Primary Topics
Focus on Mass Protests and Activism
Organizations often participate in marches and rallies for causes that align with their values. Security leaders need to leverage a different set of diplomatic skills to keep those activities safe.
Focus on Extreme Temperature Safety
Working in high temperatures can be inevitable, especially in campus patrols, manufacturing facilities, and outdoor operations. But changing temperature ranges can make jobs increasingly dangerous without appropriate mitigation strategies.
What ‘Responsible AI’ Means in the Modern Security Industry
Responsible use doesn’t just cover illegal and inappropriate use cases. It also encompasses prioritizing openness and transparency to ensure end users understand how AI technology works.
Certification Profile: Ranjiv Abraham, CPP, PSP
“I was drawn to the critical role security plays in safeguarding people, assets, and information, and I saw it as a field where I could make a meaningful impact,” says Ranjiv Abraham, CPP, PSP.
New Extremes: Heat Safety Amid Rising Temperatures
Working in high temperatures can be inevitable, especially in campus patrols, manufacturing facilities, and outdoor operations. But changing temperature ranges can make jobs increasingly dangerous without appropriate mitigation strategies.
Understanding U.S. States’ Heat Illness Prevention Standards
What do employers need to know about new and potential workplace standards on heat illness prevention?
How Heat Hits Hard
Warmth is necessary for survival. But extreme heat poses serious threats to human life, communities, and infrastructure.
Fast Facts: Identifying Heat-Related Illnesses
How can you tell if someone has been outside in extreme heat for too long? Here’s how to identify and respond to heat-related illnesses.
The Other Side of the Looking Glass: Providing Security for Marches and Rallies
Organizations often participate in marches and rallies for causes that align with their values. Security leaders need to leverage a different set of diplomatic skills to keep those activities safe.
What to Add to a Rules of Engagement Document
The ROED should outline the overall security strategy for marches and rallies, providing health and safety recommendations and identifying a communication plan for emergencies.
Protocols to Guard Against Graffiti
As college campuses cope with damaging building graffiti, university teams are searching for effective ways to protect their schools’ valued structures from vandalism’s costly impact and the safe removal of the structural pollutants.
Fast Facts: How to Stay Safe in a Crowd
Whether you’re participating in a mass march or protest or if you happen to be nearby when a flash mob congregates, it’s important to know the basics of crowd safety.
DC Shooting Leaves 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers Dead
An American woman and Israeli man who both worked at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot and killed on the evening of 21 May.
DOGE Danger: U.S. Adversaries Lineup to Recruit Former Government Workers
A Washington thinktank uncovered what it says is a Chinese intelligence operation to surreptitiously recruit U.S. government officials who recently left their jobs—just one example of a growing concern.
High-Profile Targeted Killings Raise Concerns in Jalisco
The latest edition of the ACLED's Conflict Index ranks Mexico as the fourth most dangerous country worldwide—after Palestine, Myanmar, and Syria—and the second most dangerous to civilians.
Explosion Rocks California IVF Clinic in Apparent Extremist Attack
An explosion tore through a southern California fertility clinic on 17 May, and investigators are treating the incident as an act of terrorism.
Hate Amplified: Online Posts About U.S. Judges Take Increasingly Violent Turn
Online rhetoric about judges in the United States is becoming increasingly violent and justices are expressing concerns about their personal safety.
The Future of Work: 3 Reports Assess In-Office and Telework Effects
Three recent studies highlight some of the benefits and drawbacks when it comes to telework setups, including employee retention, recruitment, and maintaining workplace culture.
U.S. Employers Mull Changes in Business Landscape Under Trump Administration
Top concerns in today's business climate include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and immigration, with 84 and 75 percent of survey respondents expecting significant impacts in those areas respectively.
Report: FBI to Spend Less Time on White Collar Crime, More Time on Immigration Enforcement
The report from Reuters said the guidance was given to FBI field agents and comes after the head of the DOJ Criminal Division outlined changes to how the department will approach white collar crime.
Research: U.S. Illicit Opioid Use Is 20 Times Higher Than Previous Estimates
More than one in 10 American adults (11 percent) reported illicit opioid use within the past 12 months, and 7.5 percent reported the use of illicitly produced fentanyl during the same period, according to a new report from RAND.
Operation PowerOFF Results in Four Arrests
Polish authorities arrested four people who were allegedly involved in running and selling access to a network of platforms that provided distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyberattacks.
Researchers: More Accessible Deepfake Generators Fuel Rapid Increase in AI Explicit Images
Detailed analysis found that 96 percent of the deepfake models targeted identifiable women, including globally recognized celebrities as well as social media users with smaller followings.
Conclave: A Look at Security Around the Secretive Election Process
The cardinals have gathered. The windows are closed. The doors are sealed. And a conclave in Vatican City is once again underway to elect a new pope amidst rising geopolitical tensions.
Copper Thieves Strike Again. And Again and Again.
This time, the thieves shutdown rail traffic in Spain by yanking out copper signaling cable. With the price of precious metals rising, the problem will likely continue to worsen.
Police Foil Alleged Bomb Plot Against Lady Gaga Concert in Rio
A massive, free Lady Gaga concert was allegedly threatened by a plot to attack attendees using improvised explosives, Brazilian authorities said.
Recruitment Red Flags: Spotting DPRK IT Remote Workers
The FBI and private sector security partners briefed the cybersecurity community this week about the persistent problem of remote IT workers from North Korea generating revenue for the regime in the form of paychecks from private companies.
This Is the Best Selection of Strange Security Stories We’ve Ever Seen
Our editors bring you the strangest stories from the realm of security-related news each month.
