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Why Response Time Is Becoming the Missing Metric in Workplace Safety and Security
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (719+ words) For decades, workplace safety has largely been measured by one goal: preventing emergencies before they happen. A warehouse employee slips while moving inventory. A nurse is assaulted by a patient. A retail associate confronts an aggressive shoplifter. An office worker…...
Establishing and Measuring Trust
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (204+ words) In this episode of Lock It Down with Security Magazine, I spoke with Chief Trust Officer at Saviynt Jim Routh about how organizations can build and measure trust. In our conversation, Routh shares how "trust is a integral part of…...
88% of School Panic Button Alerts Were for Student Behavior
1+ week, 1+ day ago (168+ words) A recent report by CENTEGIX analyzed school safety trends, specifically surrounding wearable panic buttons. The report found a 31% increase in wearable panic buttons compared to the previous (2024-2025) school year. Of these alerts, 88% were for behavior'such as physical altercations, students leaving…...
A CISO's Guide to Robocall Mitigation: Applying MITRE ATT&CK to Voice-Based Threats
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (886+ words) Robocalls have evolved far beyond consumer annoyance. Today, they serve as a scalable social engineering channel for fraud, credential theft, account takeover, and operational disruption. Voice-based attacks are increasingly targeting the operational workflows that organizations trust most: help desks, identity…...
Ransomware Is About Leverage: Return on Risk Takes It Away
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (649+ words) Return on Risk offers an alternative way to think about resilience. Ransomware Is About Leverage: Return on Risk Takes It Away Cyber resilience is often framed around how quickly a company can recover. That sounds right on the surface, but…...
Why Insider Threats Deserve a Spot at the Top of Your Risk List
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (653+ words) I was strategizing with one of the top CISOs in the nation, who spent his last 20 years with a "3 letter agency, and the number one topic that he was concerned about caught me by surprise. He didn't say ransomware. He…...
Security Leaders Discuss Texas Hunting, Fishing License Data Breach
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (157+ words) The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reported that the personal information of more than three million Texas hunting and fishing license customers may have been affected by a recent data breech." According to a"notification on the department's website,…...
Identifying Government Leaders Who Will Succeed in Corporate Security
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (399+ words) The transition from government service to corporate security leadership is one of the most psychologically demanding career changes in professional life. The factors that predict success are distinct from the factors that drove excellence in the originating organization. The market…...
Cal Water Confirms User Credentials Exploited in Hacking
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (189+ words) After Iranian-linked threat actor Handala claimed to have hacked'California Water Service (Cal Water), an organization spokesperson stated the company was investigating the claims. Recently, the Cal Water spokesperson reached out to Security magazine with an update on its investigation.' "Based…...
Hackers Exposed Knicks, Madison Square Garden Data
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (229+ words) On June 12, the cybercriminal group Shiny Hunters announced it had hacked Madison Square Garden data. The group asserted that if a ransom was not paid, it would expose more than 26 million records." On June 16, the group published the records after…...