SM Online August 2018
Print Issue: August 2018
EUROPEAN TERRORISM
The EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018 provides an overview of the nature and volume of terrorist attacks in the EU in 2017.
INFORMATION SECURITY
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a draft update to its Risk Management Framework to help organizations integrate information security principles and practices into enterprise risk management programs.
SCHOOL SECURITY PLANS
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office evaluates the number of schools requiring hazard-specific plans, such as active shooter, suicide threat or incident, and bomb threats, among others.
CYBER STRATEGY
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released its cybersecurity strategy for the next five years.
GLOBAL FRAUD
Report to the Nations from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners looks at 2,690 cases of fraud in 125 countries. It explores the costs, schemes, victims, and perpetrators of fraud. Another report, UK Business Payments Barometer 2017, focuses on fraud in the United Kingdom.
U.S. IMMIGRATION
Two federal reports detail the challenges faced by U.S. immigration services to issue and manage green cards.
DRESS CODES
New guidelines from the United Kingdom Government Equalities Office prohibit employees from singling out women in dress codes.
RETENTION
A former CIA contractor pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified materials during the course of his employment.