For many years, the sage advice for cybersecurity leaders has been to take a layered approach to security, and those words have served the industry well. Unfortunately, cracks in those layers continue to leave organizations vulnerable to security attacks.
- By Jeffrey Carpenter
- Aug 01, 2017
Between 2005 and 2016, ransomware infections were more common than data breaches, making them the most pervasive cyber threat of the last 11 years. Ransomware attacks may encrypt folders and files or even the entire hard drive, or they may just lock the devices so that users cannot access them.
- By Rishi Bhargava
- Aug 01, 2017
Thanks to new advancements in video analytics technology and powerful Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices; these superheroes can now be armed with new superhuman capabilities to better protect us.
With the rising popularity of the Internet accessible machines, the need to protect connections between the disparate ATMs and the banks’ processing centers became critical.
- By Julian Weinberger
- Aug 01, 2017
Video is a natural choice for security because as humans, we use our eyes more than any of our other senses.
Many financial institutions are looking to biometrics to enhance customer trust and convenience, and for securing the bank enterprise and facilities.
- By Bill Spence
- Aug 01, 2017
While the goal of this campus was to provide a facility for athletes to compete, it was the family, friends and spectators who had a big impact on how it was designed.
Let me let you in on a troubling, not-so-little secret: violence in the workplace is continuing to escalate in medical facilities, despite the fact that national assault rates have been dropping in recent years.
- By Paul Baratta
- Aug 01, 2017
A company is much more complex than an IT department or a number of buildings. It is always evolving and adding more servers, buildings and systems, and therefore, obtaining more risk, costs and threats.
- By Kim Rahfaldt
- Aug 01, 2017
The last major advancement in commercial perimeter security was the introduction of CCTV cameras.
- By Robert Jones
- Aug 01, 2017
No matter where any given city places a video surveillance camera, there are privacy concerns. There is, however, another side to the story.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Aug 01, 2017
When you walk through the CyberLock facility with Tammy Davis, you truly get a sense of pride, responsibility and an amazing relationship she has developed within the community.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Aug 01, 2017
The security of corporate data is critical to the integrity of operations. Yet, everywhere we turn, it seems like another company has become victim to some form of cyber threat, malware or ransomware attack.
- By Francis Lachance
- Aug 01, 2017
It used to be that the most important aspect of implementing an electronic access control system was the simple control of who went where when. Today, the requirements of these sophisticated systems go beyond.
- By Scott Lindley
- Aug 01, 2017
Unreleased episodes of HBO shows and Game of Thrones scripts have been leaked as a result of the attack.
Eight people were injured when a van hopped the curb and crashed into a group of people dining at a popular restaurant.
At the Annual Black Hat conference, Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos told the crowd that something needs to change in the security industry.
The smart home industry has exploded with new technology devices
- By Abe Schryer
- Jul 28, 2017