After the Capitol Riot, What Is Your State of Preparedness?
A belief that this should never have happened and will not happen in the future is a failed approach. Keep Reading
Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience Month
Australia Seeks Comment on Draft Critical Infrastructure Security Bill
Under the terms of the draft legislation, critical infrastructure operators must adopt and maintain a risk management program to include the threat from cyber attacks. Vulnerability assessments and security exercises will also be required. Keep Reading
Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience Month
ACI’s New Security Handbook Addresses Risk Assessment at Airports
The handbook includes guidance on recognizing plausible threat scenarios, to assessing the likelihood and impact of an attack occurring, considering measures already in place to address the risk, and possible solutions to address the concern. Keep Reading
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Don’t Be Held Hostage: Evolve Federal Security for Remote Work and New Threats
Over the past six months, the cyber risk landscape for federal agencies has changed significantly – and likely forever. Keep Reading
Risk Assessment and Mitigation Lessons Learned from the Charlie Hebdo Attack
Once these decisions are made, it will be necessary to ensure the employees are kept aware of what is going on. Keep Reading
OIG Finds Weaknesses in CBP’s Covert Testing
The watchdog found that CBP does not comprehensively plan and conduct its covert tests, use covert test results to address vulnerabilities, or widely share lessons learned. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Why a ‘Bulletproof’ Backpack Isn’t the Answer to Protect Kids from Active Shooters
Active shooters are well aware of the concerns you have. Active shooters understand security deficiencies and how to exploit them. Keep Reading
New Study Urges Skepticism About Crime Prediction Tool
COMPAS, a tool frequently used to assess a defendant’s risk of committing another crime, is no more accurate than strangers from the internet, according to a new study from Dartmouth College. The COMPAS (Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions) algorithm assesses a number of factors, including a defendant’s criminal record, to assess if an… Keep Reading
TSA Inspectors Advised to Align More Closely with Risk
A GAO report has found that surface inspectors from the TSA should align their activities more closely with identified risks. It makes four recommendations which include addressing limitations in TSA’s data system and defining objectives for the RMAST program. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to review the activities of Transportation Security Administration… Keep Reading