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Cyber Tactics

Flaming torches and cybersecurity

Being a security leader while juggling business priorities and daily operations is a challenge that requires pragmatic solutions.
John McClurg
John McClurg
September 6, 2022

For CISOs, particularly those at a small or medium-sized business (SMB), juggling security and business priorities and operational exigencies require pragmatic solutions.


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Security Talk

Designing schools with mental health in mind

Safety and security stakeholders can empower students and staff to help mitigate mental health issues, violence or unwanted behaviors by starting with facility design.
Maggie Shein
Maggie Shein
September 6, 2022

Safety and security stakeholders can empower students and staff to help mitigate mental health issues, violence or unwanted behaviors by starting with facility design. 


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Leadership & Management

Leading with heart and compassion

Security professionals are banding together to support Lou Mizell, a security leader and former Marine who has fallen on hard times.
Michael Gips
Michael Gips
August 5, 2022

Those who are willing to lead take the most blows. No one has taken more blows lately than security expert and former Marine Lou Mizell.


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Career Intelligence

The impact of diversity, equity and inclusion on your security career

A security leader’s decisions and actions when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion practices can send a powerful message to the organization and the security industry, and impact reputation and personal brand.
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Jerry J. Brennan
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Joanne R. Pollock
August 5, 2022

A security leader’s decisions and actions when it comes to DEI practices send a powerful message to the organization and the industry, and impact both reputation and personal brand. 


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Cyber Tactics

Protecting the SMB: 3 misconceptions

There are several ways small- to medium-sized businesses can achieve a stronger security posture with limited resources.
John McClurg
John McClurg
August 3, 2022

Small- and medium-sized businesses struggle with misconceptions when it comes to reducing their threat vectors. Learn the importance of protection along with where to start.


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Security Talk

4 security risk management tips for small to medium-sized organizations

By focusing on low-cost, high-impact initiatives, security management can build comprehensive programs with little resources.
Maggie Shein
Maggie Shein
August 3, 2022

By focusing on low-cost, high-impact initiatives, security leaders can build comprehensive programs with little resources.


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Career Intelligence

International experience can advance your security career

Effectively leading and navigating security programs in diverse cultural settings is critical to many security leaders’ successes. Here’s how to get that experience.
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Jerry J. Brennan
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Joanne R. Pollock
July 8, 2022

The global nature of today’s senior-level security roles prefer or require international experience.


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Leadership and Management

Holding up a black mirror to society

It’s imperative security leaders constantly prepare their organizations for future threats. Conveniently, many of these potential threats are explored in one TV show.
Michael Gips
Michael Gips
July 8, 2022

It is imperative security leaders constantly prepare their organizations for future threats — and watching a little TV may help.


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Cyber Tactics

Costa Rica in crisis: Russian ransomware raises its head

Let’s take a look at the evolution and path of Conti ransomware.
John McClurg
John McClurg
July 8, 2022

Let’s take a look at the evolution and path of Conti ransomware.


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Education & Training

Risk assessment strategies: Be careful what you eat

Conducting risk assessments are a valuable piece of any security program. But, in order to achieve maximum return, there’s a right and a wrong way to follow through.
Ben Zeifman
Ben Zeifman
July 8, 2022

Conducting risk assessments are a valuable piece of any security program. But, in order to achieve maximum return, there’s a right and a wrong way to follow through.


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