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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

physical security technology systems migration to the cloud

Now is the time to move your physical security to the cloud

Mark Rowan

July 26, 2021

Whilst there has been much written about the many benefits of the cloud, there is still a slow uptake when it comes to using cloud for physical security applications.

mass transit antimicrobial air treatment approved

EPA approves mass transit air treatment for virus-born particles in several states

July 21, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved an antimicrobial air treatment system for intrastate transit and transportation applications in Texas, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Grand Hyatt in Saudi Arabia goes to digital key experience

Grant Hyatt in Saudi Arabia implements contactless digital key tech

July 16, 2021

In an effort to provide a safe alternative to front desk check-in and guestroom entry, the Grand Hyatt Al Khobar Hotel and Residences in Saudi Arabia has deployed contactless digital key technology.

Free online course assesses COVID-19 workplace risk

July 6, 2021

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has put out a free online course for organizations to assess their COVID-19 workplace risk.

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UK data shows trend toward workplace violence and aggression

July 6, 2021

Occupational health and safety specialists CE Safety analyzed data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and figures from Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) in the U.K.

Narita airport installs security technology to limit touchpoints and improve COVID response at security checkpoints

Japan's Narita airport implements disinfection technology for security checkpoints

July 2, 2021

Narita Airport is installing 62 units of Ultraviolet (UV) light tray disinfection equipment across security checkpoints by March 2022.

Business travel: Hope is not a strategy

Dan Richards

June 29, 2021

As travel continues to make its comeback, businesses need to be taking a renewed look at their duty of care policies to provide their road warriors with the adequate — and expected — level of safety and security.

5 minutes with Nick Heywood - Security considerations for the hybrid workplace

Maria Henriquez

June 23, 2021

Nick Heywood, Associate Vice President at Guidepost Solutions, talks to Security magazine about the physical, environmental, and cybersecurity issues behind long-empty offices that are reopening as restrictions lift.

Mask enforcement amid the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult

The challenge of mask enforcement amid the pandemic

Dean C. Alexander Christopher E. Bitner

June 22, 2021

The pandemic has magnified an already fragile psyche among some Americans, whose tendency for violence occurs, incredibly, at the smallest slight. It is likely our nation’s enduring illness of resorting to violence remains with its appending deadly toll even once the health risks from COVID-19 decline.

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.

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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.

In this webinar, we are going to explore all the different cloud models used in video surveillance and cloud access control solutions. We will also discuss the rising trend of “Security as a service” and how this can impact the future of security buying, maintenance, and relationships between security providers and clients.

With the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the cyber security practices are increasingly getting integrated with the physical security practices.