Two Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton Claim Over 30 Lives In Less Than 24 Hours

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

TOP STORY Two Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton Claim Over 30 Lives In Less Than 24 Hours By Haley Samsel Less than a week after three people were shot dead at a food festival in California, mass shootings took the lives of 31 people and injured several dozen more in two American cities, El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. The violence began on Saturday morning at an El Paso Walmart packed with back-to-school shoppers. The 21-year-old suspect, who lived in the Dallas suburb of Allen, made the 10-hour drive to the border city with the intentions of carrying out a domestic terrorist attack, according to a white supremacist memo posted online that has been attributed to him. More... SPONSOR Improve Accountability & Efficiency with CyberKey Air 2 CyberKey® Air 2 is a Wi-Fi enabled, programmable smart key. User permissions for accessing CyberLock cylinders can be updated via standard Wi-Fi networks, without physically connecting to a communication device. CyberKey Air II allows users to update access permissions on-the-go and gives administrators access to real-time audit trails.Learn more.  NEWS 10 Simple Steps to Take Right Now to Secure Your Business WiFi Network By Yotam Gutman  Threats to business are increasing from every which connected way, every day. With small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) lagging behind enterprises in securing their networks, they continue to be targeted from a variety of directions, with risks often turning to cumulative losses, much of the time never to recover those losses. Adding to this, the proliferation of mobile devices, the ever-increasing number of devices, and applications used throughout the modern office along with the IoT explosion; the time has come for SMBs to realize the urgency to address their network security issues. Cisco Agrees to Pay Over $8 Million For Selling Video Surveillance System with Technical Flaws By Haley Samsel  Cisco Systems, one of the largest software and technology equipment sellers in the world, will pay $8.6 million to settle lawsuits claiming the company sold video surveillance technology to government agencies despite knowing the software was flawed. Overcoming the Challenges of SecOps Implementation By Gilad David Maayan  The increasingly volatile digital landscape has made SecOps both a necessity and a challenge. The security perimeter is riddled with blind spots, as endpoints introduce vulnerabilities into cloud computing environments. When utilized on the dark side of the net, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies turn into sophisticated weaponry machines. SecOps brings IT and security together as a joint force charged with protecting networks and assets. A New Age in Corporate Accountability for Data Breaches By Simom Marchand  There isn't an industry safe from data breaches. From banks and credit organizations to hotel and restaurant chains, academic institutions and more, hundreds of millions of individuals have had their personal information stolen – all via the companies with whom they do business. Upcoming Webinar: Active Violence Prevention, Preparation and Response This webinar will provide an overview of Northwestern University’s efforts surrounding prevention and response to an active violence situation affective a campus community. Greg Klaiber, director of emergency management, will provide guidance and options for consideration to students, faculty and staff that may find themselves in an active violence situation. Join us for this free, one-hour Webinar on August 28. SPONSOR Take Control with Winsted Winsted is the worldwide leader in security console solutions. We create attractive, ergonomic consoles that improve operator comfort and optimize efficiency. We offer stock, customized and custom control room consoles for a wide range of security applications. Whether you need a single workstation, or a complete control room, we can provide the perfect solution. Learn more.