Securing commercial real estate with a combination of physical and cybersecurity tactics is critical to ensuring property is adequately protected. On-premise and cloud-based security systems are merging, with the latter becoming more popular among business owners.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96244-the-smart-guide-to-intelligent-commercial-security-risk-management

Dark data — masses of unstructured emails, social media posts, documents, photos and more — has bogged down companies for decades, yet it oftentimes remains overlooked. Extracting and eradicating non-value dark data will help make your organization less exposed to risks and liability in the event of a breach.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96243-are-you-in-the-dark-about-dark-data

Cyber incidents are becoming more frequent and having a greater impact on our day-to-day lives. However, policymakers can do more for emergency management practitioners and the cybersecurity sector if preparedness for “cyber events” becomes a top priority.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96242-cybersecurity-needs-a-significant-place-in-the-emergency-management-matrix

The debate around branding two-factor authentication (2FA) messages has heated arguments on both sides. Branding could provide both companies and end users with a more cohesive experience while using 2FA.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96241-why-two-factor-authentication-messages-should-be-branded

Twitch has been hit by a massive leak after an anonymous hacker posted a torrent file containing a vast amount of data for the public to access.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96247-twitch-suffers-massive-data-breach

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has identified several potential risks of autonomous vehicles in transit systems and supply chains. Along with these risks, CISA has introduced a set of guidelines for organizations who use autonomous vehicles in their operations.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96253-cisa-releases-autonomous-transit-vehicle-guidelines

Cyentia Institute and RiskRecon released research that quantifies how a multi-party data breach impacts many other organizations in today’s interconnected digital world.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96250-measuring-the-impact-of-multi-party-security-breaches

While researching a misconfiguration in the popular workflow platform Apache Airflow, Intezer discovered several unprotected instances. These unsecured instances expose companies’ sensitive information across various industries.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96237-misconfigured-airflows-leak-thousands-of-credentials-from-popular-services

The new Cyber Command Center will facilitate information sharing and analysis between state organizations and protect Arizona residents from cyberattacks. Governor Doug Ducey opened the center alongside the Arizona Department of Homeland Security.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96251-arizona-launches-cybersecurity-operations-center

Cybersecurity researchers from the University of Missouri seek to develop a security tool that allows smart devices to learn from past cyberattacks with minimal user interaction. The cybersecurity feature would be functional across different types of smart devices and aim to prevent both small- and large-scale cyberattacks in the future.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96249-nsa-awards-500-000-cybersecurity-grant-to-university-of-missouri-research

With duress technology literally at their fingertips, healthcare staff can request help anytime/anywhere in facilities and rest assured that assistance is on the way.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/blogs/14-security-blog/post/96246-a-safer-environment-for-healthcare-staff-is-within-reach-using-real-time-location-technology

It’s difficult for security teams to get executive buy-in to address the problem because measuring and improving AD security is challenging. There are several reasons why.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96245-how-to-convince-the-c-suite-to-buy-in-to-active-directory-security

The Flight Safety Foundation recently released guidance on furthering COVID-19 protocols in the aviation industry, emphasizing risk mitigation and the need for standardized digital health certificates.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96240-flight-safety-foundation-highlights-need-for-digital-health-certificates

EUROPOL announced a successful joint law enforcement operation that led to the arrest of two prolific ransomware operators.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96236-europol-arrests-ransomware-operators-in-ukraine

The Ant-Defamation League and the Community Security Service will provide reciprocal training sessions on security best practices and trends in antisemitic attacks and hate crimes.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96239-anti-defamation-league-forges-new-security-partnership

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has requested a briefing with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to determine whether it was justified in withholding the Kaseya ransomware decryption key.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96221-congress-requests-briefing-on-fbi-decision-to-withhold-kaseya-decryption-key

The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) will host three webinars discussing cybersecurity recommendations and best practices. Register here for the first webinar in the series, “An Overview of Cybersecurity Threats and Best Practices.”

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96238-ncs4-announces-cybersecurity-webinar-series

Tigran Gambaryan and Matthew Price, two former special agents at the Internal Revenue Service, join the audit and investigations team at the cryptocurrency firm Binance and work to ensure cybersecurity in crypto transactions.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96235-tigran-gambaryan-and-matthew-price-added-to-binance-investigations-team

Understanding the threats at hand and the best practices for combatting them can help organizations better navigate today’s cybersecurity landscape.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96233-the-fight-against-ransomware

To address the threat cybercriminals and foreign adversaries pose to DOD data, the department recently introduced the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). What is the CMMC, what does it consist of, and is it worth the expense?

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96232-cmmc-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure