The agency plans to receive millions of masks in the next few weeks to distribute to employees, but most agents will wear surgical masks rather than the more expensive N95 respirators.
- By Haley Samsel
- May 08, 2020
it is not known if the interim Pentagon policy would eventually extend to current military member who have been ill from the coronavirus while on duty.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 07, 2020
Calvin Munerlyn, a guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, was killed after telling two customers to leave the store for refusing to follow a governor’s order to wear face coverings in public.
- By Haley Samsel
- May 06, 2020
The New York governor said that New York hospitals must prepare their own stockpiles of personal protective equipment.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 05, 2020
It’s safe to say that everyone is feeling pretty uneasy right now. Our reality is changing dramatically, as each day brings a wave of new information. Suddenly we’re all indoors as much as possible, and if we’re lucky, working remotely.
- By Emmanuel Schalit
- May 04, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic led U.S. officials to close the Mexico border to nonessential travel, adding another hurdle for the cartels but possibly helping law enforcement.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 04, 2020
According to a 2019 State of Remote Work study, 62% of people work from home at least part of the time, with 82% of those individuals planning to either maintain or increase their level of remote work – validating that the physical location of users matters less and less in how organizations conduct business.
- By Gil Rapaport
- Apr 30, 2020
By helping employees to feel productive and sharpen skills through training, ADT Commercial has hit upon an innovative way to ease collective stress during uncertain times.
- By Michael Keen
- Apr 29, 2020
Nearly 450 active email addresses and passwords used by WHO staff have been leaked online, and the public has received email scams from people posing as staff.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 24, 2020
As video surveillance companies look to recover lost revenue, temperature detection capabilities have become a hot commodity.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 24, 2020
Nearly 8,000 applicants to a Small Business Administration loan program may have had their data shown to other users filling out the application.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 22, 2020
With high numbers of ransomware attacks and increased threats due to teleworking, advocacy groups want Congress to prioritize cybersecurity funds to local and state governments.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 21, 2020
Officials handled an attack that disabled access to state agency databases just a few weeks before the state became the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 20, 2020
Security companies are scrambling to hire guards and IT workers as businesses worry about break-ins to closed properties and cybersecurity issues associated with working remotely.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 17, 2020
A MIchigan company is monitoring traffic in typically busy areas to show how locals are following stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus crisis.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 15, 2020
More than 370 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 as TSA security screeners experience nearly empty airports due to the pandemic.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 15, 2020
The app will make it easier for individuals and public health officials to track the spread of COVID-19, but privacy rights groups are pushing for transparency.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 13, 2020
Business email compromise attacks continue to be effective, tricking victims into transferring funds to fraudulent accounts.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 09, 2020
Due to the stay-at-home orders in place and the shifting landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic, ISC West organizers have rescheduled the security conference and expo for the second time.
- By Haley Samsel
- Apr 09, 2020
Cyber attackers have already attempted to profit off of spam websites selling fake coronavirus cures. Now, hackers will turn toward Americans’ thirst for information about stimulus checks and financial aid.
- By Haley Samsel
- Mar 31, 2020