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Youth Gun Safety: A Smart Parent's Guide to Keeping Kids Safe

Smart Parent's Guide to Youth Gun Safety With a firearm in one-third of American homes with children, it's very likely that, as a parent, you’ve thought about gun safety for your child. This statistic comes from Asking Saves Kids (ASK), a national campaign that encourages gun safety – something that may seem intense for a child, but is absolutely necessary.

Children are naturally curious. To learn about the world, they gravitate toward the new and interesting, especially things that often get portrayed as "taboo" like drugs, alcohol – and guns. Though it can be a nerve-racking discussion, an important part of preparing your child to be an adult is teaching them how to think about guns when they do encounter one, whether it’s in your home or someone else’s. The ASK campaign promotes one simple idea to help with this conversation, which is to ask one very critical question: "Is there an unlocked gun in your house?

Parents and caregivers need to ask this important question before deciding whether to send a child to someone’s house to play. Conversely, if children are coming over to your house, it’s also important to tell the child’s parents that you keep a gun in the home. Keeping kids safe takes communication by everyone involved.

But what if you want a gun-free household? Your child will see guns in the movies and on TV, and they'll likely come into contact with one at a friend or relative’s house, given the statistics. That’s why properly educating your child on gun safety is a lifesaving skill for all children. This guide shares the best ways to ensure your family knows how to properly handle guns, whether you keep them in your house or not.

: MOLLY CARTER; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Monday, 26 July 2021 13:44

Appgate Selected to Collaborate With NCCoE on Zero Trust Architecture Project

Appgate has announced its participation in the Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture Project with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with other key industry partners. The goal of this project is to develop practical, interoperable approaches to designing and building Zero Trust architectures that align with the tenets and principles documented in NIST SP 800-207, Zero Trust Architecture.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Monday, 26 July 2021 13:35

ThycoticCentrify: Centrify and Thycotic Named Leaders Again in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management

Centrify Recognized as a Leader for PAM for Third Consecutive Time, Second Straight Leader Distinction for Thycotic Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Redwood City, Calif. and Washington D.C.: ThycoticCentrify has announced that both Centrify and Thycotic have been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management. The report evaluated 10 vendors based on completeness of vision and ability to execute.¹

: John Aduma; Industry News; Posted On Monday, 26 July 2021 13:33

Incident readiness and response work hand-in-hand

F-Secure’s globally available incident readiness and response services help organizations contain and mitigate security incidents in days instead of weeks.

Helsinki, Finland : While it’s important to engage incident response during a cyber security incident, F-Secure Consulting’s global incident response offerings put equal emphasis on readiness as a strategy for mitigating the risk of cyber attacks.

In the last 12 months, F-Secure Consulting responded to dozens of major security incidents for organizations across the globe. Ransomware attacks accounted for about a third of all engagements. Other cases included acts of nation-state level espionage, different financially-motivated attacks, and more. Many involved ‘hands-on-keyboard’ attacks.