Another day, another ransomware attack or security breach at a brand-name company. And that's just the tip of the iceberg when you add the cyberattacks at lesser-known companies. This raises the ...

This kind of security theater is a natural response to terrorism, but it’s a response that since 9/11 we’ve done an absolutely terrible job of reasoning through and then gradually ratcheting back.

With all the recent cyberattacks, data breaches, lawsuits, enforcement actions, and regulatory investigations, I am often surprised by the number of companies I see engaging in security practices that ...

CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner goes to New York and finds the perfect example of what Bruce Schneier calls "security theater." Security luminary Bruce Schneier has described security theater as a ...

During his colorful tenure as mayor of New York City, Ed Koch often rode the subway and asked his fellow straphangers, “How’m I doin’?” If only Gov. Kathy Hochul would do the same. It wouldn’t take ...

The reports trickled in last Monday morning from a handful of airports, including Hartsfield-Jackson: the Transportation Security Administration wasn’t making people take off their shoes. “It started ...

As professionals working in the security industry, no matter your role or who you work for, we tend to look at “public displays of security” a little differently than most. How many of us gaze to the ...

VERONA — Augusta County Schools continue to add layers of security to its buildings, including a weapon detection system that will be present at some schools when students enter the front doors this ...

"Security Theater" is a phrase credited to Bruce Schneier and it has been on my mind a lot in recent days. It is generally defined as actions and initiatives that give the illusion or feeling of ...