The Security Executive Council (SEC) will award scholarships of up to $7,500 to students who exemplify security leadership skills and are enrolled in select university partner programs.

Members of the National Guard in multiple U.S. states have been dispatched to health facilities during the COVID-19 case surge.

Grocery chain Hy-Vee has added a retail security team to improve safety and health for its employees and customers. The security officers will be trained through a program developed by the retailer and law enforcement.

Healthcare employees are more likely to experience workplace violence (WPV) than any other profession. Five articles support the theory that simulators and coaching reduce workplace violence prevention through hands-on training that provides the workforce with the knowledge, awareness, skills and confidence to manage situations.

As Infrastructure Security Month comes to a close, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) discusses its free counter-IED training programs.

Today’s security threat landscape necessitates that security leaders work on an ongoing, effective security awareness program, tackling the inherent challenge of employee participation.  

Ed Skoudis, a cybersecurity leader and educator, has been named the new President of the SANS Technology Institute, according to a statement. Ed will lead the institute's degree programs and Internet Storm Center.

The Ant-Defamation League and the Community Security Service will provide reciprocal training sessions on security best practices and trends in antisemitic attacks and hate crimes.

Law enforcement officers are leaving agencies and joining private security. Hiring retired officers can benefit enterprise security in a number of ways. 

The Wisconsin university's Whitewater campus hosts the Cybersecurity Center for Business which provides training programs for organizations in the area, offers an online M.S. in cybersecurity, and has just launched a B.S. in the field.