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Gun Violence Concerns Prompt Increased Security, VR-Based Training in Workplaces
September 26, 2019
Small business are looking at enhancing their security in the wake of numerous gun violence incidents in workplaces over the last year. A survey conducted by Vistage Worldwide Inc. on behalf of The Wall Street Journal finds 35 percent of business owners say they have taken steps to protect... Continue Reading
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Shoring Up Physical Security this Election Season
September 25, 2019
Concern about security in the upcoming 2020 Presidential election has been a hot topic since 2016, when allegations first began to surface that Russian interference may have compromised results. Despite investigations, Congressional hearings and lots of conversation, time has done little to quell... Continue Reading
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How Law Enforcement is Driving the Biometrics Industry
September 6, 2019
The government market has always been one of the key drivers of the overall biometrics industry. That’s partly because, for a long time, the government sector pretty much was the biometrics industry; other areas, like consumer-facing biometrics and FinTech, are much more recent phenomena.... Continue Reading
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3 Critical Steps For Digital Transformation in Physical Security
September 4, 2019
Digital transformation is both a gift and a challenge. An opportunity or a disruption to business, depending on your view. Global security leaders are working to embrace the promise that DX initiatives offer to their risk mitigation efforts, while also struggling to balance the changes it will... Continue Reading
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Firmware Vulnerability Leaves Multiple Servers at Risk
August 13, 2019
Newly discovered weaknesses in a baseboard management control (BMC) firmware supplier put servers from eight different manufacturers at risk, according to research from Eclypsium. In a recently published report that analyzed BMC firmware, researchers found that the vendors were vulnerable to... Continue Reading
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ISC News at Cyber:Secured Forum: How Physical and Cyber Can Help Each other Overcome Blind Spots
August 1, 2019
Every organization must identify multiple blind spots to improve their overall security posture, said George Finney, CISO for Southern Methodist University, in his keynote address to close the Cyber:Secured Forum in Dallas this week. And, companies that look at physical and cyber security... Continue Reading
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Threats to Physical and Cyber Security for Cannabis Retailers
August 1, 2019
While retailers have always had to deal with threats to physical security, those brick-and-mortar retailers taking advantage of evolving attitudes and laws regarding cannabis are faced with increasing physical and cyber threats, according to a new report from Kroll. The whitepaper, Growing... Continue Reading
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Security Pros Honored for Spectator Sport Safety & Security
July 19, 2019
Both the National Center for Spectator Sport Safety and Security (NCS4), the Security Industry Association (SIA) have honored the dedication and hard work of security professionals committed to improving spectator sports safety. At the National Sports Safety and Security Conference and... Continue Reading
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How Municipalities & Industrial Orgs Can Avoid Ransomware
June 25, 2019
After Florida’s Riviera Beach was crippled by a ransomware attack that took down the city’s services, leaders authorized a payment of 65 Bitcoin to the perpetrators, worth nearly $600,000. The news came less than a week after one of the world’s most important suppliers of airplane parts,... Continue Reading
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Raytheon to Merge with United Technologies to Advance Aerospace Technologies
June 18, 2019
In a partnership expected to advanced technologies that will address rapidly growing segments within aerospace and defense, Raytheon announced it has agreed to a "merger of equals" with United Technologies, according to a June 10 press release. The new company would be called Raytheon... Continue Reading
