GSX 2021 to offer in-person and online event this September

September 27-29 at the Orange County Convention Center, security leaders, peers, experts and suppliers will come together to collaborate on security threats and opportunities.

Cybercriminals take down Italian vaccine-scheduling website

Nils Puhlmann assumes Chief Risk and Security Officer role at MoonPay

MoonPay appointed Nils Puhlmann as its Chief Risk and Security Officer. He previously held roles such as Chief Technology Officer of Endgame, and also held the position of Chief Security Officer at Zynga, Qualys and Electronic Arts.

Annual access control trends report shows security is still an issue as offices reopen

In the 2021 annual Access Control Trends Review, there has been a significant increase in businesses using their smartphone as their key, 64% more than last year. In addition, data shows most people have returned or will return to the office soon, by September 2021. 

Data breaches in the first half of 2021 exposed 18.8 billion records

There were 1,767 publicly reported breaches in the first six months of 2021, which exposed a total of 18.8 billion records, according to a new Risk Based Security 2021 Mid Year Data Breach QuickView Report.

New research highlights significant AWS security blindspots

Yale University’s Public Safety Systems and Services team uses existing tech for robust COVID-19 response

Once Yale University closed due to the pandemic in March 2020, the Public Safety Systems and Services team quickly realized that they could change the way access control was used and programmed across campus, while also streamlining security and operations.

Georgetown University’s Office of Emergency Management supports COVID-19 response

Marc Barbiere came to Georgetown about five months before the COVID-19 pandemic struck with the goal of providing a robust framework for the University to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Barbiere and the newly restructured Office of Emergency Management put together a framework to streamline and organize emergency and pandemic response to continue operations no matter the cause of disruption.

Adjusting remote work polices in the future will prepare companies for next wave of threats

There are a number of steps companies can take to better prepare and protect themselves from the next-generation of post-COVID cyberthreats.

Three ways AI can fix the security industry’s skills shortage

The cybersecurity industry is in the midst of a skills crisis. With a cyberattack occurring approximately every 39 seconds, every business needs a well-trained staff to protect it. How can the void be filled? Artificial intelligence (AI). It’s one of the best hopes for the industry and has the potential to ease the pressures of the security skills shortage.