Archives: July, 2018

Insiders in organizations can – indeed, have been – responsible for more security breaches than employers would like to acknowledge. This, an observation by Jai Vijayan on the DarkReading site, ought to be giving managers pause, and reason for sharpening their organizational safeguards. “The key to dealing with insider threats,” Vijayan writes, “is to keep […]

“On the scene” at cloak and dagger covert operations: Protection Circle provides “Stories from the Field” so you can get a sense of what’s involved in conducting covert operations. Why would you want to know? Because they’re not just “cool”. Covert operations require knowledgeable planning and execution. But “once the operation is running properly, there […]

SecurityInfoWatch offers a primer on hiring security guards from contract providers. “You must pay the firm for its services,” the advisory reads, “on top of paying for the cost of wages, training, projected overtime, vacation accrual, payroll taxes, uniforms, benefits, and other specified or mutually agreed upon services.” Even so, “The cost of hiring a […]

For a change of pace, Protection Circle offers some “stories from the field” on how covert security operations can be difficult, risky, expensive, or just funny, to manage. Such as, “…a production company client from Los Angeles that wanted a certain celebrity who was attending an event in San Francisco to receive covert protection. This, […]

For any of our readers who may be active in school governance, or simply have children in school, here’s a reaction from the Department of Homeland Security to the two school shootings this year, and the others before them. A new DHS guide is entitled, “Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model: An Operational […]

Following up on Briefs’ last post on cyber crime, here, from Wired magazine, are “The Worst Cybersecurity Breaches of 2018 So Far”. Wired’s warning: “Corporate security isn’t getting better fast enough, critical infrastructure security hangs in the balance, and state-backed hackers from around the world are getting bolder and more sophisticated.” The examples range from […]

Barrier Briefs has been noting how cyber-based crime is increasing, along with the need for security vigilance. Here’s an example, provided by Bruce Schneier on his security blog. “Police in Detroit,” Schneier writes, “are looking for two suspects who allegedly managed to hack a gas pump and steal over 600 gallons of gasoline, valued at […]

Perish the thought, but the reality is that security disruptions – digital disasters – can be caused by insiders in an organization as well as faceless hackers. As proof, DarkReading.com discusses “The 6 Worst Insider Attacks of 2018 – So Far” in which “stalkers, fraudsters, saboteurs, and all nature of malicious insiders have put the […]

Don’t count on the Department of Homeland Security to insure protection against cyber-attacks on U.S. businesses and government agencies, the Homeland 411 blog advises. “Chronic under staffing, insufficient resources, and a lack of cyber-prioritization has left government systems and critical infrastructure vulnerable to attacks and has placed DHS’s cyber goals far from reach, according to […]

Computer hackers with access – granted or created – to a business file can do great harm to the business involved. A security truism these days? Of course. But Joe Granitto on Security InfoWatch follows up with practical suggestions on protecting your data. “Defending your operations and reputation,” he writes, “requires a holistic cybersecurity plan, […]