Security Top Stories

The Incident Response Approach to Cybersecurity

March 5, 2019

The WannaCry ransomware attack that successfully targeted Merck is not the only cyberattack to which the pharmaceutical industry has fallen victim. As pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies move toward greater digitalization and the storage of more valuable data, their digital security practices become more and more critical.

How Three Universities Embraced Stop the Bleed Training

University security can take a leading role in disseminating Stop the Bleed training as part of their formal security and safety programs

Andy Altizer Cpt. Adam Fouche Steve Harris MSN, RN Sam Sharter

March 5, 2019

How have Kennesaw State University, Emory University and University of Georgia taken a leading role in disseminating Stop the Bleed programs?

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?

To Catch A Spy: The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence

John McClurg

March 1, 2019

We just celebrated President’s Day. Folklore has it that during the American Revolution, George Washington was approached by an enquiring member of the press who asked: “George! George! What keeps you up at night?”

Master Internal Marketing for Security Career Success

Jerry J. Brennan

March 1, 2019

Several of my previous columns in this space have discussed how you can best brand and market yourself to advance your security career.

Key Risk Indicators and Communicating Security’s Role

Brian Allen

March 1, 2019

In the previous two columns I asked a few questions and discussed the concepts of what is security’s role and how would you evaluate security’s role?

Ready to ‘Self-Heal’ Your Enterprise?

Diane Ritchey

March 1, 2019

Often when we think “self-healing,” we think of nature – or cells, more specifically.

The Interagency Security Committee -- What You May Not Know

Darryl Hernandez

February 27, 2019

In 1995, a domestic terrorist detonated a rental truck filled with a potent, home-made bomb built from fertilizer and other easily available chemicals, killing 168 people, including 19 children, and wounding hundreds more.

How Security System Automation Can Help Tackle Operator Fatigue

Jean-Marc Robillard

February 26, 2019

The days of a security officer spending their shift watching a few rows of grainy video footage are long gone. Operators today are being asked to actively monitor events from hundreds of video cameras, while also overseeing countless alarms from other devices such as door readers, intrusion panels, perimeter detection sensors, building automation controls and more.