Loss prevention professionals as well as those who aspire to work in loss prevention in the United States and Canada can apply for Vector Security’s annual Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) scholarship program now through March 31, 2020.

A new study from ISC² estimates the current cybersecurity workforce at 2.8 million professionals and estimates that 4.07 professionals will be needed to close the skills gap (4.07 million professionals).

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2019 keynote and featured speakers for Securing New Ground (SNG), taking place at the Grand Hyatt New York in Manhattan Oct. 29-30.

Dave Estlick, CISO of Starbucks, will keynote at the 2019 Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit, presented by the Retail and Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC).

McDonald’s will introduce new workplace training centered on harassment and workplace safety to its U.S. employees.

Employees of healthcare organizations in the U.S. and Canada are lacking cybersecurity education and awareness in three main areas including regulation, policy and training. 

Suffolk County, New York has launched a school safety initiative called the Sharing to Help Access Remote Entry (SHARE) that will share live security camera footage with police in active shooter situations. 

More than 40 people joined together at God's Church Sunday in Victoria, Texas to train for an active shooter incident, says a news report.