January 2020 SM Online

CONVERGENCE REPORT
Recently published research from the ASIS Foundation found that only one-quarter of organizations in India, Europe, and the United States say they have fully converged security departments.

AUTHENTICATION
The FBI issued a Private Industry Notification in September 2019, warning cybersecurity professionals that the Bureau had seen cyber actors circumventing multifactor authentication through social engineering and technical attacks.

ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
Economic sanctions are a popular security tool, but do they work? An article from the Center for a New American Security suggests five conditions associated with successful outcomes.

MASS CARE
The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that involving more mass care partners could improve emergency planning and disaster response.

JOURNALIST SECURITY
During a 10-year period, 318 journalists were murdered for their work worldwide, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2019 Global Impunity Index.

FOOD DEFENSE
The Food Safety Modernization Act IA Rule establishes a compliance framework for the food and beverage industry to defend against intentional adulteration and potential wide-scale public health impact.

U.S. SANCTIONS
The United States maintains economic sanctions programs to counteract activities that threaten its national interests, but their effectiveness is questionable.

SURVEILLANCE
A court rules that FBI surveillance violated Americans’ rights. 

ACTIVE SHOOTER
MGM will pay up to $800 million to victims of the October 2017 Las Vegas massacre, agreeing to a settlement. 

OVERDOSE PREVENTION
A federal judge in Philadelphia determined that a supervised injection site is not illegal. The site, run by Safehouse, provides overdose prevention services. 

GUN CONTROL
California changed its “red flag” laws on gun restraining orders.

PRIVACY
A U.S. Senate panel found that a federal consumer agency failed to protect the personal information of thousands of people. 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) released sexual harassment prevention training, requiring all employers to provide training to supervisors. 

PRIVACY
Google wins a “right to be forgotten” case in a European Union court, meaning the company will not have to scrub links to people’s sensitive information beyond the EU’s 28 member states. 

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Several persons around the globe were charged for their involvement in the largest darknet child pornography website, which was funded by bitcoin. The takedown helped rescue victims who were being actively abused by site users. 

CORPORATE ESPIONAGE
An Italian national was arrested in Italy for allegedly stealing trade secrets from an American aviation company.