More intelligent viewing, from Bosch

The latest Bosch AUTODOME IP range is the only camera with built-in Essential Video Analytics and a pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) function.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88365-more-intelligent-viewing-from-bosch

Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection Systems

In an analysis of 160 active shooter incidents from 2000 through 2013, the FBI found that more than two-thirds happened at businesses or schools. 2014 to 2015 had the most active shooter incidents ever recorded in a two-year period. These sobering statistics make it clear that protecting employees from this threat needs to be a security priority.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88356-guardian-indoor-active-shooter-detection-systems

When the Active Shooter Strikes: Emergency Action Planning for Security Professionals

For organizations, response to both real and perceived active shooter events can have long-term effects including damage to brand and exposure of security weaknesses to the public. The key is to create multi-layered policies and procedures to respond during and after a crisis event.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88354-when-the-active-shooter-strikes-emergency-action-planning-for-security-professionals

How Americans Read the News

Two-thirds (67%) of Americans report that they get at least some of their news on social media – with two-in-ten doing so often, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88360-how-americans-read-the-news

Study Discourages Making Available Digital Keys to Devices

Millions of Americans increasingly store personal information on their devices, raising privacy and security questions about state legislative efforts to require electronics manufacturers to provide all repair shops with access to source information that could compromise those devices, according to new CompTIA research.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88358-study-discourages-making-available-digital-keys-to-devices

Willis Towers Watson Launches Active Shooter Program for Senior Living Facilities

Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, introduced an Active Shooter/Armed Intruder Readiness Program for senior living communities.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88357-willis-towers-watson-launches-active-shooter-program-for-senior-living-facilities

House Approves Private Flood Insurance Bill

The House of Representatives voted to pass legislation that encourages the sale of private flood insurance in place of policies from the federal government.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88355-house-approves-private-flood-insurance-bill

3 Key Capabilities for Corporate Campus Mass Notification and Alert Systems

Emergency mass notification services (EMNS) don’t tend to garner a lot of attention – except when man-made events or natural disasters, such as severe weather, earthquakes, floods, cybersecurity breaches, terrorist or active shooter incidents occur and cause interruptions in critical business activities.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88334-key-capabilities-for-corporate-campus-mass-notification-and-alert-systems

Specifying High-Security Fenestration Products

In a world of complex security threats, it’s reassuring to know there’s an ever-growing supply of products and solutions being developed to provide advanced protection in hostile climates.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88339-specifying-high-security-fenestration-products

A New CSO’s 8-Step Guide on How to Succeed

Do you have a new job as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Security Officer (CSO), are the Security Information Manager or something similar? Congratulations! You’ve just received a great job opportunity – one that can either be your dream job, your worst nightmare, and sometimes both simultaneously.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88336-a-new-csos-8-step-guide-on-how-to-succeed

Identifying Key Internet of Things Partners

Bringing the promise of IoT to fruition requires expertise outside the scope of most security professionals.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88335-identifying-key-internet-of-things-partners

Equifax CEO Abruptly Retires Following Data Breach

Richard Smith, CEO and Chairman of Equifax, retired suddenly Tuesday following the credit-reporting service’s data breach affecting the personal information of 143 million people. 

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88340-equifax-ceo-abruptly-retires-following-data-breach

Cyber Crime Costs $11.7 Million Per Business Annually

Costly cyber attacks are having a significant and growing financial impact on businesses worldwide.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88338-cyber-crime-costs-117-million-per-business-annually

New York City Launches New Emergency Notification App

New York City has a new smartphone app to help New Yorkers stay informed during emergencies.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88337-new-york-city-to-launch-new-emergency-notification-app

US Violent Crime Increases for Second Straight Year

Violent crime, including homicides, rose for the second consecutive year in 2016, driven by increases in a few urban centers including Baltimore, Chicago and Las Vegas.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88333-us-violent-crime-increases-for-second-straight-year

Sacramento, Orlando, Orange County Top Airport Satisfaction List

Despite increasingly packed terminals, travelers are the happiest they've been in years when flying through U.S. airports, according to J.D. Power’s 2017 North America Airport Satisfaction Study.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88332-sacramento-orlando-orange-county-top-airport-satisfaction-list

Eight Out of Ten Employers Find Resume Fraud

A benchmark study on employment background screening revealed more than eight out of ten employers found resume fraud that includes embellishments or outright lies on job applicant resumes in the last year.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88330-eight-out-of-ten-employers-find-resume-fraud

NY/NJ Port Authority Names New Chief Security Officer

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently named John Bilich as the agency’s new permanent Chief Security Officer.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88329-nynj-port-authority-names-new-chief-security-officer

Organizations Worried Tech Skills Gap Will Expose Them to Security Vulnerabilities

A Tripwire survey has found that 79 percent of respondents said they believe the need for technical skills among security staff has increased over the past two years.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88328-organizations-worried-tech-skills-gap-will-expose-them-to-security-vulnerabilities

Top Companies Listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Index

S&P Dow Jones Indices and Sustainability Investing (SI) specialist, RobecoSAM, has released the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88327-top-companies-listed-on-dow-jones-sustainability-index

How Do Police Officers View Private Security?

A report from the Security Research Initiative discusses findings from responses from more than 1,000 serving police officers on attitudes towards the private security sector (private security suppliers and corporate security departments).

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88326-how-do-police-officers-view-private-security

EC-Council Announces Fully Proctored, Hands-On Penetration Testing Exam

EC-Council announced the release of the new, fully-proctored Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) certification, which will be launched at Hacker Halted, 2017,

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88325-ec-council-announces-fully-proctored-hands-on-penetration-testing-exam

Small Consumer Drones Pose Little Risk of Serious Head Injury

Researchers at Virginia Tech have found that small consumer drones are unlikely to cause severe head injuries if they fall out of the sky and strike people.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88324-small-consumer-drones-pose-little-risk-of-serious-head-injury

Dr. Walter Copan Nominated to Lead NIST

Walter Copan has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the new under secretary of commerce for standards and technology and director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88323-dr-walter-copan-nominated-to-lead-nist

The Equifax Breach Was Likely Preventable

Software is becoming ever more sophisticated and powerful. Its advance and innovation can be tied directly to the proliferation of open source. As more open source components find their way into published software, it is critical that known security vulnerabilities within the software are uncovered and patched. Failure to do so will either significantly increase the number and cost of attacks or impair the adoption of new technologies powered by the software.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/blogs/14-security-blog/post/88322-the-equifax-breach-was-likely-preventable

More Than Half of American Consumers to Abandon Cash by 2020

Americans are getting ready for a cash-free existence, says a new report.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88321-more-than-half-of-american-consumers-to-abandon-cash-by-2020

Understanding Cyber Insurance

Data breaches have led enterprises to invest more in cybersecurity programs. But what about consumers, who often feel the effects of a security breach?

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/blogs/14-security-blog/post/88320-understanding-cyber-insurance

The World's Most Stressful Cities

A new study by Zipjet has ranked the world’s most stressful cities.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88319-the-worlds-most-stressful-cities

Study Says Enterprises Waste $300k Annually on Cybersecurity Education

According to a new study, the cost of cybersecurity education for large enterprises at an all-time-high of $290,033 per year per organization, and user education is rocketing up the CIO’s priority list.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88318-study-says-enterprises-waste-300k-annually-on-cybersecurity-education

Most Workers Still Use E-Mail Over Other Communication Methods

According to the Adobe Consumer Email Survey Report 2017, e-mail is the preferred method of communication at work, with about 36 percent of respondents using it.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88317-most-workers-still-use-e-mail-over-other-communication-methods

Evaluating the Total Cost of Video

The saying goes that cost is king. No matter how valuable an item or service we perceive it to be, the cost of that item is what drives a buying decision.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88316-evaluating-the-total-cost-of-video

Easing the Burden of Managing Large Video Systems

Just as with consumer electronics, when it comes to video surveillance solutions it’s easy to become sidetracked by some of the more fascinating advanced features, functions and capabilities.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88315-easing-the-burden-of-managing-large-video-systems

The Benefits of Autonomous Buildings

Autonomous buildings are the true promise of IoT and take automation a step further by fully harnessing the capabilities of advanced connectivity.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88314-the-benefits-of-autonomous-buildings

Brand Security: Maneuvering in the Wild, Wild West (AKA Social Media)

Physical employee safety and the protection of business assets are paramount responsibilities for Chief Security Officers (CSOs) and their teams.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88313-brand-security-maneuvering-in-the-wild-wild-west-aka-social-media

Threat Hunters Infiltrate and Automate the Evolving SOC

You may be already planning your 2018 budget, and a new or expanded security operations center (SOC) could be high on the list. New data shows that almost one in three organizations have their sights on having a leading SOC within three years, up from one in seven today. How should you invest? How should you measure impact?

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/blogs/14-security-blog/post/88312-threat-hunters-infiltrate-and-automate-the-evolving-soc

How Cybersecurity Paves the Way for Sustainable Revenue Growth

A breach results in loss of trust, proprietary information, trade secrets and consumer confidence. On the other hand, investing in cybersecurity and breach preparedness creates trust, boosts consumer confidence, and incites innovation – all generators of revenue.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88311-how-cybersecurity-paves-the-way-for-sustainable-revenue-growth

6 Tips for CISOs Selling to the Board

There’s a shift taking place in the boardroom: With the recent high-profile cyberattacks like WannaCry and NotPetya, cybersecurity has been placed in the spotlight, making it a much more prominent topic than it was five years ago.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88310-tips-for-cisos-selling-to-the-board

Phishing Education & Training: A Small Piece to Solving a Complex Puzzle

If you thought phishing emails were going away anytime soon, think again. According to Symantec’s July Intelligence report, “one in every 1,968 emails” during the 31-day month was a malicious phishing message – the highest rate in the past 12 months.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88309-phishing-education-training-a-small-piece-to-solving-a-complex-puzzle

U.S. Businesses Spend $2.66 to Combat Every Dollar of Fraud

Every dollar of fraud to merchants and firms in the retail and financial services sector is estimated to cost $2.66 on average, said a new fraud report.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88308-us-businesses-spend-266-to-combat-every-dollar-of-fraud

Audit says California Schools’ Active-Shooter Response is Inadequate

A state audit has found that California K-12 schools are unprepared for incidents of gun violence.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88307-audit-says-california-schools-active-shooter-response-is-inadequate

Crime and Murder Rates are Down in 2017

An analysis of new 2017 crime data shows that all measures of crime — overall crime, violence, and murder — are projected to decline this year.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88306-crime-and-murder-rates-are-down-in-2017

The Top Cybersecurity Schools

CyberDegrees.org, a Washington, D.C.-based publisher of informational websites on higher education, has ranked the top 20 schools for cybersecurity, based on subject expertise, scholarship opportunities and designation as a national security agency national center of academic excellence in cyber defense.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88305-the-top-cybersecurity-schools

Security Professionals Say Cybersecurity Skills Have Changed

A new study says that 93 percent of security professionals are concerned about the cybersecurity skills gap, and 72 percent believe it is more difficult to hire skilled security staff to defend against today’s cyberattacks compared to two years ago.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88304-security-professionals-say-cybersecurity-skills-have-changed

NCS4 Opens New Research, Training, and Operations Center

The University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) had opened its Sport Security Research, Training and Operations Center at the National Sport Security Laboratory (NSSL) for addressing sport safety and security risks and threats.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88303-ncs4-opens-new-research-training-and-operations-center

Americans Fear Natural Disasters More than Terrorism, Global Pandemic or Cyberattack Combined

A poll by Healthcare Ready showed that Americans fear natural disasters more than terrorism, global pandemic or a cyberattack, combined.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88302-americans-fear-natural-disasters-more-than-terrorism-global-pandemic-or-cyberattack-combined

The Most Influential People in Security 2017

Chosen by their colleagues, peers and fellow security industry professionals, these 21 leaders of corporate security, government, think tanks, universities, cybersecurity and more have proven themselves as some of the most influential people in security.

source http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/88234-the-most-influential-people-in-security-2017