In response to crimes of which University of Georgia (UGA) students were victims, UGA has announced $8.5 million to improve safety both on and off campus, including hiring more UGA police officers, installing security cameras and increasing the university's infrastructure budget.

In conjunction with the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks has announced that beginning Nov. 15, fans seated beyond 15 feet of the court will no longer need to complete a Fan Health Survey to enter the game at the American Airlines Center. 

Miro Pihkanen joins OwlGaze as their new Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Board Member. In his security and advisor roles, Pihkanen will help the organization finalize a cyber threat detection solution.

As organizations shift to permanent hybrid work environments, security leaders must weigh the benefits and challenges of a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) model.

Jeffrey Feinstein, Vice President of Global Analytic Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, had the honor of serving on a Federal Reserve committee this past winter to define synthetic identity fraud. The result of this effort was the release of a paper that defines it for the industry, an essential step forward in the fight against this pervasive threat.

Incidents tend to happen at the seams and cracks of your organization, where the automation is incomplete, observability is not omniscient, and humans are still in the loop. Our blind spots are constantly evolving, and we must update our mental models of how to approach security accordingly.

Water and wastewater (WWS) facilities are under attack, along with the recent increase in critical infrastructure cyberattacks. A joint statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) details recent attacks and what WWS systems can do to bolster their cyber defense.

Bonnie Michelman, Executive Director of Police, Security and Outside Services at Mass General and winner of the 2021 SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, spoke about the hospital's response to COVID-19 and the lessons she and the security team learned from the pandemic during a talk at the Security Industry Association (SIA) Securing New Ground conference.

Trust is the ultimate business enabler. When enterprises inspire trust in all their stakeholders, they create a platform for better business performance. But not all brands are starting from a level playing field, says Emily Frolick, KPMG’s Partner, IT Audit and Assurance.

The new Georgia State University online graduate certificate program in Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems can be completed in 21 weeks via virtual coursework.