A new infographic from SysCloud reveals there have been more 500 security breaches at more than 320 higher education institutions since 2005.

Convergence and integration have become buzzwords in the security industry, and mostly for good reason.

Hilton announced an initiative that will let guests access their rooms using their smartphones instead of key cards.

The latest version of this physical identity and access manager (PIAM) centrally manages physical identities and access across diverse physical security systems while maintaining compliance.

This line of IP-based “panic” solutions can be used to instantly and discreetly summon police or security via a wide variety of methods – IP phones, auto-calls to mobile devices and handheld radios, desktop pop-ups, base stations and software.

Discussions of mobile security typically revolve around the vulnerability of smartphones, tablets and the data they contain to loss and theft. Yet CIOs, CISOs and IT directors need to be equally concerned about the challenges of maintaining data security during everyday use of both corporate-issued and BYOD devices.

Corporate executives travelling abroad should beware of links in incoming SMS messages, as they might target the security of their mobile devices.

A survey conducted on data security reveals that while it's clear that the average consumer understands the importance of safeguarding their laptops and personal information, there is a need for better consumer understanding of the need to protect both the device and data.