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    The question going forward is what repercussions will China face for unleashing a global pandemic that science and health experts agree could have been prevented if China had acted more responsibly and transparently?
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    Understanding the nature of workplace violence offenders allows us to look more specifically at the industrial manufacturing setting and apply minimum security mitigations for effective risk management.

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    Disruption is being acutely felt at global industrial enterprises, where supply chain security is increasingly imperiled by labor shortages, factory shutdowns and restrictions on movement.
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    June 10, 2020
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    AI is only beginning to make its impact felt, but its potential to significantly improve countless aspects of the video surveillance industry is tantalizing.
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    June 10, 2020
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    The time has finally come for me to write the column I have secretly dreaded for a long while. As you are undoubtedly aware, you can Google “how do I get into cybersecurity” and...
    June 10, 2020
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    The current pandemic has transformed the role of security and redefined how risk mitigation strategies are implemented now and into the future.
    A top security and risk expert assesses the global impact on global business from the COVID-19 pandemic
    June 10, 2020
    Ray Bernard, PSP CHS-III, is the principal consultant for Ray Bernard Consulting Services (RBCS), a firm that provides security consulting services for public and private facilities (www.go-rbcs.com). In 2018 IFSEC Global listed Ray as #12 in the world’s Top 30 Security Thought Leaders. He is the author of the Elsevier book Security Technology Convergence Insights available on Amazon. Mr. Bernard is a Subject Matter Expert Faculty of the Security Executive Council (SEC) and an active member of the ASIS International member councils for Physical Security and IT Security. Follow Ray on Twitter: @RayBernardRBCS.
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    May 22, 2020
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    Guard services firms are hiring thousands of workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic to keep pace with increased demand.
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    May 15, 2020
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    The models for business continuity and crisis preparedness have mostly been shattered given the magnitude and rapid progression of the virus and its impact on every business sector.
    The COVID-19 crisis figures to be a transformational event for security technology
    April 28, 2020
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    Many organizations already have provisions in place for bring-your-own-device (BYOD) so employees don’t have to carry an additional company phone, and many more organizations will migrate to this model as the need for a remote workforce presents itself.
    Whether this migration of home-workers is temporary or long-term, solid cybersecurity practices should always take precedent
    April 23, 2020
    Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Reach him at ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com, through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter, @RayCoulombe.
    How Virtual and Augmented Reality technology can dramatically change the security industry
    April 7, 2020