Physical security incidents cost companies $1 trillion in 2022, according to new report
September 15, 2023
Large, global companies lost a combined $1 trillion in revenue in 2022 due to physical security incidents, according to a World Security Report. Read More
Crisis management book wins 2023 ASIS Security Industry Book of the Year Award
September 8, 2023
'Code Black: 50 Lessons in Crisis Management for Effective Leadership', was selected for covering "fundamentals" in crisis and security management. Read More
British Museum thefts put spotlight on the insider threat
August 29, 2023
The dangers of the insider threat to security have been put in the spotlight, following the theft of 2,000 artefacts from the British Museum. Read More
Crisis management and terrorist attacks: Planning for the worst
June 16, 2023
At IFSEC 2023, Chris Phillips set out the issues involved in terrorist attacks and how organisations should plan and prepare for them. Read More
How security teams have expanded their duties
September 22, 2022
With cascading issues and asymmetric threats, new risks are challenging traditional mindsets of physical security professionals. Read More
CPNI publishes series of insider threat digital learning modules
August 15, 2022
The UK’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) has published a series of insider threat learning modules. Read More
Implementing employee monitoring software can result in workers being more likely to break rules and act dishonestly
July 19, 2022
How is the increase in employee monitoring impacting upon the growing insider threat challenges? Read More
Why the insider threat will motivate cyber and physical teams to collaborate more than ever in 2022
January 5, 2022
Why organisations will need to further integrate their cyber security and physical security functions throughout 2022 and beyond. Read More
How to get the board ‘on board’ with the espionage threat
December 9, 2021
Emma Shaw offers her advice based on first-hand experience of influencing the C-Suite, and how the pandemic has shifted risk appetite. Read More
Why organisations can no longer ignore a joint approach to cyber and physical security
August 27, 2021
Clive Madders, CTO, Cyber Tec Security, explores why cyber and physical security practices are more heavily intertwined than ever before. Read More
Dealing with insider threats in the age of COVID
November 13, 2020
Dangerous grey areas like new BYOD policies and shadow IT devices have increased, thanks to the rapid shift to remote working. Read More
How a personnel security policy can combat the insider threat
May 5, 2020
Peter Houlis offers his thoughts on how a well thought through personnel security policy can guard against the insider threat. Read More
Working with the insider threat
January 27, 2020
In this whitepaper, Ovum explains the significance of the insider threat, what the term means, and understanding the risks involved. Read More
Managing the insider threat
January 14, 2020
There is much talk in the cyber security world about what is termed the ‘insider threat’. To those not in the know however, the term can be misleading and conveys different things to different people. Read More
WATCH: 5 notorious insider jobs
April 6, 2018
Some 74% of companies feel vulnerable to insider threats and only 42% are confident in their security countermeasures, a report revealed in 2016. Here are five examples of those fears being realised to spectacular effect. Read More
Mere ‘Compliance’ is Not Enough to Protect Yourself from Data Theft and the Insider Threat
November 4, 2015
Beware your own internal Edward Snowdon. Take precautions to ensure your privileged users cannot readily steal or leak vast amounts of data, writes Vormetric's CSO. Read More