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The Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), a center for security research and professional development, has opened at the University of Maryland. ARLIS represents a collaboration between the university and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Combatting insider risk and human error is critical to maintaining cybersecurity. Geopolitical education may help reduce cyber risk.

Public transportation and information security executives can indicate their interest in a potential Information Sharing and Analysis Center for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

As Infrastructure Security Month comes to a close, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) discusses its free counter-IED training programs.

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.

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.

Listen to the latest The Security Podcasts episode as we talk with Stephanie Jaros about insider risk, building an appropriate program, and the criticality of when to address such threats. 

Cybersecurity leader Dan Lohrmann has been named Field Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Public Sector at Presidio.

The U.K.-based Transparency International Defence and Security Programme has released the findings of its Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI), which measures the risk of corruption in state defense and security.

Minnesota IT Services, the state cybersecurity and information technology agency, added cloud protection from Radware to better serve the Minnesota community. Read more about the solution in this case study.