Security Management articles from August 2007

Security Management archives from August 2007

Werewolves and silver bullets.(Editorial)
August 1, 2007... If you poll the population, you probably won't find anyone who believes in werewolves. Yet people believe in silver bullets--or want to. Whether it's how to prevent the next senseless mass murder like the recent Virginia Tech tragedy--the...

Identity theft task force: recommendations include a call for a National Identity Theft Law Enforcement Center but it's not likely to happen anytime soon.(Intelligence)
August 1, 2007... IDENTITY THEFT was the number one consumer complaint made to the Federal Trade Commission last year. It affected more than eight million Americans and cost nearly $50 billion, according to a 2007 study by Javelin Strategy and Research. ...

Text message alerts and tips.(Intelligence)
August 1, 2007... APRIL'S VIRGINIA TECH tragedy led to a surge of interest in the use of text messages in mass notification systems on college campuses. But schools aren't the only ones interested in this technology. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many police...

Deterring robberies.(Intelligence)
August 1, 2007... ALTHOUGH EACH DAY brings improvements in high-tech security, the Arkansas Bankers Association is hoping the simple things can still make a difference. That's why it is initiating a bank robbery prevention program that includes a "no hats, no...

A survey of 300 office workers and IT professionals by Infosecurity Europe.(Did You Know That?)(Survey)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... A survey of 300 office workers and IT professionals by Infosecurity Europe found that 64 percent were prepared to give away their passwords in exchange for a smile and a chocolate bar; 29 percent of those surveyed admitted knowing a coworker's...

Video product usage: video product usage.(Security Market Trends)
August 1, 2007... Video Product Usage According to Integrators 2011 2006 Video Servers 40% 16% Network Video Recorders 50% 22% Internet Protocol Cameras 55% 15% Copyright 2007 J.P. Freeman...

Security equipment demand--Asia/Pacific.(Security Market Trends)
August 1, 2007... Security Equipment Demand--Asia/Pacific 2000 2005 2010 2015 (actual) (actual) (projected) (projected) Mechanical Locks/Other 4,504 6,453 9,350 ...

School emergency planning.(Intelligence)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... An estimated 95 percent of all school districts have written emergency management plans, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). But plans vary widely. The biggest problem: Most school districts are unprepared to...

Interoperability standards stalled? Despite the clear need for interoperable communications standards, a decade of study has yielded only two of eight critical elements.(Homeland Security)
August 1, 2007... PROJECT 25, OR P25, is the public-private initiative tasked with developing technical standards that manufacturers can use to ensure the interoperability of communications devices used by first responders in emergencies. But nearly two decades...

Shining light on nuclear nightmare.(Homeland Security)
August 1, 2007... WE CAN TAKE MEASURED COMFORT in the notion that the most horrific terrorist threat is also probably the toughest one to pull off: detonation of a nuclear device in a major city. Even after the Cold War and 9-11, the prospect seems extremely...

State perspective--Tennessee: interview with David Mitchell.(Homeland Security)(Interview)
August 1, 2007... David Mitchell has served as Tennessee's top homeland security official for nearly two years, first as head of the governor's Office of Homeland Security, then as commissioner of the state's Department of Safety after the two agencies merged in...

Worldwide terrorism by tactic.(Homeland Security)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Worldwide Terrorism by Tactic Incidents Fatalities Full Year January-May Full Year January-May 2006 2006 2007 2006 2006 2007 Armed...

23.(NUMBERS)
August 1, 2007... 23 Number of states that provide information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System on persons disqualified from possessing firearms under federal law for mental health reasons.

A healthy dose of security: a generous budget and a free hand helped security experts at one hospital update antiquated systems and add modern technology.(Greenville Hospital System)(Case study)
August 1, 2007... RARELY IS A SECURITY DIRECTOR given carte blanche and a generous budget, but that is exactly what Greenville Hospital System (GHS) of Greenville County, South Carolina, a not-for-profit academic health organization, handed Shawn I. Reilly, CPP,...

Afghanistan's opium addiction: Afghanistan is the world's first narco-state, with one-third its GDP dependent on narcotics sales.(International)
August 1, 2007... TWENTY YEARS AGO a heroin dealer going by the name of "Mr. E" exchanged a couple of keys of Pesharwar White in a room at the Caesar's Palace hotel in Las Vegas for $65,000 in cash. Unfortunately for Mr. E, the buyer was an undercover detective,...

Haitian money laundering.(International)(United States. Agency for International Development)
August 1, 2007... THE UNITED STATES Agency for International Development (USAID) is helping fund two new programs in Haiti with the goal of increasing transparency of financial transactions there. Haiti is one of the least developed and most corrupt nations in...

Canada's air and sea vulnerability.(International)
August 1, 2007... CANADA'S MULTITUDE OF air and sea ports are a sieve that international criminals, terrorists, and smugglers can exploit because of a lack of manpower, no national security standards, faulty controls, and inadequate advanced technology, the...

Security and outsourcing: negotiate early.(Technofile)
August 1, 2007... AS A GROWING NUMBER of U.S. companies outsource software creation and data-handling functions to service providers located in other countries, the issue of data protection has gained prominence. There are two concerns: that "backdoors" could be...

Crooks zero in on vulnerable data.(safety and security of informaion technology services)
August 1, 2007... ZERO-DAY ATTACKS--the name given to exploits of vulnerabilities for which no patch is available--are the betes noires of IT security. Unfortunately, discoveries of not-yet-patchable vulnerabilities are on the rise, raising the specter of more...

A site to see.(Technofile)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PC is protected from malware, it helps to run a few tests. This site offers just that: a handful of free, relatively quick self-assessments. Options include testing the strength of your firewall and your protection...

Sources of data loss.(Behind the Numbers)
August 1, 2007... Sources of Data Loss Physical Theft or Loss 54% Weak Security Policy 28% Other 18% Fully 82 percent of data breaches are preventable with moderate but well-enforced security policies, such as encrypting data...

54.(NUMBERS)
August 1, 2007... 54 Percentage of identity theft breaches stemming from the theft or loss of a computer or storage medium, such as a USB memory key, according to a recent Symantec report.

Data Disaster?(surveys of information technology professionals on data breach)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... One-third of IT professionals believe that a major data breach could put their company out of business. The findings come from a global survey, conducted for McAfee by Datamonitor, of 1,400 IT professionals at companies with at least 250...

Business PC risk.(QUICK BYTES)
August 1, 2007... Thirteen percent of corporate PCs have had unauthorized USB devices attached to them, creating the risk for data loss and malware to enter the corporate system. Four percent of such PCs have had peer-to-peer applications installed, such as...

Preventing the next campus shooting.
August 1, 2007... AT 7:15 A.M. ON APRIL 16, Virginia Tech Police received an emergency call alerting them to go to a dorm room in West Ambler Johnston Residence Hall. Once there, officers found two bodies in a fourth floor dorm room; they turned out to be...

What are you worth? Overall, security professionals fared well in 2007. Read the latest from the ASIS International U.S. Salary Survey.(Salary Survey)
August 1, 2007... THE AVERAGE COMPENSATION of security professionals in the United States rose to $117,000 for 2007 from $87,900 the year prior--a stunning 33 percent increase. The median compensation--a more representative number--rose only 6 percent to $91,000...

Rattlesnakes and other surprise solutions.(Special Preview)
August 1, 2007... WHEN THE RONALD REAGAN Presidential Library was constructed, a burial site for the former president, including a monument, was also completed. The library, however, "didn't want it to be seen or known or talked about because Reagan was still...

New chemical solutions.(Chemical Facilities)
August 1, 2007... ONE OF THE NIGHTMARE SCENARIOS posited in our post-9-11, code-yellow world is that terrorists might attack chemical plants, turning the compounds used for legitimate commercial purposes into deadly weapons of mass destruction. They might do...

Protecting Turkey's Heritage.(safety and security of museums)
August 1, 2007... IN A CASE OF LIFE IMITATING ART, thieves a few years ago slipped through a small window tucked in the back of the Topkapi Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey, and made off with nine Ottoman artifacts. The heist was reminiscent of the rear-window...

Negligence.(case of workplace injury in a bank)
August 1, 2007... NEGLIGENCE. A federal appeals court has ruled that a bank is not liable for an employee's injury at the hands of a robber. In the decision, the court determined that the bank was not negligent--despite its knowledge of a prior incident and the...

Investigations.(U.S. JUDICIAL DECISIONS)
August 1, 2007... INVESTIGATIONS. In a recent decision, the North Carolina Court of Appeals found a company guilty of malicious prosecution after it investigated an employee for wrongdoing, fired him, and then reported his alleged activities to the police...

REAL ID.(U.S. FEDERAL LEGISLATION)
August 1, 2007... REAL ID. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing to examine the privacy and civil liberties concerns surrounding the driver's license requirements mandated under the REAL ID Act. Witnesses also evaluated two new bills that would...

Courthouse security.(law)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... COURTHOUSE SECURITY. A bill (S. 378) that would increase courthouse security has been approved by the Senate. The House of Representatives has not announced whether it will take action on the bill, which would also require that the U.S....

Genetic discrimination.(law on genetic discrimination)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... GENETIC DISCRIMINATION. A bill (H.R. 493) that would prohibit discrimination based on genetic information has been approved by the House of Representatives. The Senate has agreed to consider the measure. The bill would expand the...

Data mining.(U.S. FEDERAL LEGISLATION)
August 1, 2007... DATA MINING. A bill (S. 236) introduced by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) that would monitor government use of data mining has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill would require that the head of each federal department or...

Airport security.(U.S. FEDERAL LEGISLATION)
August 1, 2007... AIRPORT SECURITY. A bill (H.R. 1413) introduced by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) that establishes an airport security pilot program has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure...

National Guard.(U.S. FEDERAL LEGISLATION)
August 1, 2007... NATIONAL GUARD. Two bills (S. 430 and H.R. 718) introduced by Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO) and Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), respectively, would require the military to identify federal and state emergency response capability gaps that have been...

Washington.(law for obtaining credit report by employers)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... CONSUMER REPORTS. It has become more difficult for employers in Washington state to access an applicant's credit report to make hiring or promotion decisions. Under a new law (formerly S.B. 5774), employers can only obtain credit reports...

Iowa.(law to stop bullying in schools)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... BULLYING. A new law (formerly S.B. 61) requires that all public and private schools develop antibullying programs and take steps to eliminate bullying at school and on school grounds. The program would also be required during all school...

Missouri.(law of RFID equipment)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... RFID. A bill (S.B. 13) introduced in the Missouri Senate would require extra labeling by manufacturers or retailers that include RFID tags in their products. Under the bill, any consumer item or package that has an RFID tag encoded in must be...

Current legal highlights.(laws of security services industry)(Statistical table)
August 1, 2007... Current Legal Highlights SOURCE OF LAW BILL/CASE VENUE STATUS Federal Legislation Agriculture security H.R. 1717 Subcomm. of House Approved HLS Comm....

Sexual Discrimination.(law and case )(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Sexual Discrimination. A federal appeals court has ruled that a woman can pursue a sexual discrimination claim against her employer even though the position she sought was not technically filled by a male employee. Instead, the position was...

Hostile Workplace.(case of workplace environment)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Hostile Workplace. A woman who sued her employer for allowing a hostile workplace cannot pursue her claim based on two separate incidents where she accidentally saw pornography that her male coworkers were viewing on company computers. However,...

Sexual Harassment.(cases of flight attendants)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Sexual Harassment. A Hawaiian jury awarded a former flight attendant $510,000 in damages after her company refused to follow up on sexual harassment claims. The flight attendant reported that a pilot repeatedly grabbed her and made unwanted...

Privacy Lost: How Technology is Endangering Your Privacy.(Book review)
August 1, 2007... ****# Privacy Lost: How Technology is Endangering Your Privacy. By David H. Holtzman; published by Jossey-Bass, www.josseybass.com (Web); 352 pages; $24.95. Few issues are as critical as personal data protection, and yet the loss or...

Introduction to Emergency Management.
August 1, 2007... ****# Introduction to Emergency Management. By Michael K. Lindell, Carla Prater, and Ronald W. Perry; published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., www.wiley.com (Web); 624 pages; $51.95. With tragic natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina still...

First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan.(Book review)
August 1, 2007... ****# First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan. By Gary C. Schroen; published by Ballantine Books, www.random-house.com (Web); 379 pages; $25.95. It is rare that a former CIA agent recounts...

Protective Actions: Evacuation/Shelter in Place.(Movie review)
August 1, 2007... ***** Protective Actions: Evacuation/Shelter in Place. Produced by Emergency Film Group, www.efilmgroup.com (Web); VHS or DVD; 29 minutes, $425, $150 rental. The public's first response to emergency warnings of impending dangers is...

419 Scam: Exploits of the Nigerian Con Man.(Book review)
August 1, 2007... ***## 419 Scam: Exploits of the Nigerian Con Man. By Charles Tive; iUniverse, Inc., www.iuniverse.com (Web); 158 pages, $14.95. The book 419 Scam: Exploits of the Nigerian Con Man is about one of the most ubiquitous cons of our time. Named...

Degausser.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... The Mag EraSURE ME-P3E automatic degausser from Security Engineered Machinery of Westboro, Massachusetts, completely and permanently removes information from hard drives and other magnetic media. Listed on the NSA Approved Product List, the...

Mobile tag reader.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... ADT Security Services of Boca Raton, Florida, has introduced an RFID mobile cart designed to provide mobility within storage room and warehouse environments. It lowers costs and increases inventory efficiencies by bringing readers to the tags...

IP surveillance platform.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Optelecom-NKF of Germantown, Maryland, has unveiled a new platform for building integrated, intelligent IP surveillance solutions. Siqura features flexible architecture and uses a scalable modular approach that can be tailored to meet the...

Lanyards.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Brady People ID of Burlington, Massachusetts, has introduced new lanyards and badge reels for holding ID badges and other items. Custom Reflective Lanyards, made with Ultra Weave polyester, offer a large reflective area and luminescent printing...

Badge design.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... The TEMPbadge Design Shop from Brady People ID of Burlington, Massachusetts, is a Web-based tool that allows clients of partners to customize the company's self-expiring ID badges. In addition to the design wizard, the tool allows customers to...

Mounting rack.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... The Intermediate Distribution Rack (IDF) Series from Middle Atlantic Products of Fairfield, New Jersey, is designed to help integrators house components where cable run distances can become problematic. With a weight capacity of 150 pounds,...

Source tagging.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... ADT Spain of Madrid has introduced a source-tagging system based on the Visual Source Tag concept, which combines the benefits of hard tags for textiles with in-factory fitting. The system ensures that items are protected by the SuperTag VST...

Criminal identification.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Following its acquisition of Amcrin Corporation, San Francisco-based 3VR Security, Inc., has announced that it has integrated Amcrin's criminal database into its searchable surveillance system. The system is designed to help banks, retailers,...

Intelligent video.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Lenel Systems International of Pittsford, New York, has introduced seven software solutions to address common video surveillance situations. The software provides a simplified user interface and facilitates implementation by bundling a number...

Mini dome cameras.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... JVC Professional Products Company of Wayne, New Jersey, has introduced two new high-performance fixed IP mini-dome cameras. Easy to install, the cameras provide versatile monitoring with power over Ethernet capability. The VN-C215VP4U is...

Surveillance sensors.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... The Perceptor family from Night Vision Systems of Allentown, Pennsylvania, offers configurable and upgradeable modules for perimeter surveillance. It includes thermal cameras for intruder detection, an extreme low-lux camera for alarm...

Surveillance software.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... New monitoring and management software from Panasonic Security Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey, offers comprehensive control of video surveillance systems. The i-Pro WV-ASM100 system management solution controls up to 100 of the company's...

Secure badge holder.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Brady People ID of Burlington, Massachusetts, has unveiled a new employee ID badge holder designed to prevent unauthorized data skimming of embedded information. The Secure Badgeholder provides a shield against unauthorized access to...

Power controller.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Altronix Corporation of Brooklyn, New York, has added the Maxim33 Power Controller to its line of integrated products. Designed for practical and efficient power management, the unit interfaces with access control panels and routes power to a...

Hybrid recorder.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... JVC Professional Products of Wayne, New Jersey, has added a new network video recorder to its V.Networks line. The fully integrated VR-N900U records images from both analog and IP cameras. It comes with fully licensed Milestone software...

Thermal cameras.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Night Vision Systems of Allentown, Pennsylvania, offers the NVS Pan and Tilt Series of thermal imaging cameras that combine standard CCD and thermal technology. The thermal camera enables the user to see in complete darkness and through adverse...

Dome camera.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... The CVC-8WMPDV dual-voltage, indoor, color dome-camera from Speco Technologies of Amityville, New York, features a tinted dome that conceals camera position. The 580-line resolution camera features wall or ceiling mount capability through the...

Intelligent video platform.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... On-Net Surveillance Systems of Suffern, New York, has integrated advanced content analytics into its IP video surveillance software suite. The company's solutions now enable intelligent detection and delivery of critical information extracted...

Motion-activated alarm.(information of surveillance equipment by Speco Technologies)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Speco Technologies of Amityville, New York, has developed the Digital Deterrent System to help deter crime--not just record it. A surveillance camera that is networked to a DVR detects motion, an alarm annunciates and a custom audio-visual...

Panic device power.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Designed to handle the high current surge that panic hardware locking devices require, the StrikeItl offers a comprehensive power solution for single or multiple hardware devices. Made by Altronix Corporation of Brooklyn, New York, the unit...

AV Enclosures.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Middle Atlantic Products of Fairfield, New Jersey, has introduced a new line of Configured AV Enclosures. Each enclosure is preconfigured with the company's most commonly requested thermal, cable, and power-management solutions, so they can be...

Video software.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Version 8.0 of the PureActiv Wide Area Surveillance software has been released by PureTech Systems Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. It offers command and control, video analytics, and map-based intrusion awareness, plus improved GIS tracking for both...

IP video software.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... XProtect Corporate is a premium IP video surveillance solution from Milestone Systems of Copenhagen, Denmark. With centralized management, it is suited for large installations with unlimited numbers of users, cameras, servers, and sites. Its...

Video management.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Cware Lite is an advanced networked video management platform that seamlessly integrates analog and digital video components for management and control of live and recorded video. New from Controlware Communications Systems of Neptune, New...

Fiber transmission products.(fiber transceivers introduced by American Fibertek Inc.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... American Fibertek, Inc., of Somerset, New Jersey, has introduced several point-to-point fiber transmission products. New contact closure systems do not require any soldering. New video transceivers offer 10-bit digital video transmission,...

Digital recorder.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... The new WJ-RT416 Digital Video Recorder from Panasonic Security Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey, combines high performance and cost efficiency. It offers real-time MPEG-4 recording of 16 cameras using 8 built-in encoders to deliver a total of...

Security software.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Indianapolis-based Integral Technologies, Inc., has released Intelli-M Integrated, a pure IT, power-over-Ethernet security software solution. The system increases the power of IP-based access control with total integration of the company's...

Video encoder.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... Axis Communications of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has introduced the AXIS 247S Video Server. Designed for discreet or space-restrictive video surveillance applications, it receives power through the Ethernet cable and can also supply power to...

Intelligent video cameras.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... CoVi Technologies of Austin, Texas, has introduced two high-definition video cameras with embedded video analytics. The CoVi CVQ-2500 and CVQ-3500 Multi-Stream cameras feature intelligent software technology that automates the process of...

Doucument camera.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... The new P100 document camera from ELMO USA of Plainview, New York, addresses the needs of government and law enforcement agencies. With 30-frame-per-second capability and ultrahigh resolution, this compact, lightweight document camera is ideal...

Visitor management.(information of safety equipment )(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Dallas-based DSX Access Systems and EasyLobby, Inc., of Needham, Massachusetts, have developed an integration module that seamlessly integrates WinDSX total access control and Easy-Lobby's Secure Visitor Management software. Customers can issue...

Digital cameras.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
August 1, 2007... A new line of IP cameras has been introduced by Lenel Systems International of Rochester, New York. The line offers high video quality and network performance at competitive prices. The new products include accessories such as lenses, housings,...

Solutions Start Here. ASIS 2007: the leading event for security professionals worldwide.
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The Brownyard Group.(award nomination )(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... The Brownyard Group, an insurance company, is calling for nominations for the W.H. Brownyard Award for Meritorious Service. The award recognizes a distinguished security officer who has demonstrated the best attributes of an officer. This year...

American Fibertek, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
August 1, 2007... American Fibertek, Inc., has entered into a joint development effort with Advanced Industrial Computer, Inc., to offer server and storage solutions.