Security Management articles from April 2007

Security Management archives from April 2007

Food safety off the back burner.(Editor's Note)
April 1, 2007... Moms have for decades been able to rely on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as an easy and healthful meal for their kids. But as of last month, more than 325 people in more than 40 states had been infected with Salmonella from contaminated...

Unmanned aerial vehicles vying for liftoff: though exciting developments are on the horizon, technological and regulatory hurdles remain.(Intelligence)
April 1, 2007... DRONES AND other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have surveilled the earth from the skies since remote-controlled planes were deployed in the 1930s. By far the greatest use of UAVs has been military, so as not to put pilots in harm's way, but...

Two studies examine fingerprinting.(Intelligence)
April 1, 2007... LEFT HAS ALWAYS been treated as inferior to right. In Latin, the word for left means "sinister." In French, left translates as gauche, or clumsy, while right means skillful. It turns out that left and right differ even in the mundane world...

Time to give data mining the shaft?(Intelligence)
April 1, 2007... DATA MINING and privacy. Some say the concepts are in irretrievable conflict. Just think back to the Total Information Awareness debacle and the continuing controversy over airline passenger screening via the use of government and commercial...

Video applications: according to security professionals.(Security Market Trends)
April 1, 2007... Video Applications According to Security Professionals Greater Value 2005 2010 Security Surveillance 4.5 4.6 Intelligent Video 3.4 4.3 Disaster Recovery 3.0 3.5 Off-Site Storage ...

Security service market--Africa/Mideast region.(Security Market Trends)
April 1, 2007... Security Service Market--Africa/Mideast Region 2000 2005 2010 2015 (actual) (actual) (projected) (projected) Gross Domestic Product $3,312 $4,060 ...

Spotting IEDs amid the iPods: government-funded research may help airport screeners pick out dangerous objects from the clutter of items in carry-on luggage.(AIRPORT SCREENING)(improvised explosive devices)
April 1, 2007... WE'VE ALL STARED AT A BOOKSHELF, or into an open refrigerator, unable to spot an item we want, only to find that it was right in front of us all along. Airport security screeners face the same quirk of human perception, but for them it's a...

Putting two million first responders on one page.(Homeland Security)
April 1, 2007... AMONG THE FACTORS that compounded the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina was the disintegration of situational awareness between levels and branches of government and their own agencies. The lone FEMA official in New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005,...

State perspective--Illinois: interview with William C. "Bill" Burke.(Homeland Security)(Illinois Emergency Management Agency)(Interview)
April 1, 2007... William C. "Bill" Burke has served as director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency since 2003, coordinating incident response while building terrorism preparedness alongside Illinois Homeland Security and the state's Terrorism Task...

Worldwide terrorism by target.(Homeland Security)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Worldwide Terrorism by Target Incidents Fatalities 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 Business 255 245 240 186 325...

Watching the Web: AAAE wanted a way to monitor Internet usage to assess bandwidth needs and to provide a record of employee Web activity.(Case Study)(AMERICAN Association of Airport Executives)(Case study)
April 1, 2007... THE AMERICAN Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, has nearly 80 employees, and as in most workplaces, employees use the Internet as a critical tool to obtain and share information. Patrick Osborne,...

Target: Middle East oil; The Persian Gulf is home to two-thirds of the world's proven crude oil reserves. Protecting those resources is a top priority.(International)
April 1, 2007... DESPITE ALL THE TALK about alternative fuels, the Middle East expects no letup in the world's increasing appetite for crude and gas, particularly in Asia, over the next decade or two. The International Energy Agency forecasts total energy...

The language of deception.(International)
April 1, 2007... REGARDLESS OF their nationality, criminals share one trait: They think they can fool interrogators with clever stories. That's less likely if they cross paths with skilled investigators like Nejolla B. Korris, dubbed by colleagues and clients...

European retail theft falls.(International)
April 1, 2007... CONTINUING A TREND that began in 2002, retailers in Europe saw a decline in losses for 2006 compared to 2005, according to survey statistics compiled by the Centre for Retail Research in Nottingham, England. The 1.24 percent-of-turnover rate...

30.(NUMBERS)
April 1, 2007... 30 The number of terrorist plots actively under investigation by the British Security Service (BSS). These plots, according to the BSS, involve 1,600 individuals and at least 200 terrorist networks.

Wireless intrusion prevention WIPing into shape.(Technofile)
April 1, 2007... WIRELESS DEVICES used to be peripheral components in corporate IT systems, and they were treated accordingly, as peripheral concerns. That's changing. Corporations now say they are taking much more seriously the vulnerabilities inherent in...

Forging ahead with radio frequency.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... THE SMART CARD ALLIANCE has issued a list of best practices that it hopes will alleviate concerns about the use of radio-frequency-enabled technology for identity-management applications. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The paper calls, for...

New in plaintext.
April 1, 2007... The cover of The Security Risk Assessment Handbook has a picture of a clock on it, which is ironic because it is about time that someone gave security professionals an effective, single-reference handbook for security risk assessments. ...

Who's who and what's where.(Technofile)
April 1, 2007... (ISC)[.sup.2], a nonprofit involved in educating and certifying information security professionals, has issued its "2007 Resource Guide for Today's Information Security Professional, Global Edition." The 126-page almanac is available free from...

Insights on Internet investigations.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE of Justice has issued another in its series of reports on investigating high-tech crimes. It provides guidance on such issues as tracing an Internet address to its source. It also looks at specifics with regard to various...

Everyone's getting the picture.(Behind the Numbers)
April 1, 2007... Image spam grew to 25 percent of the 61 billion spam messages sent in 2006. The technique also increased average files size from 8.9KB to 13KB. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Source: IronPort

Solutions Start Here. ASIS 2007: the leading event for security professionals worldwide.(ASIS International)
April 1, 2007... SEMINAR PREVIEW AND ADVANCE REGISTRATION SECURITY SOLUTIONS AWAIT YOU AT ASIS 2007 REGISTER TODAY! Get Ready... 53RD ANNUAL SEMINAR AND EXHIBITS ASIS INTERNATIONAL 2007 SEPTEMBER 24-27, 2007 * LAS VEGAS, NV ...

How safe is the food supply?(analysis of food safety)
April 1, 2007... ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE PEOPLE living in 26 states got sick between August and mid-October of last year after eating fresh spinach that was contaminated with E. coli; 31 developed kidney failure; three died. The problem was ultimately...

All along the watchtower: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland protects its collection with sound security policy and innovative use of intelligent video.
April 1, 2007... A MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THEIR MUSIC WOULD HAVE seemed unlikely to the children of the 1950s and '60s who claimed rebellious rock and roll as their own. But as these generations have aged, the reputation of rock has evolved from disaffected youth...

Towering technology in Dubai.(usage of survelliance equipment for building safety)
April 1, 2007... JOSEPH DE JONG got a real sense of the grand scale of the Burj Dubai--due to be the world's tallest skyscraper upon completion--when he started examining how to install surveillance camera systems in the building's 55 elevators. The...

Mindful monitoring.(Workplace Privacy)
April 1, 2007... ON JANUARY 30, 2001, Anthony Cochenour called the FBI with a tip. Cochenour's company, an Internet service provider, sold e-mail services to Frontline, an online payment processor. Cochenour told FBI Agent James Kennedy that a Frontline...

Premises liability.(U.S. JUDICIAL DECISIONS)
April 1, 2007... PREMISES LIABILITY. A Virginia appeals court has ruled that a hotel may be held liable for an assault on a guest. The court ruled that even though the assault was committed by an uninvited third party, the company had ample warning signs--in...

Religious discrimination.(laws and rules of employment discrimination)
April 1, 2007... RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION. In a recent appellate decision, the court ruled that a company that allowed an employee to keep religious material posted in her cubicle was not liable for religious discrimination. The material did not violate company...

Port security.(U.S. REGULATORY ISSUES)
April 1, 2007... PORT SECURITY. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched the first phase of its Secure Freight program. DHS has installed $60 million in radiation detection equipment in six foreign ports in Honduras, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore,...

Rail security.(U.S. REGULATORY ISSUES)
April 1, 2007... RAIL SECURITY. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a proposed rule to increase security measures on trains and tracks that carry toxic substances. The rule would establish additional measures for those carrying such substances...

Privacy.(U.S. REGULATORY ISSUES)
April 1, 2007... PRIVACY. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that its Automated Targeting System, which was originally designed to track cargo, is being used to profile travelers, operators, and crew members on all vessels, vehicles,...

Texas.(legislative bill introduced by Texas. Legislature)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... BACKGROUND SCREENING. The Texas Legislature has introduced a bill (S.B. 21) that would require owners, directors, and operators of daycare centers to submit their fingerprints for an FBI background check. Before being hired to work at a daycare...

Missouri.(legislative bill introduced by Missouri Senate )(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... PRIVACY. Lawmakers in the Missouri Senate have introduced a bill (S. 2) that would make it illegal to knowingly receive, sell, or obtain personal health information on anyone without their consent. The bill offers exemptions for law enforcement...

Current legal highlights.(Legal Report)
April 1, 2007... Current Legal Highlights SOURCE OF LAW BILL/CASE VENUE STATUS Federal Legislation Pretexting P.L. 109-395 White House Signed by President Discrimination H.R. 493 House Education...

Bullying.(Elsewhere in the Courts)
April 1, 2007... Bullying. An Indiana appellate court has struck down a $325,000 judgment granted to an employee who claimed he was bullied by his boss. The boss, a heart surgeon, verbally assaulted the employee, a hospital staffer. The staffer claimed that he...

Theft.(Elsewhere in the Courts)
April 1, 2007... Theft. In the appeal of a decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a federal appeals court has ruled that a casino violated NLRB rules when it terminated a sole union organizer for theft. Though the employee admitted to knowingly...

Negligence.(Elsewhere in the Courts)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Negligence. Cameron Moore, an employee of Agilent Technologies, sent threatening messages to Michelangelo Delfino and posted those messages on Internet bulletin boards. Delfino sued Moore and Agilent for negligence and infliction of emotional...

Terrorism and the Chemical Infrastructure: Protecting People and Reducing Vulnerabilities.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... ***## Terrorism and the Chemical Infrastructure: Protecting People and Reducing Vulnerabilities. By the Committee on Assessing Vulnerabilities Related to the Nation's Chemical Infrastructure; National Research Council; published by the National...

Surveillance Detection: The Art of Prevention.
April 1, 2007... ***** Surveillance Detection: The Art of Prevention. By Laura Clark and William Algaier; Published by AuthorHouse, www.authorhouse.com (Web); 180 pages; $17.75. Security management professionals often find themselves instructing officers...

Workplace Investigations: A Step-by-Step Guide.
April 1, 2007... ****# Workplace Investigations: A Step-by-Step Guide. By Lisa Guerin; published by Nolo, www.nolo.com (Web); 350 pages; $39.99. In the opening chapter, author Lisa Guerin sets the foundation and purpose of the book by stating that "a proper...

Fundamentals of Forensic Science.
April 1, 2007... ****# Fundamentals of Forensic Science. By Max M. Houck and Jay A. Siegel; published by Academic Press, www.academicpress.com (Web); 688 pages; $79.95. Fundamentals of Forensic Science is a textbook for college-level students majoring in...

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.(BUSINESS NEWS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that direct medical costs from falls totaled $19.4 billion in 2000, and the costs are expected to rise to $32.4 billion by 2020. Enterprising healthcare professionals are putting...

Donali Systems Integration.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007... Donali Systems Integration has chosen Dortronics door interlock systems for use in highly secure areas at Pfizer's Groton, Connecticut, facility.

Edentify.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007... Edentify has successfully deployed its IDScreen identity risk management technology to 60 bank clients of Bankcars.

FOR-A Corporation of America has sold six IVS-a00 video stabilizers to Western Digital Video Corporation.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007... FOR-A Corporation of America has sold six IVS-a00 video stabilizers to Western Digital Video Corporation for use in a project for the Department of Energy.

GlobalOptions Group.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007... GlobalOptions Group has announced that its GlobalOptions Fraud & SIU Services division will serve as a special investigations unit provider to Work First Casualty Insurance.

NovusEdge, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007... NovusEdge, Inc., announced that its EdgeProtect solution has been chosen as a main component of the Facility Explorer Asset Protection solution from Johnson Controls.

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., has delivered iris recognition cameras to Pictet & Cie Bank.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007... Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., has delivered iris recognition cameras to Pictet & Cie Bank, a private bank in Geneva, Switzerland.

Digital Pixel System technology from Pixim, Incorporated.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007... Digital Pixel System technology from Pixim, Incorporated, has been integrated into new high-resolution surveillance cameras from Cohu Inc.

RS2 Technologies, LLC, and EasyLobby have announced the availability of an add-on software module that integrates RS2 Access It! and EasyLobby's SVM software.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007... RS2 Technologies, LLC, and EasyLobby have announced the availability of an add-on software module that integrates RS2 Access It! and EasyLobby's SVM software. RS2 has also become an authorized dealer for the full line of EasyLobby visitor...

Tri-S Security.(PARTNERSHIPS)
April 1, 2007... Tri-S Security has announced that its subsidiary, Vanguard Security, has been awarded the security contract for Florida Memorial University.

American Science and Engineering, Inc.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
April 1, 2007... American Science and Engineering, Inc., has been selected by the Transportation Security Administration to pilot-test its SmartCheck Personnel Screening System at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona.

The managed PKI service from Entrust, Inc.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
April 1, 2007... The managed PKI service from Entrust, Inc., is now included on the General Services Administration list of approved shared service providers.

Goodrich Corporation.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
April 1, 2007... Goodrich Corporation has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab at Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada) to develop and fabricate a shortwave infrared sensor for the Spectre-Finder initiative.

ImageWare Systems, Inc.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
April 1, 2007... ImageWare Systems, Inc., has procured a contract to develop a multibiometric identity management prototype solution for a government agency.

MAC Systems.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
April 1, 2007... MAC Systems was chosen to provide a security system for the City of Brockton, Massachusetts, for its bright-field solar-energy generating system.

TraceGuard Technologies.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
April 1, 2007... TraceGuard Technologies is installing its explosives detection systems at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, and at a security checkpoint between Israel and the occupied West Bank.

Arteco Vision Systems has formed a partnership with DSP Integrity.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Arteco Vision Systems has formed a partnership with DSP Integrity, which will represent the company's intelligent video solutions throughout New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.

Castell Interlocks Inc.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Castell Interlocks Inc. has appointed SafeRack, LLC, as its North American distributor for the top tanker bulk loading market.

Ecora Software has announced a reseller agreement with Entisys.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Ecora Software has announced a reseller agreement with Entisys. It will allow Entisys to offer Ecora's compliance and configuration reporting solutions to its growing base of VMWare customers.

North American Video.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... North American Video has opened a new branch office in Macau to serve clients in the Asia-Pacific Rim.

Promisec Ltd.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Promisec Ltd. has unveiled its U.S. channel program, which will offer VARs and integrators increased opportunities in medium- to large-enterprise environments.

Sanyo.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Sanyo announced that its complete line of video surveillance solutions will now be represented in the U.S. Pacific Southwest territory by Bric Marketing.

TOA Electronics, Inc.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... TOA Electronics, Inc., has appointed Innovative Systems Marketing to represent the company's line of security products in northern California, northern Nevada, and Hawaii.

TraceGuard Technologies has signed an agreement with Rapiscan Systems.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... TraceGuard Technologies has signed an agreement with Rapiscan Systems to integrate its devices with existing Rapiscan equipment in order to break into the U.S. airport market.

Adesta, LLC.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
April 1, 2007... Adesta, LLC, announced that its Physical and Electronic Security Solutions Services have earned certification and designation as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology under the SAFETY Act.

Arxceo Corporation.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
April 1, 2007... The Ally ip100 security appliance from Arxceo Corporation was included among the "Best of 2006" intrusion prevention products named by SC Magazine.

ASSA ABLOY.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
April 1, 2007... ASSA ABLOY has announced that all nine members of its Integrated Solution Specialist team hold the PSP designation from ASIS International.

Massachusetts.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
April 1, 2007... Massachusetts has be come the eighth state accredited by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program, a voluntary national program based on the National Fire Protection Association's standard, NFPA 1600.

The Life-Counts product from US Life Safety, Inc., was one of Buildings magazine's 2006 Editor's Choice Top Product Picks.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
April 1, 2007... The Life-Counts product from US Life Safety, Inc., was one of Buildings magazine's 2006 Editor's Choice Top Product Picks. It was the only listing in the Emergency Response category.

Arxceo Corporation.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Arxceo Corporation has opened offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and Tokyo, Japan.

ASI Group.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... ASI Group has inaugurated its new headquarters in Houston, Texas. The facility houses the 24/7 Intelligence and Operations Center along with all administrative, accounting, and sales divisions.

Concordia University, St. Paul is launching a new Public Safety and Security degree program focused on emergency management.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Concordia University, St. Paul is launching a new Public Safety and Security degree program focused on emergency management. The BA degree will encompass public safety issues ranging from terrorism and biohazards to severe weather response and...

DICE Corporation.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... DICE Corporation has reorganized its support and project management staff to form the DICE Client Care Department with a focus on excellent client service.

Extreme CCTV International Inc.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Extreme CCTV International Inc., a division of Extreme CCTV Inc., has announced its first sales of REG license plate capture cameras in India.

Fitch & Associates.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Fitch & Associates has launched a new Web site at www.fitchassoc.com. The site offers access to reports, benchmarking tools, case studies, and presentations on emergency management and public safety.

The Freedonia Group, Inc.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... The Freedonia Group, Inc., has released a new study on World Security Services.

Marshal Inc.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Marshal Inc. has completed a successful first year of independent operation following its December 2005 management buyout from NetIQ.

NetVue Information Systems has spun off the company's software development division.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... NetVue Information Systems has spun off the company's software development division. The new BIO Analytics Corporation will continue to develop business intelligence and business analytics solutions for mid-sized companies.

Richard Horowitz and Associates.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
April 1, 2007... Richard Horowitz and Associates has published www.InternationalSecurityResources.com, a compilation of Internet resources for security professionals.

IP video technology from IndigoVision is providing CCTV surveillance for Muskeg River Mine, an oil sands mining complex in Alberta, Canada.(Industry News)
April 1, 2007... IP video technology from INDIGOVISION is providing CCTV surveillance for Muskeg River Mine, an oil sands mining complex in Alberta, Canada. The mine is operated by ALBIAN SANDS ENERGY INC. and is a joint venture of SHELL CANADA LTD., CHEVRON...

Extreme CCTV.(Industry News)
April 1, 2007... License plate capture cameras from EXTREME CCTV were used to help provide security via automatic license plate recognition at the FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Alliedbarton Security Services presented a $50,000 donation to the New York City Police Foundation on behalf of Crime Stoppers.(Industry News)
April 1, 2007... ALLIEDBARTON SECURITY SERVICES presented a $50,000 donation to the NEW YORK CITY POLICE FOUNDATION on behalf of Crime Stoppers. Shown here are Lawrence Loesch (left) and Daniel J. Gallagher of AlliedBarton presenting the check to Pamela Delaney...

ASIS events.(Brief article)(Calendar)
April 1, 2007... APRIL 13-14 CPP, PCI, PSP Reviews, Jacksonville, FL 23-25 Managing Your Physical Security Program, Seattle, WA MAY 7-9 Emerging Trends in Security, San Antonio, TX 14-17 APC II: Practical Applications, Tucson, AZ 30-31...