On Monday, two Mexican police chiefs were gunned down in a violence-ridden area near the U.S. border where narcotics smugglers are battling for control, the Associated Press reports via FOXNews.com.It’s currently unclear whether or not the two killing are related. Mexico’s northeast region has seen a surge in drug-related violence since alleged drug lord Osiel Cardenas was arrested in March 2003 during a shootout with authorities, the AP reports.Javier Garcia, police chief of Sabinas Hidalgo, was captured by assailants, and then bound and shot in the back of the head, the AP reports.Four hours later, the chief of police in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Hector Ayala, was cornered in his vehicle and shot, according to the AP. Luis Trevino, a Nuevo Leon state prosecutor, said no arrests have been made.“We have to base our investigation on reality and at this point we cannot say whether either attack is linked to organized crime,” Trevino said to reporters. On a lighter note, are you a Harrison Ford fan? Have you seen his new flick, ’Firewall?’ Check out what a handful of security chiefs had to say about the movie at Security Mavens’ Reviews of the Movie ’Firewall’.Don’t forget to keep checking in at our CSO Security Feed page for updated news coverage. Related content feature Cybersecurity startups to watch for in 2023 These startups are jumping in where most established security vendors have yet to go. By CSO Staff Sep 29, 2023 19 mins CSO and CISO CSO and CISO C-Suite news analysis Companies are already feeling the pressure from upcoming US SEC cyber rules New Securities and Exchange Commission cyber incident reporting rules don't kick in until December, but experts say they highlight the need for greater collaboration between CISOs and the C-suite By Cynthia Brumfield Sep 28, 2023 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Financial Services Industry news UK data regulator warns that data breaches put abuse victims’ lives at risk The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded seven organizations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Electronic Health Records Data Breach Government news EchoMark releases watermarking solution to secure private communications, detect insider threats Enterprise-grade software embeds AI-driven, forensic watermarking in emails and documents to pinpoint potential insider risks By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Communications Security Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Software Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe