Briefs

December 4, 2024
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Briefs
CEO Shot Dead in Targeted NYC Attack. How to Align Risk, Security

An organization may have an ‘executive protection plan’ in place, but time and technology can create new vulnerabilities. What is needed is a security process and partners that make an organization capable of adjusting to changing risks.

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November 1, 2024
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Briefs
Cash Accessibility Requires Collaboration to Ensure a Sustainable ATM Model

Stagnant interchange fees threaten the critical mission to ensure that cash remains widely available, accessible and accepted as a means of payment.

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October 8, 2024
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Briefs
What the European Central Bank Just Learned When It Surveyed Companies About Cash

Stores, restaurants, and hotels in the EU prefer cash for its security, reliability, and privacy, yet more of them aren't accepting cash, according to European Central Bank survey results released in September.

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July 25, 2024
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Briefs
Cash Infrastructure is the Cornerstone of Resilience

The importance of maintaining and supporting the cash infrastructure has never seemed more important than in the wake of this week's catastrophic IT outage.

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July 24, 2024
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Briefs
Fundamental Security Failure in Attempted Trump Assassination is Something That Can Happen at Any Organization

Regarding the attempted assassination of former US President Trump, it is easy to think—if a specific individual or group of people had needed to sign-off on a specific decision to leave that rooftop unprotected—that a different decision would have been made.

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July 17, 2024
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Complexity of Cashless Transactions and the Need for Resilience Highlighted in Recent Outages

Strict reliance on digital payments can make societies less resilient, highlighted by recent outages in March that forced some businesses to close shop and hit McDonald's and Tesco, among others.

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July 2, 2024
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Recognition Grows that Safeguarding the Future of Cash is a Consumer Protection Issue

European Consumer Protection Ministers, as well as those in Germany, recently highlighted the need to safeguard access to cash to protect consumers and ensure a resilient retail payment system.

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April 2, 2024
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Briefs
Major City Makes Move to Hire Private Security to Improve Policing and Public Safety

Legislators in Los Angeles (USA) are re-writing current city codes with the goal of improving public safety while simultaneously freeing up police to focus on important crime issues.

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