Practical Security Tips, News & Advice.
One of the best parts about gearing up for the Total Security Summit happening June 25-26 in Plano, Texas has been engaging with event speakers. The breadth and depth of their knowledge has opened the doors to some truly interesting conversations. I recently chatted with Terry Gold, the founder and principal analyst at D6 Research […]
Thinking about school safety requires more prescience than ever before, as the first 6 months of 2018 have proven. While some of the more public discussions have focused on the controversial political issues of gun control and arming teachers, there are other, more immediate stop-gap measures to employ in the interim. One move school districts […]
Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo have made serious inroads over the last few years, allowing entrepreneurs and established companies alike to pitch products directly to consumers. I have crowdfunded a couple of projects (nothing security related), and thankfully, I have yet to get burned—either by someone who can’t or won’t deliver a product or […]
Security officers can and should play many roles during their guard shifts, including providing information; good customer service to employees, vendors, and visitors; and remaining vigilant, especially when they have not encountered past crime or violence problems on the site. It’s important that they not get distracted from their security duties by employees or supervisors […]
Non-malware attacks are on the rise. According to a study by the Ponemon Institute, 29 percent of the attacks organizations faced in 2017 were fileless. And in 2018, this number may increase up to 35 percent. So, what are non-malware attacks, how do they differ from traditional threats, why are they so dangerous, and what […]
An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area; in most cases, active shooters use firearms, and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims.
As have other organizations that advocate for healthcare workers, the Joint Commission is strongly urging healthcare organizations to take a comprehensive look at the occurrence of violence against their employees and take steps toward implementing protections that “look beyond solutions that only increase scrutiny.”
While domestic violence involving any employees—male or female—is a significant safety concern for both them and their employers, identifying domestic violence victim-employees who have been choked by their partners may help prevent their deaths.
Ever since the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities were made public in January 2018, it seems like there’s been a more critical eye tracking Microsoft’s patch releases. These updates are typically pushed on the second Tuesday of every month, consisting of fixes for vulnerabilities discovered over the previous 30 days. That is, unless there’s a serious […]
It’s all too easy for many employees to consider workplace security as someone else’s job. They often assume the responsibility lies with management, security staff, surveillance cameras, the IT department, or the police. That can be true to an extent, but for security to really be effective, everyone at the company must be involved.