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Coronavirus News

Daily news stories about Coronavirus from around the world for the security executive.

Coronavirus Blogs

A key role in corporate security leadership is in understanding global vulnerabilities. Here, we cover essential security information for security executives about Coronavirus.

Coronavirus and Business Continuity

Is your organization prepared to ensure operations and core business functions during Coronavirus? Here, we cover threats that Coronavirus poses to business continuity and solutions to minimize disruption.

Coronavirus and Cybersecurity

Scams, fraud, misinformation, ransomware and more: how are cybercriminals exploiting Coronavirus for their benefit?

Economic Impact of Coronavirus

The Coronavirus has had far-reaching consequences beyond the spread of disease and efforts to quarantine it. Here, we cover the impact of Coronavirus on the economy.

Coronavirus and Emergency Planning

Here, we offer emergency management and preparedness practices enterprises should employ during the Coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus and Telecommuting Employees

The impact of the Coronavirus continues to change the way many organizations handle their day to day operations. One of the most jarring changes is a shift to remote work. What are some of the challenges, solutions and precautions enterprises should be aware of with remote or telecommuting employees?

ARTICLES

Registration is open for webinar on increasing your organization's operational resilience

June 17, 2021

Microsoft’s Edna Conway, Chief Security and Risk Officer of Azure, will lead a webinar, Operational Resilience in a Hyperconnected World, on June 17, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EDT, and provide a real-world, tangible approach to address security and resilience to support you in your journey to operational resilience.

Top 5 cybersecurity challenges in the hybrid office

Steve Durbin

June 16, 2021

Regardless of whether employees are on-site or remote, this convenience is now a permanent cyber-risk for businesses. Listed below are the top 5 challenges in this new hybrid environment:

Healthcare + Security: Why it needs to matter to everyone

Matthias Wollnik

Adam Mahmud

June 16, 2021

Let's discuss the current state of cybersecurity in the healthcare space, what increased infosecurity technology can do to help mitigate cyberattacks and tips for securing healthcare practices as the hybrid workforce continues.

80% of organizations increased focus on identity security following pandemic shift to remote work

June 15, 2021

Over the last year, the shift to remote work has led to an increase in the number of identities and an increased focus on identity security, but a decrease in confidence in the ability to secure employee identities, according to a new Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) study.

Increased cybersecurity mandates coming for state and local governments

Matthew Hodson

June 11, 2021

The past year’s COVID-19 pandemic marked an unparalleled turning point that has completely changed the world as we know it. When businesses and organizations from many industries rushed to establish business continuity from home, hackers took full advantage of the remote work conditions that provided easy targets in unsecure environments. Although people are returning to the office and getting “back to normal,” the idea of evaluating the organization’s cybersecurity posture is becoming more prevalent.

Cloud security priorities of “pandemic-evolved” businesses

High-performing security organizations driving dramatic and substantive change, and reaping the benefits of going “all in” on cloud

June 11, 2021

Devo Technology announced the results of a report assessing the current state and pace of change with regards to enterprise cloud transformation initiatives and the ramifications on teams running a Security Operations Center (SOC).

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Northern Ireland soccer stadium implements security measures to keep people from climbing walls

June 10, 2021

The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Northern Ireland has had to resort to this security technology for the safety of fans.

Survey finds many workers don't know emergency procedures

June 9, 2021

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave) announced the results of its fourth annual 2021 Workplace Safety and Preparedness Survey. The findings show that employers are reevaluating how to best protect employees both on-site and remotely in a year of unprecedented change.

Vaccine passports: Our saving grace, or a privacy nightmare?

Frances Zelazny

June 7, 2021

For me, the issue of vaccination passports is actually exposing the underbelly of the privacy and identity debate in the United States at the expense of public health and public safety. This is no longer a matter of whether people are collecting benefits to which they are not entitled, or whether an ID is needed to vote. The issue of vaccination passports and the lack of a national identity strategy in the United States is now literally a matter of life and death.

5 minutes with Vishal Jain - Navigating cybersecurity in a hybrid work environment

Maria Henriquez

June 4, 2021

Are you ready for hybrid work? Though the hybrid office will create great opportunities for employees and employers alike, it will create some cybersecurity challenges for security and IT operations. Here, Vishal Jain, Co-Founder and CTO at Valtix, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of cloud native network security services, speaks to Security magazine about the many ways to develop a sustainable cybersecurity program for the new hybrid workforce.

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EVENTS

Webinar

7/22/20 to 7/22/21

Contact: Vania

Returning to Work: Contact Tracing and Beyond

ON DEMAND: The purpose of contact tracing is well understood, but there are many misconceptions about how it works, who it should apply to, and how to implement it. This webinar will clarify these issues and will recommend specific capabilities that businesses and government organizations should consider when selecting contact tracing solutions.

Webinar Solutions by Sector

7/28/20 to 7/28/21

Contact: Vania

Covid-19 and Healthcare Security: Responding to the Unpredictable

ON DEMAND: Listen to healthcare security experts as they discuss their journey through the Covid-19 pandemic – from response to recovery, what they saw, and what they learned. This webinar will discuss how these experts reacted to the pandemic, the planning, the changes in their operations and staffing, and dealing with this new unforeseen risk.

Webinar

8/19/20 to 8/19/21

Contact: Vania

Looking Beyond Access Control: Safeguarding People and Assets During COVID-19

ON DEMAND: Right now, in the pandemic environment, business leaders are balancing internal priorities – managing cost and impacts to productivity – with market and external priorities like government requirements, customer needs, and perceived standards of safety and health.

Webinar

9/1/20 to 9/1/21

Contact: Vania

10 Lessons Learned From Operating Essential Services During COVID-19

ON DEMAND: In this webinar, we intend to share some real stories. What were your challenges? What solutions did you deploy to address these challenges? What were your results? As part of this webinar, we will also discuss business continuity and resilience and how we can continue to plan for residual risk in a changed world.

Pandemics, Recessions and Disasters: Insider Threats During Troubling Times

ON DEMAND: The insider threat—consisting of scores of different types of crimes and incidents—is a scourge even during the best of times. But the chaos, instability and desperation that characterize crises also catalyze both intentional and unwitting insider attacks. Learn how your workers, contractors, volunteers and partners are exploiting the dislocation caused by today's climate of Coronavirus, unemployment, disinformation and social unrest.

The rapid expansion of e-commerce is reshaping how business gets done. This discussion with Alibaba.com, the world's largest B2B and wholesale online marketplace, and an Alibaba.com Verified Supplier and Elite Partner, Telepower Communications, explores ways business owners, sellers and buyers can successfully adapt these new tools to gain more efficiencies and new levels of growth.

Protecting employees from potential exposure could be a daunting task, but with the right property technology, your office space can become an interactive and responsive asset that helps you ensure new health protocol compliance.