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ISC West 2025 Showcases the Largest-Ever SIA Education@ISC Program

Security Industry Association

The SIA Education@ISC program will feature an additional day of learning, new tracks and a record-breaking number of speakers and sessions. With more than 140 sessions spanning across four days and 290 speakers, SIA Education@ISC offers unmatched learning opportunities, unites industry leaders and empowers global security professionals.

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The chief information security officer (CISO) role explained

BMC

Information security is a top concern for business organizations, as research finds that cyber-attacks are launched 2,244 times a day—that’s every 39 seconds. The role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is gaining popularity to protect against information security risks. The average cost of a data breach is $3.9

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Security Industry Association Announces 2025 SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100 Honorees

Security Industry Association

Now in its fourth year, the SIA WISF Power 100 program showcases 100 women who are role models, leaders, innovators and influencers in the global security industry. The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2025 honorees for the SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Power 100. SILVER SPRING, Md.

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Data Resilience: The Key to AI and Cybersecurity

Solutions Review

This is achieved through AI-powered techniques like detection and security scoring, automatic diagnostics and remediation analysis, and repurposing backup data for mining and development testing. It’s more than simple data backup; it also includes data recovery, data freedom, data security, and data intelligence.

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The Future of Emergency Management Education and Training

Disaster Zone Podcast

Glen Woodbury is the Director, Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School. In this podcast we explore how the programs he manages have adapted to being all distance learning and how going forward, education and training can be shaped by leveraging technology.

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Reduce Ransomware Risk in Educational Institutions

Pure Storage

Reduce Ransomware Risk in Educational Institutions by Pure Storage Blog Ransomware attacks targeting educational institutions increased dramatically in 2023 , with K-12 schools seeing a major spike in these incidents. One recent global study from Sophos found that higher education institutions spend more than $1.4

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Security Industry Association Welcomes New Leadership of SIA Perimeter Security Subcommittee

Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named two industry leaders Christa Decker, vice president of the Protective Design Group at Whitman, Requardt & Associates (WRA), and Amy Dunton, business development specialist at Ameristar to serve as co-chairs of the SIA Perimeter Security Subcommittee. SILVER SPRING, Md.