The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) has released “The Competence of Frontline Security Professionals and What They Say About Their Work,” a research project about security officers’ roles and perceptions of their experiences in the industry.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96366-access-control-customer-service-among-top-security-guard-responsibilities

Gigabyte Technology, a Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware, has allegedly suffered a massive data breach as a result of a ransomware attack.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96364-gigabyte-victim-to-ransomware-again

City leaders in Berkeley, Calif. are turning to security surveillance to help mitigate violent gun crime.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96353-berkeley-city-leaders-turn-to-surveillance-cameras-for-crime-prevention

U.S. senators urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to address surveillance threats posed by foreign corporations managing U.S. telecommunications providers.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96351-us-senators-urge-fcc-to-address-surveillance-threats-to-telecom-networks

A new survey from Nexor shows the knowledge gap when it comes to cybersecurity, with 23% of employers not knowing where to begin protecting their businesses from cyber threats or being able to afford adequate protection.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96363-employers-increase-cybersecurity-budgets-as-workplaces-go-hybrid

Employees and non-employee contractors continue representing the most critical weak link in the IT chain. Too many employees, and vendors using corporate networks, are still falling for phishing attacks. Enhanced worker training on cyber risks helps, but training coupled with stronger systems offers the best protection against cyber threats.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96359-strengthening-it-to-help-withstand-cyberattacks

Ed Skoudis, a cybersecurity leader and educator, has been named the new President of the SANS Technology Institute, according to a statement. Ed will lead the institute’s degree programs and Internet Storm Center.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96360-ed-skoudis-named-president-of-sans-technology-institute

Safety and security leaders across school districts can’t overlook bus transportation when it comes to keeping students healthy, safe and secure.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96357-closing-the-gap-between-student-safety-and-security-in-k-12-school-transportation

Is migrating your security to the cloud safe? Understand the shared responsibility model and what you should look for in a cloud provider.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96358-migrating-video-surveillance-to-the-cloud-can-improve-overall-security

Six sports safety and security experts have been honored with National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) Emerging Industry Leader Awards based on their outstanding contributions to the sports safety field.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96356-ncs4-names-six-emerging-industry-leader-award-winners

New research finds that police deployed in schools, commonly called school resource officers (SROs), do not reduce school shootings, but do increase suspensions, expulsions and arrests of students.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96350-school-resource-officers-in-schools-dont-help-reduce-active-shooter-events

The new bill, the DHS Software Supply Chain Risk Management Act of 2021 (H.R. 4611), will secure the supply chains involved in Department of Homeland Security software contracts by requiring a new certification.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96354-congress-passes-dhs-software-supply-chain-bill

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96324-minutes-with-meredith-wilson-how-to-prepare-for-geopolitical-risks

Shirin Hamid, an experienced cybersecurity and IT professional, is expected to begin as the CIO and Director of the IT Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January 2022.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96352-shirin-hamid-named-cio-and-director-of-it-at-imf

October 20, 2021, marked the first anniversary of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Countering Human Trafficking. The center is taking a holistic, victim-centered approach to counter these crimes.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96349-dhs-takes-victim-centered-approach-on-anniversary-of-center-for-countering-human-trafficking

Malware authors often take advantage of vulnerabilities in popular software. But, malware is also prone to bugs and coding errors, causing it to crash and serve as backdoors — any method by which authorized and unauthorized users can get around normal security measures and gain high-level user access — for white hat hackers.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96348-bugs-in-malware-creating-backdoors-for-security-researchers

By being an organization of change, executives can not only diversify the talent within security, cybersecurity and IT teams, but they can improve the quality of their hires and set their enterprise organizations up to thrive in the future.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96346-professional-diversity-within-security

The threat of commercial drones to nation-states and enterprises along the globe pose is both physical and digital — and it’s very real.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/blogs/14-security-blog/post/96345-the-new-era-of-21st-century-security-risk

How often, when sending messages via a communication platform, are you thinking about your sensitive and private user information being exploited?

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96347-does-your-communication-platform-guarantee-data-security-and-data-privacy

The second Voice of SecOps report from Deep Instinct revealed that the average time elapsed before a company responded to a cyberattack was 20.9 hours globally. The report surveyed 1,500 cybersecurity professionals about their top cyber concerns.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96344-insider-risk-slow-cyberattack-response-among-worries-for-security-professionals