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Small Businesses at Risk from Online File Sharing: Symantec

Small Businesses at Risk from Online File Sharing: Symantec July 10, 2012 Corporate Security | Identity Theft As more small-business employees share larger files, the security risk is growing, according to a Symantec survey. As the prevalence of online sharing grows, small and midsize businesses are increasingly at risk due to employees adopting unmanaged, personal-use online file-sharing […]

Preview of the Webinar on Workplace Violence Prevention

Preview of the Webinar on Workplace Violence Prevention March 27, 2012 Corporate Security | Hospital Security | OSHA | Workplace Violence Prevention Companies often don’t think about preventing workplace violence until there is an incident that affects them, or a company similar to them, or geographically close.  As soon as something happens close to home, […]

Data-Driven Security – Using Metrics to Focus & Target Security Programs

Data-Driven Security – Using Metrics to Focus & Target Security Programs February 9, 2012 Corporate Security | Facilities Security | Hospital Security | Managing the Risk Assessment | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Assessment | Success Stories | Threat Assessment | Workplace Violence Prevention Security programs can be dramatically improved by using a metrics-based assessment to […]

Threat Modeling is the Exciting, Sexy Part of Risk Assessment

Threat Modeling is the Exciting, Sexy Part of Risk Assessment January 26, 2012 Corporate Security | Disaster Recovery Planning | Emergency Preparedness | Facilities Security | Threat Assessment | Workplace Violence Prevention As a risk assessment professional, when I get into a risk discussion, most security people want to talk about THREAT!  Threat is the […]

Outlook on Risk & Security Compliance in 2012 – What to Expect.

Outlook on Risk & Security Compliance in 2012 – What to Expect. January 1, 2012 Compliance | Corporate Security | HIPAA Risk Analysis | Hospital Security | Identity Theft | OSHA | Risk Assessment | Risk Assessment & Compliance | Workplace Violence Prevention This New Year’s Eve, I thought at times my neighbors were using […]

OSHA Starts New Enforcement Initiative for Workplace Violence Issues

OSHA Starts New Enforcement Initiative for Workplace Violence Issues October 1, 2011 Compliance | Corporate Security | OSHA | Risk Assessment | Threat Assessment | Workplace Violence Prevention On September 8, OSHA issued a new directive about enforcement activity on workplace violence issues.  This directive (CPL 02-01-052) takes effective on Sept. 8, 2011 and is […]