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Carol J. Williams and Patrick Shaw: We tested indoor air in Chicago homes. Illinois should pay attention.
The More We Study Forests, the More It Seems Like Plants Might Be Cooperating and "Talking" to Each Other Trees may look still and silent, but they’re engaged in a constant, complex dialogue—through air, soil, and even electricity. To the naked eye, a …
Cybersecurity Risks Businesses Overlook and How to Address Them
Cyber Resilience & IT Disaster RecoveryOnline ExclusiveRisk Management & Quantification Cybersecurity is often associated with sophisticated hacking techniques, data breaches, and large-scale attacks. Yet many successful cyber incidents begin with simple weaknesses businesses overlook in their day-to-day operations. An outdated system, an employee clicking a convincing phishing email, or excessive access permissions can create an opening for attackers.
Risk Management & Quantification Archives
by | September 1, 2026 Cybersecurity is often associated with sophisticated hacking techniques, data breaches, and large-scale attacks. Yet many successful cyber incidents begin with simple weaknesses businesses overlook in their day-to-day operations.
Cybersecurity as disaster risk management: Why digital threats deserve a seat at the prevention table
24 August 2026 When disaster risk management professionals discuss future risks, the conversation often focuses on floods, earthquakes, wildfires and pandemics. These hazards have long been central to disaster risk reduction (DRR). Yet another category of risk increasingly demands attention: digital threats. Cyberattacks are no longer solely an information technology (IT) concern. They can disrupt critical infrastructure with consequences that extend beyond the digital sphere.
Arnold & Porter Discusses Washington State's First Of Its Kind Premerger Notification Law
The state of Washington became the first to enact a broad premerger notification law covering transactions across all industries. The law, S.B. 5122,1 was enacted on April 4, 2025, and goes into effect July 27, 2025.
Washington State First To Enact Broad Premerger Notification Law
The state of Washington became the first to enact a broad premerger notification law covering transactions across all industries. The law, S.B. 5122, was enacted on April 4, 2025, and goes into effect July 27, 2025.
Washington State First To Enact Broad Premerger Notification Law
Introduction The state of Washington became the first to enact a broad premerger notification law covering transactions across all industries. The law, S.B. 5122, was enacted on April 4, 2025, and goes into effect July 27, 2025.
The show will go on
Like many industries, ours has had to confront the challenges of the worldwide pandemic. While the way we do business may have changed, we recognize that the importance of doing business remains a vital part of your success. Our Virtual Security Canada Trade Show will help you build and sustain the relationships that matter to your business.
Opportunity and change - SP&T News
The cream always rises to the top in tough times. Such is the case with the Canadian security industry. The first phase of this began when all companies had to very quickly make changes to how they manage their staff and their interaction with their customers. This required integrators, distributors and monitoring stations to all figure out how to remain fully functional — which was done extremely well.
Protecting Canada during the pandemic
How quickly this very different way of doing business and looking after our families is starting to feel normal. While this has been an extremely challenging time for our member companies, all indications are that the Canadian security industry has adapted quickly, safely and very professionally.
A busy spring and summer ahead for CANASA
CANASA joins Global Life Safety Alliance CANASA recently announced it has joined the Global Life Safety Alliance (www.globallifesafetyalliance.org) as an associate member. The alliance was formed in 2018 as a means to connect and assist in the progress of the life safety and security industry, work with other security and safety markets and share research information.
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