Stay Safe and Secure Over Thanksgiving!A friendly reminder from your CSOFriends,As you prepare to leave no earlier than 5 p.m. this Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holiday, your security department wanted to offer some tips so you stay safe and secure. To avoid long waits at airport security checkpoints, refrain from carrying the following items: guns, bombs, liquids, sharp objects, electronics, metals, plastics, shoes, clothes, magazines, books, luggage, gourds, waterfowl, dull objects, nieces and nephews and Boone’s Farm wine.Some families enjoy homemade eggnog on Thanksgiving morning, not realizing they’re about 10 salmonella cells away from an intestinal event. Pasteurize! During dinner, it’s important to station one adult at the kids’ table to handle hot dishes and avoid trips to the burn unit. (This adult should not be Uncle Mike or whichever relative likes to delight the kids’ table by squirting mashed potatoes through his teeth.) Keep carving and serving utensils in protective sleeves at all times during use.Think of family violence as similar to workplace violence. You can minimize family crises by choosing not to engage aggressive personalities. Just because Uncle Mark says the Cowboysare better than the Patriots doesn’t mean you have to—wait, what did Uncle Mark say? That’s just freakin’ absurd! Anyway, walk away and call the police.Remember: Tryptophan is not a recreational barbiturate. (However, Boone’s Farm wine is.)Plan to leave at least three hours between dinner and dessert, or else the touch football game could end in a reverse intestinal event.Special note: Some of you may be curious about post-holiday “sales” on Friday. This is perfectly harmless fun as long as you take the necessary precautions:1. Initiate heavy cardiovascular training six weeks prior and bring a portable defib unit. 2. Avoid congested areas, including malls, shopping centers, box stores and parking lots.3. Do not carry credit cards, checks or cash. Do carry a whistle and mace.That covers it. See you Monday, when our access logs will indicate that you’ve arrived back at work no later than 9 a.m.! Related content 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 news SpecterOps to use in-house approximation to test for global attack variations The new offering uses atomic tests and in-house approximation in purple team assessment to test all known techniques of an attack. By Shweta Sharma Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Penetration Testing Network Security Security 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