Security Top Stories

Career Intelligence

Truth, Lies and Your Security Career

December 1, 2019

As you advance your security career into senior and executive levels, occasions may arise where your personal values may conflict with those in the organization. How will you handle ethical challenges that may have career and life-long impacts?

Security Talk

Fighting Natural Disasters With AI

Diane Ritchey

December 1, 2019

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?

Trends & Technology Dictate ‘Smart’ Future for Access Control

Jeffrey E. Barnhart

November 29, 2019

While access cards still play a strong role in the access control market, some companies are moving toward smartphone Bluetooth-enabled technology to give residents frictionless access through secured doors, elevators and turnstiles.

Setting the Bar High with Access Control

November 27, 2019

Kemper Development Company (KDC) is a fourth-generation, family-owned real estate development company.

The Need for Speed

Alexander Feick

November 27, 2019

Why are mid-sized organizations increasingly putting their hope in Managed Detection and Response providers who focus on real-time triage and investigation into data breach signals as they happen?

Tackling the “Shock and Awe” of Medical Device Security One Step at a Time

Cheryl L. Serra

November 26, 2019

There is a healthy fear within the cybersecurity community that hackers can exploit security vulnerabilities in medical devices with relative ease, thereby endangering patients and putting a healthcare organization’s data assets at serious risk.

New Cyberattack Tactics Against Businesses Require Advanced Network Defenses

Bogdan Botezatu

November 25, 2019

The cybersecurity skills shortage has reached an all-time-high, with 53 percent of organizations agreeing they have suffered from this gap.

Protecting the Philadelphia Holocaust Memorial Plaza

November 22, 2019

The Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza, located in the heart of Philadelphia, is a living testament and tribute to the victims of the atrocities of the Holocaust.

In Response to Mass Shootings, Increased Security Personnel Isn’t Always the Answer

More security officers won’t necessarily save lives if a mass shooting occurs. It takes effective communication to mount an effective response.

Drew Steward

November 21, 2019

People across the nation are on edge. As of September 2019, the U.S. had seen 283 mass shootings since the start of the year.

Small DDoS Attacks on the Rise: Why These Supersized Assaults Are Going Tiny

Rodney Joffe

November 21, 2019

Despite their reputation as brute force attacks, Distributed Denial-of-Service incursions are increasingly diversifying as hackers learn that smaller, more targeted attacks often deliver the anticipated outcomes while going under the radar.