By Michelle Drolet As we stand on the threshold of another year, the war for our cybersecurity rages on. There have been many data breaches in 2017, most notably for Equifax, Verizon, and Kmart. But if you seek a silver lining in the cloud, perhaps you’ll be glad of the news that the global average […]
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Blue Line Protection Group Partners with Hypur for Five-State Expansion to Serve the Legal Cannabis Industry
PRESS RELEASE Denver, CO, Jan. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blue Line Protection Group, Inc. (OTCPink: BLPG) is proud to announce a partnership with Hypur, a financial technology company in Scottsdale, Arizona. This agreement will allow Blue Line to expand into five additional states with marijuana-related business (MRB) and money service business (MSB) markets over […]
Four Important Things Cannabis Businesses Can Learn from the Recent Equifax Data Breach
The headline-making Equifax data breach was one of the worst ever. Equifax exposed approximately 143 million consumers, but did not notify any of them. This data breach exposed vital information, such as driver’s license, credit cards, social security numbers, addresses, and birth dates. According to the Ponemon Institute, which conducts independent research on privacy, data protection […]
Tips to Protect Your Business From Ransomware
Over the last few years we’ve observed the steady rise of ransomware with some trepidation. It is fast becoming a multi-million dollar business, and it’s getting surprisingly sophisticated. The ransomware industry is continually innovating, offering cybercriminals new technology, various business models, and all the support they need to conduct successful attacks on unsuspecting individuals and […]
When It Comes to Cyber Security, The Weakest Link is Still Employees
We need to make sure the highly regulated world of cannabis business knows how to protect its data, customer and otherwise, yet also control access to it without too much hassle. As an insurgent breed, hackers are savvy and will seek out the path of least resistance. When your defenses are good, the weak link […]
Pharmaceutical industry lessons for cannabis
When it comes to developing and implementing an appropriately comprehensive security plan, the pharmaceutical industry knows what it is doing. You might say that this is not their first rodeo. That is not, however, the case with many cannabis businesses newly charged with mapping out security for the purposes of licensing and daily operations. The […]
New security technology now available for the cannabis industry
As a cannabis security consultant, I have had the privilege of working with many leading security equipment vendors across the United States. Working with these vendors allows me to get first-hand knowledge of some pretty cool security technology for the cannabis industry, like the five featured here. Here are new security devices you may want to […]
Why Security Matters
By Rebecca Cicarelli and Matt Gifford The demands of managing a cannabis business are endless. So much so, that attending to the minutia of security planning and implementation can seem like a chore. Is it really worth it? In short; yes—it is! We can attest that, when it comes to optimizing security, very few successful growers […]
Creating a Policy and Procedure Manual for Your Business
By Tony Gallo Do you have a written policy or procedure to address any of these scenarios? Your manager decides to come in to your store alone early on a Sunday morning to catch up on some paperwork. He is approached as he enters the store and forced to empty the safe of all the cash. […]
What Is The Real Threat? Theft Vs. Diversion
By Rebecca Cicarelli and Matt Gifford The cannabis industry is arguably in its infancy, especially when we consider growth projections. Consequently, there are limited statistics specific to theft and diversion, but the threat is indeed real. At the end of the day, the market value associated with controlled substances, including cannabis, escalates risk. So what […]
