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Heading into 2020 no one could have predicted how a then-mysterious new coronavirus would cripple global business, as it is now. The last time a global crisis struck with such force, it was a man-made event – when the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008 caused the worst recession in U.S. history since the Great Depression. What are four different dimensions of risk enterprise security leaders need to assess right now?
Companies, sites and venues must re-budget and re-equip their premises that will host human traffic with the reopening of the economies. The vulnerability landscape has changed dramatically where a company or site cannot afford to have an infected person in their location.
In light of the reports of theft of COVID-19 stimulus checks (which one headline called “pure hell”), it’s instructive to look back at recent breaches of IRS systems and processes.
While much of society has changed in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting valued assets is still crucial for an organization and facility to remain secure.
I’m a New Yorker. I have a passion about business and people. When COVID-19 struck the world, I picked up the phone and touched base with CEOs and executives in physical security.
As COVID-19 continued to spread, some US states were swift to mobilize the United States National Guard. Will it becomethe savior America needs, even if it is not the one she wants?
When kidnapping victims Canadian Edith Blais and Italian Luca Tacchetto held a press conference on 14 March in Mali, following nearly four months in captivity, they appeared amused and confused when Bamako officials publicly greeted them with an elbow bump due to new coronavirus etiquette.
You don’t have to be a news junkie to notice one of the bigger stories the media is focusing on these days. Whether it’s local, state or national races, election security has become a serious issue.
The TalkTalk data breach in 2015 was monumental for the cybersecurity industry. At the time, data breaches were hardly new, but this particular breach resulted in the government recommending that an officer should be appointed with day-to-day responsibility for protecting computer systems from a cyber attack.
During this COVID-19 crisis, law enforcement and security personnel are not only expected to continue their usual levels of service to the public, but are also expected to assist in community and government efforts combatting the virus. It is important that law enforcement and security officers are aware of the following information: Recognition, Protection, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and how to Respond if Exposed.
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