Security budgets may double or triple in 2022: As the COVID-19 pandemic began around the world in early 2020, budgets decreased as businesses shuttered their doors. According to Global Guardian Founder and CEO Dale Buckner, security budgets have the potential [...]
Strategies to rein healthcare workplace violence Two recent news stories –– an active shooter at a Philadelphia hospital, and the distribution of panic buttons to staffers at a Missouri hospital – make public what many people in the healthcare industry already know: [...]
Choosing the right access control system: Selecting a physical access control system (ACS) can be a challenge for security teams. Understanding a system's capabilities, benefits, and what is absolutely necessary to include in evaluations seems like a huge undertaking, especially [...]
Mitigate retail shrink using visual AI: Retail security is only growing more complex as in-store shopping and eCommerce models start to blend. Consumers are increasingly turning to buy online, picking up in-store options, curbside pickups, and other ways of shopping [...]
Facial recognition technology’s problem: The issues go way beyond privacy. Facial recognition technology (FRT) is rapidly gaining traction globally – for all different use cases. A recent survey conducted by The Government Accountability Office found that 18 of 24 federal [...]
Best practices security leadership management: Chief security officers (CSOs) and chief information security officers (CISOs) can gain insights on best practices in security leadership and management from a new book titled Modern Management and Leadership: Best Practice Essentials with CISO/CSO [...]
Evaluating ERP - security, risk, and compliance solutions: Organizations looking to evaluate their enterprise resource planning (ERP)'s security defences are often required to sort through vendor claims of features that are unique to their solution (i.e., leading-edge, disruptive, or other [...]
Toward enlightened micromanagement: Of all the consequences of COVID-19, the so-called “Great Resignation” is one of the least expected. It is surprising because economic forecasts generally predicted varying degrees of doom, despair, and fear. Instead, millions of Americans are quitting [...]
Mitigating severe weather risks: In 2020 alone, severe weather in the U.S. accounted for $99 billion in economic losses, with a record number of billion-dollar weather events. Severe weather is one of the biggest disruptors to business operations and financial [...]
Security solutions roundup 2021: At the end of 2021, Security magazine spotlighted the security industry’s latest security solutions roundup below. Innovative products, services, and technologies not only help security leaders thrive in their roles but also keep people and assets safe [...]
