Security Management articles from April 2005

Security Management archives from April 2005

The time for urgency is now[SM].
April 1, 2005... War, terrorism, workplace violence, sabotage, theft... the list of security-related worries preoccupying today's executive seems to grow each year. Who can predict what looms on the horizon? It's easy to pretend that corporations cannot shield...

CPP proud.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... YESTERDAY, I RECEIVED MY FEBRUARY ISSUE of Security Management and read with interest the "CPP Profile." The profile notes that the subject was the first active police chief in the United States to achieve CPP certification. Not to demean...

Do it yourself.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... I HAVE JUST FINISHED READING RODDY Traxler's access control article titled "Fence and Sensibility" (January). Although I agree with much of Mr. Traxler's article as related to the technical aspect of installation of fencing and vibration...

Positive image.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... I'M SURE THERE ARE A LOT OF FANS OF the TV show 24 among the members of ASIS. It's filled with exciting story lines and great plot twists. But one thing I noticed about the show is its positive depiction of the private security industry. ...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2005... In the ASIS 50th Annual Seminar and Exhibits wrap-up in the December issue, a product of The Gamewell Company, called SmartView, was incorrectly described as a NetSOLO CLASSIC computer-graphics-interface package. The product is not a NetSOLO...

Are companies wising up about premises liability, or are more meritless claims being filed?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Are companies wising up about premises liability, or are more meritless claims being filed? Either way, plaintiffs are winning a smaller percentage of suits. In 1992, plaintiffs won in 44.4 percent of cases in which they reached a jury trial in...

The Freedonia Group, Inc.(Did You Know That?)
April 1, 2005... Driving the world security equipment market to 2008, according to forecasting company The Freedonia Group, Inc., will be color cameras, digital recording devices, RFID electronic article surveillance tags, automated explosive-detection devices,...

Prevention instead of response has seen only limited use on campuses.(Did You Know That?)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Prevention instead of response has seen only limited use on campuses. Fifty-six percent of the 90 college and university security directors surveyed by FJC Security Services Inc. characterize their campus security in regard to terrorism as...

Crate expectations for cargo security strategy.(News and Trends)
April 1, 2005... In a draft national cargo security strategy, the Department of Homeland Security sets a "zero-tolerance policy" toward the arrival of weapons of mass destruction at U.S. borders. The goal is to inspect 100 percent of "designated high-risk"...

CRS contemplates port, water threats.(News and Trends)
April 1, 2005... As the investigative arm of Congress, the Government Accountability Office audits government efforts. As the public-policy research arm of Congress, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides objective analysis and data. Both have...

Secret Service does its share.(News and Trends)
April 1, 2005... Everyone's heard complaints about industry and government not sharing information with each other. So it's refreshing when word arises of effective communication between the public and private sectors. At January's inauguration of President...

Updated disaster directory released.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Even the most thorough disaster plan can't contemplate every possible contingency. In some cases the victimized company will need to procure unanticipated services or products such as water-purification equipment, microfilm drying, or cots and...

Home on the page @ www.securitymanagement.com.(News and Trends)
April 1, 2005... Continually on the lookout for more value for our readers, the editors of Security Management recently rolled out SM Daily and SM Weekly, summaries of and links to the security articles most pertinent to protection professionals. SM Online...

CCTV lowers the stakes.(Working Wise)
April 1, 2005... Patrolling the grounds of a newly constructed golf course at Turning Stone Casino and Resorts in Upstate New York, a security guard noticed an unlocked door on one of the secured buildings. Unable to quickly determine the cause for the unlocked...

Strike one for Trilogy.(Tech Talk)
April 1, 2005... If you're planning to roll out a large-scale IT project, you might want to pay heed to some lessons learned from the FBI's troubled Virtual Case File (VCF) software project. Part of a technology-modernization project known as Trilogy, VCF...

A site to see.(Tech Talk)(United States. Department of Justice)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The U.S. Department of Justice has a division devoted to cybercrime issues. The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS), in the Criminal Division of the department, provides manuals on searching, seizing, and preserving...

Worth a look.(Tech Talk)
April 1, 2005... The art of phishing has become not only widespread but increasingly sophisticated as well. These scams can bring unwary surfers to identical versions of their online banks that at a casual glance are impossible to tell from the real thing. ...

The 39 steps to IT security.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The IT Governance Institute (ITGI) has released a downloadable publication to help executives prevent data loss resulting from viruses, hacks, or theft. The paper, aimed at senior executives, offers a host of questions that senior executives...

Biometric standards released.(Quick Bytes)
April 1, 2005... Biometric standards released. A paper from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines technical acquisition and formatting requirements of biometric credentials for Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, which calls...

IRS fails audit.(Quick Bytes)(Internal Revenue Service)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... IRS fails audit. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has submitted to the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) "inaccurate and misleading" information about the state of its information-security programs,...

Vulnerable infrastructure.(Quick Bytes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Vulnerable infrastructure. Federal agencies are not consistently implementing the basics of information security, such as performing periodic risk assessments, developing and maintaining up-to-date security plans, creating and testing...

Partnering with professors.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Local law enforcement agencies can address cybercrime more effectively by looking for help from local schools and businesses, according to an article in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin by Chief Tony Aeilts, who heads the California State...

Defining moments.(Tech Talk)
April 1, 2005... Test your knowledge of tech terms by guessing what the following defines. These programs lurk in the background, remaining invisible until some other specified activity takes place. Then they snap into action, performing some specific task...

New in plaintext.(Tech Talk)(Wireless Networks first-step - book)(Book Review)
April 1, 2005... Wireless networks are not just for roaming executives who need to check their e-mail. In his book Wireless Networks first-step, Jim Geier enumerates the myriad ways in which companies are employing this technology. For example,...

RFID: a primer.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies are evolving to meet a growing list of applications that range from tagging livestock to tracking pharmaceuticals to securing shipping containers. To understand the many aspects of RFID...

The very model of a modern CSO: security professionals are forging a new path to ensure that they can be effective stewards of their companies' assets.(chief security officer )(Cover Story)
April 1, 2005... When J. David Quilter first headed a security department, he was the outsourced director of security. "I was like the third cousin once removed," he remembers. "You sat at your desk. You got a call when all the horses were gone and the barn was...

Staging security in a theater of war: personnel sent to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure should be trained thoroughly on the physical and mental challenges they will face.
April 1, 2005... Iraq is a country of extreme beauty, but it also presents extreme challenges, both natural and manmade. Thus, arriving in Baghdad can be a physical and psychological shock and personnel should be prepared. It starts with how the plane lands. As...

The security consultant.(Advertisement)
April 1, 2005... Q: I'm responsible for protecting a high-risk facility. How can I stop nighttime intruders at the perimeter, before they get a chance to do damage? A: For high-risk facilities, deterrence and prevention are not enough. You need to detect...

Mission to mitigate: the loss prevention manager is a retail company's employee in the trenches, assessing and mitigating risk.
April 1, 2005... The retail industry is estimated to lose $30 billion annually to a wide spectrum of threats. Retail operations must develop loss prevention strategies to identify, quantify, prioritize, and mitigate the potential causes of these losses at the...

Getting a handle on incidents: learn why you need an incident-handling program and how to set one up.
April 1, 2005... Anyone who has spent time defending a computer network from intruders and attackers knows that no matter how good the defenses, successful attacks on IT infrastructure are inevitable. Consequently, a company must have an incident-response...

Prescription for data protection: this month, HIPAA security provisions take effect. Here's what you need to know.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act )
April 1, 2005... This month, security provisions implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) take effect. They are only the latest in a series of implementing provisions, all of which raise complicated legal issues that...

From security's leading association ... the industry's most influential event.
April 1, 2005... You're on the front lines of security. You understand how critical it is to keep up with the latest industry developments and innovations. And you know how important it is to attend the premier security event of the year--ASIS 2005. In a...

Preliminary schedule of events.(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... Friday, September 9 8:00 am-5:30 pm CPP, PCI, and PSP Review Programs Saturday, September 10 8:00 am-2:00 pm CPP, PCI, and PSP Review Programs 8:00 am-5:00 pm Pre-Seminar Programs Sunday, September 11 ...

General sessions.(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... Join your fellow professionals and discover what leading thinkers are saying about the issues the security industry is confronting. Opening Ceremony Monday, September 12 7:45 am-9:00 am You'll start your day on a high note...

Pre-seminar programs.(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... Additional registration fees apply. Certified Protection Professional (CPP) Review Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) Review Physical Security Professional (PSP) Review Friday, September 9-Saturday, September 10 ...

Networking & special events.(meetings and seminars of security systems industry)(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... ASIS Foundation 9th Annual Golf Classic Sunday, September 11 7:00 am-1:30 pm; 8:00 am tee-off Shingle Creek Golf Club Join friends and colleagues for a great day of golf at the 9th Annual Golf Classic, held at Orlando's newest...

Certification exams.(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... International & Spanish Certification Examinations Sunday, September 11 The CPP and PSP examinations are offered in English for eligible international candidates residing outside the United States or Canada. The CPP exam also is...

Exhibitor listing: as of February 1, 2005.
April 1, 2005... More than 850 of the leading security organizations will be in Orlando at the world's largest show floor dedicated to security 360 Surveillance, Inc. 3SI Security Systems A4Vision ABATIX Abloy Door Security Abloy...

Where crimes converge investigations merge: insurance companies must worry both about fraudulent claims and employee fraud--when the two intersect, a coordinated investigation is best.(INSURANCE FRAUD)
April 1, 2005... Fraud is an issue for every company, but insurance companies must be concerned not only with typical types of employee fraud but also with fraudulent claims filed by customers who hold their policies. Sometimes the two roads to fraud intersect....

Workers' compensation.(U.S. JUDICIAL DECISIONS)
April 1, 2005... Workers' compensation. The Supreme Court of Montana has ruled that an employer must pay workers' compensation benefits for an intoxicated employer who fell from a balcony during a conference. Overturning a lower court's ruling, the state...

Drug testing.(U.S. JUDICIAL DECISIONS)
April 1, 2005... Drug testing. A federal court of appeals has ruled that an employee's arrest for the possession of drug paraphernalia, an abuse of sick leave policy, and his refusal to submit to a drug test are sufficient grounds for requiring the employee to...

Information security.(U.S. REGULATORY ISSUES)
April 1, 2005... Information security. On the authority of a 2000 law that amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued regulations that will allow the department to impose civil penalties on contractors for breaches of...

Cybersecurity.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Cybersecurity. A bill (H.R. 285) introduced by Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) would establish a national cybersecurity response team that could analyze threat information and provide early warning of attacks on the cybersecurity infrastructure. The...

Gangs.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Gangs. A bill (H.R. 283) introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) would amend existing law to allow grant funds to be used specifically for bullying and gang prevention programs in schools and communities. Currently, the law allows grants for...

Infant abduction.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Infant abduction. A bill (H.R. 252) introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) would require all hospitals that are reimbursed under Medicare to follow security regulations set out by the government regarding infant abduction. The Health and...

Michigan.(U.S. STATE LEGISLATION)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Identity theft. Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has signed 11 new identity theft bills into law. The bills contain a number of provisions including making identity theft a felony in Michigan and prohibiting businesses or public utilities...

Ohio.(U.S. STATE LEGISLATION)(Brief Article)(Column)
April 1, 2005... Homeland security. A law (formerly S.B. 67) approved in Ohio makes it illegal for anyone to use an agricultural product or equipment to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of any government through intimidation or...

Negligence.(Elsewhere in the Courts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Negligence. The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a jury verdict in favor of a man who died from burns he received during an explosion at his company. A jury awarded the man's family $42.5 million in damages due to the company's gross...

Investigations.(Elsewhere in the Courts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Investigations. A California appeals court has ruled that a government employer has violated an employee's rights by not letting the employee see the documents created and collected in the course of an investigation into the employee's conduct....

Computer searches.(Elsewhere in the Courts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Computer searches. After being arrested for possession of child pornography and actively soliciting minors via e-mail, Jack Mni Leck filed a lawsuit claiming that the police violated his Fourth Amendment rights by searching a computer he had...

Security Consulting, Third Edition.
April 1, 2005... Security Consulting, Third Edition. By Charles A. Sennewald; published by Elsevier Butter-worth-Heinemann; available from ASIS International, Item #1584, 703/519-6200 (phone), www.asisonline.org (Web); 195 pages; $40 (ASIS members), $44...

The Disaster Recovery Handbook.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2005... The Disaster Recovery Handbook. By Michael Wallace and Lawrence Webber; published by AMACOM, 800/714-6395 (phone), www.amacombooks.com (Web); 398 pages; $54. Disaster planning need not be merely a necessary administrative burden. It can be...

Business Under Fire: How Israeli Companies Are Succeeding in the Face of Terror--and What We Can Learn From Them.(book)(Book Review)
April 1, 2005... Business Under Fire: How Israeli Companies Are Succeeding in the Face of Terror--and What We Can Learn From Them. By Dan Carrison; published by AMACOM, 800/714-6395 (phone), www.amacombooks.com (Web); 227 pages; $24.95. Earlier this year,...

Terrorism: Strategies for Intervention.(book)(Book Review)
April 1, 2005... Terrorism: Strategies for Intervention. Edited by Harold V. Hall; published by The Haworth Press, 800/429-6784 (phone), www.HaworthPress.com (Web); 113 pages; $17.95. Scholarly books are dry--it's almost inevitable. Luckily, this book, a...

Spam Kings: The Real Story Behind the High-Rolling Hucksters Pushing Porn, Pills, and %*@)# Enlargements.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2005... Spam Kings: The Real Story Behind the High-Rolling Hucksters Pushing Porn, Pills, and %*@)# Enlargements. By Brian McWilliams; published by O'Reilly & Associates, 800/998-9938 (phone), www.oreilly.com (Web); 368 pages; $22.95. Spam is no...

Inside the Spam Cartel.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2005... Inside the Spam Cartel. By Spammer-X; published by Syngress Publishing, www.syngress.com (Web); available from various online retailers linked at www.syngress.com; 432 pages; $49.95. If Spam Kings can be considered a biography, then Inside...

Network Security Assessment.(book)(Book Review)
April 1, 2005... Network Security Assessment. By Chris McNab; published by O'Reilly & Associates, 800/998-9938 (phone), www.oreilly.com (Web); 371 pages; $39.95. Risks to computer networks propagate as quickly as computer technology develops, if not...

The Retail Loss Prevention Officer: The Fundamental Elements of Retail Security and Safety.(book)(Book Review)
April 1, 2005... The Retail Loss Prevention Officer: The Fundamental Elements of Retail Security and Safety. By Anthony D. Manley; published by Pearson Prentice Hall, www.prenhall.com (Web); 356 pages; $44. Perhaps it is a reflection of our times that this...

Access control software.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... EyeOnEntry, Inc., of Needham, Massachusetts, has introduced the Entry Management Suite for tracking people, vehicles, assets, and events, saving time and money for the security function. The software automates the collection, verification, and...

Proximity card printers.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Working with Seattle-based Access ID, Fargo Electronics, Inc., of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has developed HID proximity cards specially designed for use in its CardJet series of inkjet card printer/encoders. The new cards feature HID 125 kHz...

Access control software.(products)(WIN-PAK PRO Central Station)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... WIN-PAK PRO Central Station is an extension of the WIN-PAK PRO access control software from Honeywell International of Syosset, New York. It helps operators manage security systems in multiple locations by integrating the components into one...

Access control software.(WIN-PAK 2005)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Honeywell International of Syosset, New York, has introduced the WIN-PAK 2005, which provides tools to monitor entrance security and perform reporting and administrative tasks. The new edition has 30 new features to help accelerate...

Alarm verification.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... To reduce the number of false alarms associated with burglary signals, Diebold, Incorporated, of North Canton, Ohio, has implemented enhanced alarm verification. When a burglary signal is received, the Diebold event monitoring center will first...

ID card software.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Fargo Electronics, Inc., of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has introduced Print Security Suite, the first product that runs on the company's SecureMark technology platform. The suite includes five software applications to help secure, control,...

Public monitor.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Public View Monitor from GE Security, Infrastructure of Austin, Texas, combines a large LCD display, passive infrared sensor, media input, innovative software, and Xposure technology. Using the monitor in public venues alerts patrons that...

CCTV power supply.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Honeywell Power Products of Northford, Connecticut, has launched the CCTV Power Supply Group of power supplies. Designed for a wide variety of applications, the power supplies provide a constant source of individually fused AC outputs to...

Power supply.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Rutherford Controls of Virginia Beach, Virginia, has introduced a five-amp power supply to its line. The UL/ULC Listed 10-5 Power Supply is housed in a rugged enclosure that includes a drop-down lid to provide a work surface for installers. It...

Video server.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Kollector Network Server line of digital servers from Vicon Industries Inc. of Hauppauge, New York, uses the company's ViconNet to record and transmit video over the network to video management workstations or Kollector Elite digital video...

MIFARE readers.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Indala MIFARE reader portfolio provides a clip-on bezel design for quick installation. Indala Corporation of San Jose, California, offers two models (wall-switch and mullion), four bezel styles, and a choice of colors. The 13.56 MHz reader...

Rugged magnetic readers.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Indala Corporation of San Jose, California, has introduced the Indala MR Series of rugged swipe-card readers. Encased in a strong external metal housing and configured to read ISO Track 2 of a magnetic stripe card, the readers incorporate...

Access control software.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Compass Technologies of Exton, Pennsylvania, has introduced a new suite of software for its 5E access control system. Incorporating an industry-standard MSDE or SQL server 2000 database, the software is totally modular, with components running...

Building integration.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... The Building Integration System from Bosch Security Systems of Fairport, New York, integrates physical and electronic security, access control, CCTV, fire systems, imaging, photo badging, and building management systems. Based on cross-platform...

Mechanical turnstiles.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Designed Security, Inc., of Bastrop, Texas, has added full-height mechanical turnstiles to its line of access management solutions. Compatible with any major access control system, the turnstiles provide an access control barrier that reduces...

Fire protection.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... New sensing capabilities have been added to the ONYX Series of intelligent fire alarm control panels from NOTIFIER of Northford, Connecticut. Intelligent sensing technology delivers rapid response to incipient fire signatures while reducing...

Smart card readers.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... HID Corporation of Irvine, California, has introduced iCLASS readers that comply with the U.S. Government Smart Card Interoperability Specifications (GSC-IS) and the low and medium assurance profiles of the Technical Implementation Guidance...

Laminating card printer.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... A new security card printer has been introduced by Zebra Technologies of Camarillo, California. The P640i card printer/encoder is a dual-sided color card printer with a built-in, dual-sided laminator. It prints full-color cards and applies a...

Rack-mount power supplies.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... A new line of rack-mounted power supplies is being offered by Altronix Corporation of Brooklyn, New York. The series includes 24 models, including 24/28 VAC units and 6 to 15 VCD units (10, 6, or 4 amps). Alternating-current units are available...

Camera software upgrade.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... CoVi Technologies of Austin, Texas, is offering a new generation of software upgrades for its EVQ-1000 HD Quality Video Surveillance Camera. The Version II upgrades include a multiview feature, which allows the camera to emulate four cameras...

Network management.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Optelecom, Inc., of Germantown, Maryland, has released the 9942 SNMP Network Manager Card and Software for monitoring the company's video and data transmission systems via computer. The family consists of the 9942A NMS Card and the 9942A NMS...

Portable GPS system.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... GeoSentry, Inc., of Anaheim, California, has introduced the portable MiniTracker MT-100 global positioning system for discreet and reliable location and monitoring of high-value assets and people. The device uses SureTrak 4-in-1, a suite of...

Transmission cards.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Optelecom, Inc., of Germantown, Maryland, has released a new series of TTL and RS-422 signal optical-transmission cards. Developed to provide optical transmission of signals over optical fiber, the 9641 series includes the 9641T (for TTL) and...

Desktop firewall.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... CrossTec Corporation of Boca Raton, Florida, has introduced a new firewall for desktops and laptops. The NetOp Desktop Firewall loads and operates as a kernel-mode driver, so the computer is protected before Windows finishes booting and before...

Day/night lens.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Rainbow CCTV of Irvine, California, offers new CCTV lens technology in its new day/night lens. The lens corrects the focus shift that occurs with standard lenses when switching from visible to infrared illumination. The lens is designed to...

Vandal-resistant camera.(Marketplace)
April 1, 2005... Videolarm of Decatur, Georgia, has released a next-generation camera that combines the convenience of a compact, all-in-one system and the durability of a cast aluminum vandal-resistant housing. The Elite Vandal-Resistant Day/Night Camera...