There’s a booming market for people with cybersecurity skills and not enough of them, Security Infowatch advises. “The growing cyberattack surface, ongoing regulations and requirements, and the endless onslaught of digital threats have necessitated more adept personnel than ever before, yet the security skills chasm is only widening. Recent estimates, according to (ISC)², place the […]
In all the turmoil, real and fear-induced, resulting from recent mass shooting incidents, the In Homeland Security blog notes that self-styled security companies are offering “protective” items like “bullet-resistant backpacks for children in time for the back-to-school shopping season.” Understandably, though, “some parents question the motives behind such companies.” “The only people enjoying it are […]
Unusual activities or psychological problems can be clues that potential shooters have “a propensity toward violence” that calls for prompt intervention, Dr. Jarrod Sadulski, of American Military University, advises on In Homeland Security. “The tragedies that occurred in the El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, shootings bring to light the inherent danger within our society, involving […]
Security awareness training isn’t provided enough, or effectively enough, in workplaces, Omer Taran argues on SecurityInfowatch.com. “Security awareness training has existed for decades — yet in all that time, it seems as if it hasn’t reached the level of effectiveness we hoped for,” Taran writes. “…Anywhere from 35-80% of security breaches start with employee involvement, […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently released its annual report on Mass Attacks in Public Spaces (MAPS). It’s for 2018 but, sadly, it already appears there will be a horrendous version foe 2019. “Mass attacks – whether inspired by hateful ideologies, grievances or any other motivating factor – shatter the feeling of safety that […]
Pressure on ambulance companies is being lowered by a new style of medical care, the Community Paramedicine Model, the In Public Safety blog reports. “The Community Paramedicine Model is similar to that used by the Visiting Nurse Association”, the post advises. “Many patients will call 911 for transportation to the nearest hospital emergency department because […]
The clock is ticking on whether would-be U.S. air travelers will be able to leave the ground if, beginning October 1, 2020, they don’t “present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, or another acceptable form of identification, to fly within the United States.” Via its Transportation Security Administration (TSA), The Department of Homeland Security “has launched […]
Something about our times is wrong when immigrants seeking sanctuary in churches cand be “hit with huge fines,” as In Homeland Security reports. Maria Chavalan-Sut, from Guatemala, “has spent 10 months staving off a deportation order to a country that she says has scarred her life with violence, trauma and discrimination. Her fight for asylum […]
China has been building and launching an earth-orbiting satellite monitoring system that’s been prompting security concerns among other nations, Trenton Abrego on Homeland 411 reports It’s called the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The system is now in its third phase, “which will feature 24 middle-earth orbit satellites, three geostationary satellites, and three inclined geosynchronous […]
Byron V. Acohido on The Last Watchdog blog provides a discussion of the Zero Trust approach to computer networks. “All of this evangelizing of a ‘never trust, always verify’ posture has incrementally gained converts among early-adopter enterprises,” he writes. Acohido focuses on a visit he made to Portsys, “a US-based supplier of advanced identity and […]