“For us, a game day activity is no small matter,” says James (Jimmy) Johnson, Assistant Vice President for Campus Safety at the University of Texas at Austin.

No kidding – Longhorn football games regularly sell out, hosting more than 100,000 fans in the Darrel K Royal (DKR)-Texas Memorial Stadium, not counting the small army of vendors, staff, security personnel and law enforcement that keep operations running smoothly.

In fact, the scope of this attack differs from any we have responded to in the past, as its purpose was to both destroy property and release confidential information to the public. The bottom line is that this was an unparalleled and well planned crime, carried out by an organized group, for which neither SPE nor other companies could have been fully prepared.”

 Tailgating is one of the most common and innocent security breaches – an employee opening a door and holding it open for others, visitors without badges, or the passive acceptance of a uniformed worker. The problem with these lax situations and common courtesy is that they open your building to undocumented and unauthorized entry by individuals who could intend harm to your property and employees.  

 Cyber breaches knows no boundaries and doesn’t discriminate based on business size. For example, a study by the National Cyber Security Alliance shows that even though 66 percent of the small businesses surveyed relied on the Internet on a daily basis and 69 percent handled sensitive data, only 23 percent had a written policy and procedure Internet security guide for their employees. Only 37 percent provided Internet safety training to their employees, and only 50 percent had a cybersecurity plan to keep their business secure. 

 Chief Hector Rodriguez believes so much in the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) and the safety of the children who attend SAUSD schools that he sends his own children to school there. 

 In more than 5,300 AutoZone stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico and Brazil, the number one job for AutoZoners is to provide “Wow! Customer Service.” And AutoZone’s security focus is no different, says Jerry Blum, Director of Security Services for AutoZone. The security team’s focus is on more than just customers. There are vendors, employees and other business partners, too.  

 All $27,430,000,000,000 of it. That is $27 “Trillion” with a capital “T” of other people’s money under custody at State Street Corporation. Most of their customers, actually, are other financial institutions as well as institutional investors, and their brand and business relies on the continuous vigilance of their executive leaders including Steve Baker, Vice President and Deputy CSO.