During emergencies, the primary focus is always life safety. Fire alarms, evacuations, and emergency alerts are designed to move people out of danger as quickly as possible.
But in many cases, these situations also create temporary security vulnerabilities.
When buildings are evacuated, security checkpoints may be abandoned, doors may remain unlocked, and valuable equipment or sensitive materials may be left unattended. Criminals understand these vulnerabilities and sometimes exploit them.
Opportunistic theft during building evacuations, retail losses during emergency closures, and even cyber scams during disasters are more common than many organizations realize.
Security planning should always prioritize safety—but it must also account for the risks that arise when normal operations are disrupted.
The latest NordBridge analysis explores how criminals exploit chaos during emergencies and what organizations can do to reduce these risks.
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Tyrone Collins 
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