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Networking challenges ahead for your security career

July 1, 2020

Global lockdowns, travel restrictions, expansion of remote working arrangements and numerous cancellations of professional programs and events we are now experiencing will have a profound impact on the opportunity to develop your security career through networking.

Risk management concerns rising at ports as COVID-19 disruption grows

June 30, 2020

The spread of COVID-19 and the economic and trade disruption the pandemic has caused is prompting port managers to examine new ways to improve risk management and digital processes, according to the latest global ports survey conducted by Remy InfoSource.

Larissa L. Knapp named Assistant Director of the Security Division at FBI headquarters

June 30, 2020

FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Larissa L. Knapp the assistant director of the Security Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Philadelphia officials to rebrand school police as 'safety officers'

June 29, 2020

Philadelphia, Penn. school officials are making changes regarding how the district handles security.

The Los Angeles Airport police have a full-time emergency services unit armed with rifles and a tactical team that provides protection in those areas along with patrol officers

US House of Representatives passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

June 29, 2020

The US House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, by a bipartisan vote of 236 to 181.

$1.4 billion in COVID-19 stimulus checks went to deceased people

June 26, 2020

According to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), the federal government sent approximately 1.1 million stimulus payments (a total of $1.4 billion) to deceased people.

Dispelling the Dangerous Myth of Data Breach Fatigue; cyber security news

Domestic abuse prevention app exposes victims in massive data breach

June 26, 2020

vpnMentor’s research team, led by analysts Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, recently discovered a sensitive data breach originating from the domestic violence prevention app Aspire News App.

GAO issues considerations for agencies returning employees to workplaces during pandemics

June 26, 2020

The rapidly escalating challenges from the COVID-19 global outbreak present critical workforce issues for federal agencies to assess and address, says the US Government Accountability Office (GAO).

ISC West 2020 in-person event has been canceled

June 25, 2020

ISC West 2020, scheduled for October 5-8 in Las Vegas, Nev., has been canceled due to industry and market circumstances.

Most Americans willing to forego personal data privacy to combat spread of COVID-19 and return to work faster

Survey also found Baby Boomers more likely to say they would allow employers to take their temperature, compared to Gen X and Millennials.

June 25, 2020

Three in four Americans (75 percent) are thinking more about data privacy issues amid COVID-19, yet most are willing to share their personal information to keep others safe and to return to work faster, a pulse survey of 1,000 workers by KPMG found.