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But with the right behavioral analytics and cross-functional vigilance, patterns emerge.
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Michael Barnhart, Fortune, 3 July 2025
While Austin’s crime trends are encouraging in some respects, ongoing challenges demand vigilance and adaptability.
—Daniel Fusch, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Organizations need to build a culture of cybersecurity awareness that reinforces good behavior, simulates attacks and rewards vigilance.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The nation’s largest Sheriff’s department posted a message Sunday assuring residents that law enforcement was exercising vigilance following a U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear facilities late Saturday that risked putting community gathering spaces domestically at risk for reprisal.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
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Michael Barnhart, Fortune, 3 July 2025
While Austin’s crime trends are encouraging in some respects, ongoing challenges demand vigilance and adaptability.
—Daniel Fusch, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Organizations need to build a culture of cybersecurity awareness that reinforces good behavior, simulates attacks and rewards vigilance.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The nation’s largest Sheriff’s department posted a message Sunday assuring residents that law enforcement was exercising vigilance following a U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear facilities late Saturday that risked putting community gathering spaces domestically at risk for reprisal.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
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“Vigilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigilance. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being vigilant
Medical Definition
vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s
: the quality or state of being wakeful and alert : degree of wakefulness or responsiveness to stimuli
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