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As in-person engagement has slowed or ceased because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has shifted and security professionals still have ways of engaging, networking, advancing their security careers, and maintaining their professional reputations—virtually or as a hybrid. Here’s how.

A single application may have hundreds of thousands of vulnerabilities. Increasingly, cybercriminals are targeting people just as much if not more than the systems that underlie an infrastructure, which is why the trusted insider conundrum is exacting renewed attention. In most instances, they represent a cheaper and more accessible conduit to achieve one’s objective. What’s to be done?

Security magazine is pleased to announce our 2021 Most Influential People in Security – 10 top security executives and industry leaders who are positively impacting the security field, their organization, their colleagues and peers, and the national and global security landscape.

Security speaks to Kevin Dooley, Senior Director of Security and Transportation for the San Diego Padres, about the approach his team is taking to fan and player safety. 

With any number of warnings and false alarms happening continuously, security professionals need to know how to avoid breach fatigue and focus on what’s most important to protect their organization.

Instead of disrupting development with gates, organizations can implement a security champions program to build security guardrails into development. Here are five considerations for implementing an effective security champions program.

Terri Patterson is a recognized expert in behavioral assessment and risk mitigation and a Principal in Control Risks’ Crisis and Security Consulting practice. Here, Patterson delves into the impact of mental health issues in the corporate environment.

Cultural and societal movements that originate and gain momentum online can spill over into the real world. What are the consequences to enterprises?

While COVID-19 upended many security leaders’ plans for technology initiatives, now is the time to move forward and implement measures to protect network security.

President Biden’s executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity will impact device manufacturers—even those that don’t sell to the Federal government.