Maine has begun implementing a 988 mental health crisis response line with support from Mission Critical Partners (MCP). Learn more in this case study.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98155-maine-launches-988-emergency-call-service

Employee monitoring needs to be approached correctly. Too often, poorly constructed plans, bad communication and unreasonable expectations get in the way of a successful implementation.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98151-avoid-these-employee-monitoring-blunders

Risk management executive Dr. John McMahon has joined Grambling State University (GSU) as the new Director of Safety and Risk Management.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98153-john-mcmahon-named-director-of-safety-and-risk-management-at-gsu

Understanding how bad actors recruit and develop employees to share information can allow security leaders to harden their organizations against the threat of social engineering.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98150-how-security-teams-can-combat-social-engineering-and-insider-threats

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a catalog of free services and tools available for state and local election officials to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of their infrastructure.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98149-free-toolkit-of-cybersecurity-resources-for-election-security

WKS Restaurant Group (WKS) relies on remote video monitoring to offer enhanced security for its employees and customers.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98148-wks-bolsters-security-with-virtual-guard-services

Let’s explore two top identity-based attacks — phishing and third-party accounts — and ways organizations can implement cybersecurity best practices to defend against these.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98147-the-top-identity-based-attacks-and-how-to-stop-them-part-2

Email security threats are increasing, according to the H2 2022 Email Threat Report from Abnormal Security.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98145-email-cyberattacks-increased-48-in-first-half-of-2022

Austin Siders has been named Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the University of Southern Indiana, where he will lead tech and cybersecurity efforts.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98143-austin-siders-named-cio-at-the-university-of-southern-indiana

Cybersecurity leaders need to focus on fourth-party risks to their software supply chain. Are your vendors (and their partners) exposing you to risk?

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98146-fourth-party-risk-management-is-essential-for-software-supply-chain-security

Christine Whichard, new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at SmartBear, has been an instrumental leader in the company’s cybersecurity plans, including an overhaul of its Information Security program.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98144-christine-whichard-promoted-to-ciso-at-smartbear

Security sits down with Meg West, X-Force Cybersecurity Incident Response Consultant at IBM, to answer reader questions about enterprise cybersecurity insights, burnout and more in a new podcast episode.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98131-ama-cybersecurity-leadership-edition-meg-west

Let’s examine nine different categories of threats against the metaverse and inside the metaverse, including cyber-physical crime, financial fraud, legal implications and more, according to Trend Micro.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98142-9-security-threats-in-the-metaverse

To meet the security issues of today, organizations must now shift to object-based backup storage.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98141-the-next-evolution-of-cyber-defense-ransomware-proof-object-storage

Election observers from the European Parliament and other international organizations were protected by close protection officers and security technology from G4S during the 2022 Lebanon election.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98140-executive-protection-strategies-secure-election-observation-in-lebanon

Web3 is coming — what will that mean for enterprise security? This blockchain-based version of the internet may present new cybersecurity challenges.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98139-trust-transparency-and-reliability-are-keys-to-web3-success

Investigative techniques can help shift security teams from an organizational cost center to a value add.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98138-transforming-security-from-cost-center-to-value-add

Franchise organizations have different levels of cyber risk to consider when it comes to identity and access management (IAM) practices.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98137-reducing-cybersecurity-risk-for-franchise-businesses

Office communication platform Slack has admitted to accidentally exposing the hashed passwords of some users.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98136-hashed-passwords-exposed-in-slack-vulnerability

3.4 billion phishing attacks are raining on us every day. With summer now upon us, it seems that everyone is on vacation. Here are three tips to get your business ready for phishing season.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98133-preventing-email-phishing-attacks-this-summer-with-3-defensive-measures