The Business Roundtable, a group of chief executive officers from major U.S. corporations, issued a statement with a new definition of the “purpose of a corporation” that drops the notion that corporations function first and foremost to serve their shareholders and maximize profits. Rather, investing in employees, delivering value to customers, dealing ethically with suppliers and supporting outside communities are now at the forefront of American business goals.
CNBC

Experts say the incident shows how, as more information is stored in the cloud, staff trained in how to use these systems could become a threat to other companies.
The Wall Street Journal

How Walmart is responding in the wake of the El Paso shooting.
The Wall Street Journal

The Security Executive Council has released of a series of free security resources covering a variety of topics, from critical incident response, to executive protection, to defining the cost of security.
Security Executive Council

It’s indisputably cost-effective for an organization to invest in property risk improvement, starting with properties that are most at risk of a loss and most important to its profits.
CFO

Tabletop by the Nuclear Threat Initiative uncovered major gaps in international coordination, information sharing, and attribution between health and security officials.
NTI

A recent practitioner poll by the Security Executive Council found that security leaders are seldom participating in corporate drills and tabletops that deal with cyber incidents, supply chain disruptions, or civil disturbances.
Security Executive Council

In a 26-nation survey conducted in the spring of 2018, global warming is just one of many concerns
Pew Research Center

Warren’s proposal comes at a time of heated public debate over the perception that big corporations haven’t been held accountable for major breaches of consumers’ privacy and personal data.
Slate

Companies are hiring third-party firms to trawl social media to make sure fake news won’t dent their share price.
NBC News

The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act wants to make sure the federal government isn't buying devices that can be easily hacked.
Cnet

The findings portray a corporate environment with heightened security awareness, which has not, however, translated into tangible preparedness efforts for the majority of organizations.
AP

The Marriott security breach is a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) object lesson and highlights the crucial role cybersecurity validation and audits must play during the due-diligence phase.
Forbes

One issue the center will study, Matheny said, is the extent to which the nation’s artificial intelligence workforce depends on foreign citizens and how immigration policy affects that workforce. Another: How can companies, universities and governments protect information from theft and misuse?
The Washington Post

An exploration of the tension between OSHA requirements to maintain a safe and secure workplace and Facebook using its own product to mine data for threats and locations of potentially dangerous individuals.
CNBC