Social Engineering Attacks Are Increasing As we enter the holiday season, it is important to be aware that human error is the most successful gateway for many data breaches. No…
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month Because it is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, this is a good time to discuss “smishing.” Smishing is a phishing scam that runs through SMS (Short Message…
Do Metal Detectors Improve School Security? Jonathan Kremser, Ph.D. After a highly publicized attack on a school, one common suggestion, usually coming from concerned parents, is to install a metal…
Reinforcing Glass Entryways Glass entrances can be a target for burglars, rioters, vandals, and active assailants. The March 2023 shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee demonstrated the vulnerability,…
Managing False Active Assailant Threats to Schools In one of Aesop’s Fables, a boy falsely alerts the villagers that a wolf is attacking the sheep. After making several more false…
Government Grant Scams Are Real Someone claiming to be an agent from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reaches out to you through social media and informs you…
Threats of Violence Increase Against Synagogues According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), there were a record 3,697 anti-Semitic incidents reported in the United States in 2022. This amounts to 10…
