After years of deliberation, the Department of Defense has published Change 2 to its National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM). With this release, DoD requires the cleared community to formally
Why Homeland Security Doctrine Needs a Hard Reboot
Former Department of Homeland Security official Paul Rosenzweig has issued a long-overdue call for wholesale revisions to US homeland security doctrine, in reaction to fundamental changes in the security landscape
Network World: Cyber hygiene isn’t enough, says Haystax Technology CEO Bryan Ware
Like human hygiene, organizations must maintain regular cyber hygiene for healthy outcomes, but it’s critical they don’t neglect the tools and processes that mitigate cyber risk — the most serious
Information Sharing is Key to Countering the Crime-to-Jihad Pipeline
A disturbing pattern has emerged in the recruiting tactics of hyper-violent organizations like ISIS: nearly all foot soldiers who have carried out mass-casualty attacks recently are already violent criminals known
Threats in LA, NY, FL and TX may have been hoaxes, but terrorism in schools is a real threat
The nation’s second-largest public school system, Los Angeles Unified School District, shut down on Tuesday after receiving what was deemed a “credible threat” of violence via email. New York schools,
Finding the Signal Amid the Noise: A Strategy for Managing Noisy Alert Systems
Wheels that squeak may get some oil, but wheels that squeak too much get removed Baselining and tuning security systems is part of the continuous lifecycle of any security operations
Haystax Contributes to Paper on Hurricane Evacuations
Gregg Bowser, Ph.D. and lead risk analyst for state and local programs at Haystax Technology, recently co-wrote a piece on hurricane evacuations, “Stay or Go? Examining Decision Making and Behavior
Has OPM put us “Into Dangerous Hands?”
The November 8, 2015 “Into Dangerous Hands” segment on 60 Minutes, detailing lapses in the U.S. security clearance process, has drawn strong reactions on social media over the past week,