On any given day in the news, there seems to be another story about another company — sometimes well-known — having experienced an information security breach. However, there are ways that companies can proactively approach their data security to help avoid costly breaches.

On July 30 after a tour of the National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance (NCFTA) in Pittsburgh, Pa., John Carlin recounted at a cyber security forum at Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute the challenges that the government has faced in fighting cyber security attacks – both internal and external – and the steps it has taken over the last seven years to “detect, disrupt and deter.”

Despite the fall-like July day, our in-house golfers – Mike McNees and John Sipes – ventured out for a round on the links at the Willowbrook Country Club in a Apollo, Pa. The event benefited the Lower Burrell (Pa.) Rotary.

The strength of the Syndicus Center of Excellence (CoE) approach and Good Pharmaceutical Practices (GXP) capabilities recently resulted in new work with a large, leading medical device and pharmaceutical firm. Lab remediation work will be performed by the Syndicus Life Sciences Solutions practice in Italy, India and various U.S. locations.