Industry Association (SIA) – as part of its Women in Security Forum initiative – will host a breakfast event during ISC West featuring insights from special guest Juliette Kayyem, a national leader in America’s homeland security efforts.

'My Employer' is the Most Trusted Institution, says 2019 Trust Barometer

March 7, 2019

The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that trust has changed profoundly in the past year with “my employer” emerging as the most trusted institution.

Texas School Safety Bill Proposes Threat Assessment Teams

March 5, 2019

Texas’ Senate education chairman unveiled a school safety measure that touches on strengthening school security, “hardening” school infrastructure and mental health counseling.

Why Reputational Risk is a Security Risk and What to Do About It

Ra Tiedemann-Nkabinde

Daniil Davydoff

March 4, 2019

In 2007, Aon’s Global Risk Management Survey identified reputational risk as the top concern for global enterprises. A decade later, in the latest such survey by Aon, “damage to reputation/brand” retained its number one spot among more than 50 other categories of risks.

Robots and Drones -- the Future of Enterprise Security?

Enterprise security is increasingly embracing the use of drones, robots and other automated technology to mitigate risks, manage costs and boost productivity

Diane Ritchey

March 1, 2019

How is enterprise security increasingly embracing the use of drones, robots and other automated technology to mitigate risks, manage costs and boost productivity?

Unknown in Users, Data, Devices, and Apps are Major Concerns for CISOs

February 28, 2019

Cisco's 2019 CISO Benchmark Study results show security professionals are placing higher priority on vendor consolidation, collaboration between networking and security teams, and security awareness exercises to strengthen an organizations security posture and reduce the risk of breaches.

Workplace Emergency Planning is Shifting, But Employees Don't Feel It's a Priority

February 26, 2019

The 2019 Workplace Safety and Preparedness Survey from Rave Mobile Safety discusses the latest state of safety in the corporate environment, as well as what communication changes companies have made and what shortcomings still exist from the last year.

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Announces Speaker Lineup for Sixth Annual Conference

February 25, 2019

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), has announced its keynote lineup of leading women in cybersecurity.