Management

Plan cybersecurity guidance: DOL enforcement warrants plan sponsor action

August 10, 2021

Benefit plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries should take note and act quickly – the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new cybersecurity guidance package with far-reaching effects and has already begun including this in its enforcement efforts.

3 ways video surveillance can boost parking lot security

Steve Lindsey

August 10, 2021

Emerging video surveillance technology can help communities and businesses remain vigilant in the face of emerging threats. Here are three ways these new kinds of technology improve parking lot security—and even help businesses protect their bottom line.

Artificial intelligence meets live monitoring

Sean Foley

August 10, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology seems poised to enhance nearly every aspect of our lives. The security industry is no exception where we see AI-based object detection and classification providing analytics with increasingly reliable data. One of the chief benefits is the reduction of false alarms, and the ability to finally reap the benefits analytics have promised for security and business intelligence.

Drones: Security threats from above

Dan Dunkel

August 10, 2021

Today, off-the-shelf commercial drone technology poses a significant threat to governments, corporations and the public. While the positive use cases for deploying commercial drones are many, like all technologies, drones have a dark side that security professionals must prepare for.

Firewalls, you’re fired

Even in progressive organizations, network-based security practices still linger and they can lead to a dangerously flawed cloud strategy.

Eric Kedrosky

August 9, 2021

Even in progressive organizations, network-based security practices still linger and they can lead to a dangerously flawed cloud strategy.

The dangers within: What’s hiding in your network?

Barb Rigel

August 9, 2021

Sumo Logic research reports that 56% of companies with more than 10,000 employees receive more than 1,000 security alerts every day, and 93% say they cannot address all alerts the same day. Cybercriminals are also aware of alert fatigue and count on IT to ignore many security alerts. So, what can you do?

best cities for cybersecurity opportunities

Cybersecurity experts in Luxembourg earn the highest salaries and more data on cyber jobs around the world

August 6, 2021

A new study takes an in-depth look at the current job market for cybersecurity professionals to find which cities offer the most lucrative opportunities.

New cyber-campaign targeting SE Asia critical infrastructure organizations

August 6, 2021

Four critical infrastructure organizations in a South East Asian country were targeted in an intelligence-gathering campaign that continued for several months, Symantec Threat Hunter Team has found. Among the organizations targeted were a water company, a power company, a communications company, and a defense organization, with evidence the attackers were interested in information about SCADA systems.

Establishing a comprehensive cloud governance strategy

August 6, 2021

The latest Forrester Research report, Best Practices: Cloud Governance, gives cloud leaders a blueprint and best practices for cloud governance and accounts for stakeholders, workload targets, processes and tools.

COVID-19 Heroes

Broad Institute Security Department supports COVID-19 testing facility

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has served as one of the largest processors of COVID-19 tests in the country. The Security Team has supported these efforts in myriad ways, helping maintain business continuity and ensure campus safety, visitor management, and compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.

Maria Henriquez

August 6, 2021

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has served as one of the largest processors of COVID-19 tests in the country. The Security Team has supported these efforts in myriad ways, helping maintain business continuity and ensure campus safety, visitor management, and compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.