The pursuit of a balanced educational approach

YARMOUTH, Maine—It’s becoming increasingly important for security professionals to have a balance of formal education and industry-specific certifications in order to be competitive for security positions. Philip Deming, principal of Philip S. Deming and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in human resource and security risk management, said that he’s seen a major shift in what […]

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Hacker Group Posts Arizona Police Documents

A group of hackers that has claimed attacks on websites run by the U.S. Senate and the Central Intelligence Agency posted a cache of documents from Arizona police, calling it a protest against a controversial state law. On Thursday, Lulz Security posted files labeled as training manuals, emails, intelligence documents and other material that it […]

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Senior managers ‘committing more workplace fraud’

Warning signs being missed or ignored, research finds. Senior managers are increasingly committing fraud as ‘red flag’ warning signs are “missed and ignored”, research from KPMG has revealed. Company bosses were the culprits of nearly a fifth of workplace frauds (18 per cent) compared to 11 per cent in 2007, according to analysis of 348 […]

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Adobe Preps Quarterly Security Update for Reader, Acrobat

Adobe will release its quarterly update to address security vulnerabilities in all versions of Reader and Acrobat. Adobe plans to address several bugs in its Reader and Acrobat software as part of its scheduled quarterly update. All of the vulnerabilities being patched are rated critical, said Adobe in its pre-notification Security Advisory on June 9. […]

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Citi Data Theft Points Up a Nagging Problem

Citigroup’s revelation that hackers stole personal information from more than 200,000 credit card holders makes it one of the largest direct attacks on a major bank. The attack reported by Citigroup is one of the largest on a major bank. Even more striking is that similar data breaches have been occurring for years — and […]

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Six Indicted in plot to raise money for terrorism

Federal authorities announce the indictment of six people on suspicion of plotting to raise money to attack Americans and others overseas to bolster the Pakistani Taliban. One of the three arrested is picked up in L.A.; three others are believed to be at large in Pakistan. By Richard A. Serrano, Washington Bureau May 15, 2011 […]

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Teachout Security Solutions wins On the Rise Award

The selection committee for the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce has chosen Teachout Security Solutions as one of the On the RISE Award winners in the Global Expansion category. The award recognizes Teachout’s expansion nationally and internationally. “We are so excited to recognize [Teachout] for its well-deserved achievements and contributions to the region. [It is] […]

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Capitol Digest: Guns in cars at workplace OK under bill; end of student paddling sought. Senate OKs guns-at-work bill

Legislation that would prohibit Texas employers from banning their employees from bringing guns to work, as long as they leave them stored in their locked vehicles in the parking lot, was approved Tuesday by the state Senate. Senate Bill 321 by Sens. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, and Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, would prohibit employers from adopting policies […]

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