Cannabis companies should remain mindful of the importance of creating and maintaining a comprehensive written data security program. No cannabis company should aspire to being subject to response costs, regulatory fines, and potential lawsuits that follow the theft or inadvertent disclosures of legally protected or commercially sensitive data or, even worse, harming customers by enabling […]
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8 Steps to Secure Unmanaged Devices in the Enterprise
By Michelle Drolet As more and more exploitable endpoints find their way onto our networks we need to act to secure them. This article will highlight practical strategies to help you secure IoT, mobile and other devices that require attention. For many years now, enterprise networks have seen a steady stream of new devices that […]
Turn Your Video Surveillance System into a Triple Threat
By Jeff Corrall Astute cannabis business owners are improving loss prevention, operations and performance with integrated video, POS and fixed RFID data Like most business owners, cannabis operators have a thousand items on their ‘to do’ list each day, and reviewing video from their video surveillance system is probably not one of them. But expect […]
Combining Effective Security and Business Operations for Success
By Steve Birkmeier There’s no denying the tremendous evolution we’ve seen in the cannabis market over the last few years, and all signs point toward this expansion continuing from here. Spending on legal cannabis worldwide is expected to reach $57 billion by 2027, with North America’s spending projected to rise from $9.2 billion in 2017 […]
8 cybersecurity trends to watch for 2018
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 […]
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 […]
Cannabusiness Security Regulations: How the States Stack Up
As anybody with multi-state cannabis operations can attest, security regulations are inconsistent state to state. Indeed, as individual states adopt legislation that legalizes either medical or recreational marijuana, they often seem intent on re-inventing the wheel. And some of those wheels are better than others in their ability to sustain the momentum of the industry… […]
Turnaround Specialist Re-Primes the Canna Security America Pump
When CBE was putting together the 100 Top Ancillary Businesses last year, we decided not to include Canna Security America (CSA). They had just come off an IPO, the stock was in the tank; and Dan Williams, the Company’s CEO and founder, abruptly resigned. It was April 2016, and all we knew was that revenues didn’t […]
Federal Regulation 21 CFR 1301.72: What It Means for You
To say that the pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is perhaps the understatement of the century. DEA and FDA oversight is critical to consumer safety; therefore requirements and documentation can appear to be endless. Having played in this sandbox for decades, we are well-versed in the intricacies of federal […]
Industry Leader Joins Sapphire Risk Advisory Group
PRESS RELEASE Tony Gallo Becomes Managing Partner, Sapphire Risk Advisory Group DALLAS – Aug. 1, 2016 – PRLog — Tony Gallo an expert in Loss Prevention and Safety has joined Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, as the Managing Partner of the newly formed subsidiary of Rolland Lock and Safe Company. “We are excited to have Tony […]
