Security Management articles from February 2001

Security Management archives from February 2001

Letters.
February 1, 2001... Great Insight I just wanted to commend Security Management for its December issue. The two articles on workplace violence were superb, specifically the well-written "Go Ask Alice" by Michael Lynch. He was sensitive and had great insight...

Experts Project Prospects for Mexico, China, Pakistan.(security issues)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... As businesses expand all over the world, their security departments must ensure that conducting international business is safe. U.S. Department of State officers recently forecast a security outlook, particularly with regard to the threat of...

A Russian museum.(Nabokov Museum to monitor copyright adherence)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... A Russian museum has launched a project in which awareness of copyright issues will be spread throughout Northwest Russia. According to the St. Petersburg Times, the Nabokov Museum in that city will monitor intellectual property rights in arts...

A New York State pilot project.(against insurance fraud)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... A New York State pilot project designed to root out insurance fraud is showing its first signs of success, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. The FRAUD-IT program compares names stored in a New York Workers' Compensation Board...

The Drug War: Another Vietnam?('After Prohibition: An Adult Approach to Drug Policies in the 21st Century' report)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... It wastes resources. It's unconstitutional. It militarizes the police. Its penalties are unjust. It has unintended consequences. "It," according to a new book by the Cato institute, is America's drug war, which the authors say is doing more...

Free Speech Groups Slam Filtering Software.(Internet filtering software)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Although Congress late last year passed legislation requiring schools and libraries to use filtering software if they wish to receive federal technology funding, the use of the software remains controversial. One of the principal arguments...

Is Spying a Job Fit for the Birds?(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... What better way is there to perform natural surveillance than through nature? In other words, why riot outfit nature to aid in information collection? That sort of thinking has gotten researchers to explore the animal and insect worlds as means...

HOME ON THE PAGE.(safety and security briefs)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Always seeking to make the site more useful, the staff at Security Management Online have revamped the "Forums" format. New software enables users to customize their preferences, such as storing name and password in memory; search for specific...

Not-So-Risky Business.(Cigital Inc. and Agile Software)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Agile Software, based in San Jose, California, makes software that allows user groups to communicate through a secure Internet site. These users are typically involved in manufacturing, and they use the software to share product information and...

Don't Stop the Presses.(Arizona Republic security measures)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... With a daily circulation that tops 471,000, The Arizona Republic is one of the nation's largest daily newspapers. It employs approximately 2,700 people in its news, printing, production, and distribution operations. Given its large staff and...

Companies Steer Toward a Safe Harbor.(Americans comply with European Union privacy rules)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... To do business with customers in the European Union, U.S. companies are beginning to address the need to comply with privacy rules. American organizations are beginning to realize that they need to comply with safe harbor provisions issued...

Software pirates attacked.(Operation Bidder Beware)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... In an effort to curb some of the estimated $13 billion lost each year by the software industry to counterfeit and pirated software, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has launched "Operation Bidder Beware." It will track the sale of software...

Cybercrime training.(National White Collar Crime Center produces CD-ROMs)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Two new CD-ROMs released by the National White Collar Crime Center offer courses in investigating and fighting computer crime. The first, "The Internet as an Investigative Tool," teaches how the World Wide Web can be used to investigate crime....

Worms move quickly.(F-Secure produces guide to prevent computer worms)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Anti-virus vendor F-Secure has released an easy-to-follow guideline designed to help the public avoid computer worms, which are viruses that replicate on their own and then mail the copies to others.

Standards Group Bakes a Better Cookie.(Internet Engineering Task Force recommends cookie standards)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Cookies, small files of text given by a Web server to a browser and then stored on a user's computer, have a host of useful functions (for example, enabling the personalization of Web pages and keeping online shopping carts full while...

Immunization and Neutralization Service.(Microsoft Corp. offers virus protection)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The first step to keeping a computer virus-free is well known, if not always well followed: Don't double-click on executable files that arrive via e-mail. Simple enough. But what if a virus could be spread just by opening an e-mail message? ...

Jurisdictional Comity Is No Joke.(Yahoo! must prevent French from accessing Nazi memorabilia auction sites)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... It was the shot heard round cyberspace, Thomas Vartanian says of a French court's ruling that Yahoo! must prevent French citizens from accessing online auctions of Nazi memorabilia even though the auction is hosted on a computer in the United...

LEAVING ROBBERS BARREN.(Canadian robbery prevention program)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Robberies today are less numerous but more violent. Find out how one Canadian bank is battling back. ROBBERIES AT BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ARE A PERENNIAL CONCERN FOR BANK security personnel and employees. The risk of an incident...

Where Have All the Bellmen Gone?(software program enhances resort security)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Among the challenges faced by security managers is the need to track security incidents and analyze that information to detect trends, formulate solutions, and document security's worth to senior management. In this case study, the security...

An Ounce of Prevention and a Pound of Planning.(crisis management)
February 1, 2001... GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS, BOVINE spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also called mad cow disease), and Escheria coli are among a number of issues creating public controversies in the past few years. As a result of the media attention given these...

Establishing Communication Across the Political Divide.(security at national conventions)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... WHILE THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDing the 2000 presidential election may have left the country wondering whether it could communicate across such a vast political divide, smooth communications were a highlight of the security operations for both...

BACKGROUND CHECKS Step by Step.
February 1, 2001... Criminal background checks require attention from the initial data collection through the final hiring decision. With today's low unemployment rate, virtually every warm body is a viable hire, and employers may be tempted to lower their...

Negligent hiring.(css)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... In a recent decision, a Missouri appeals court ruled that a contract security service could not be held liable for the criminal actions of its employee. The court determined that the employee's pattern of misbehavior did not allow the employer...

Sexual harassment.(case)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... An appellate court ruled that, because an employee was subject to a lengthy campaign of sexual harassment, she can collect $400,000 in compensatory damages as well as damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress (the amount to be...

Drug testing.(Washington state case)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... A Washington state court has ruled that a city drug-testing program that involves random preemployment screening for approximately half of the city's employees is unlawful. The court ruled that many of the positions targeted, such as...

Discrimination.(Interstate Brands case)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... A San Francisco jury awarded 17 African-American men $121 million in compensation for the racial discrimination they suffered under their employer, a food service company responsible for products such as Wonder Bread and Twinkies. The jury...

Trade secrets.(case)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that a company cannot prevent a competitor from hiring, and using the knowledge of, its senior executives if the information in question does not qualify as a trade secret because the company did not rake...

Computer crime.(prevention in New Zealand)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... A New Zealand computer crime bill would make it illegal to access a computer without authorization. Communications via email, faxes, and pagers would be subject to the same penalties. Exemptions for the interception of communications would...

Electronic signatures.(validity in Ontario province)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Ontario has become the first Canadian province to grant legal status to electronic signatures. Under the law, electronic signatures must be given the same legal status as a standard signature. Electronic signatures are defined as any...

Money laundering.(prevention)
February 1, 2001... Eleven international banks have pledged to implement voluntary guidelines designed to fight money laundering. The guidelines, called the Wolfsberg Principles after the city in Switzerland where the document was drafted, were devised by bank...

Ergonomics.(legislation)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule on its ergonomics program. The program, designed to prevent repetitive stress injuries, took effect last month but employers have until October 2001 to comply with...

Privacy.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a final rule requiring financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies to provide consumers with a notice of their privacy policies and practices. The rule also prohibits such organizations...

Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Consider the scores of books about computer and network security available today. Many are fat tomes, exhaustively written with myriad details. But corporate networks remain extremely insecure. Is anyone buying or reading these books? By...

Information Security: A Guide to Protecting Your Information and Computer Systems from Hackers.(Review)
February 1, 2001... By Michael P. Harden; published by CyberGuardian, Inc., 703/289-4090 (phone); 56 pages; $9.99. Because of its initial use as an information exchange medium for universities and the U.S. government, the Internet was not designed to be as...

The Reid Technique: Hiring the Best.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Published by John E. Reid and Associates, Inc., 800/255-5747 (phone), 312/876-1743 (fax); 2 CD-ROM set; $50. Preemployment interviews can be one of the most important components of a company's business. It is much easier to screen out...

Power supplies.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Dortronics Systems, Inc., of Sag Harbor, New York, has introduced a new series of power supplies. The 4200 Series Power Supplies offer field-selectable 12 or 24 VDC operation and integrate a fire alarm release, alarm-output relays, and...

Video surveillance/alarm.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... SecurVision from ADT Security Services of Boca Raton, Florida, integrates video surveillance technology with burglar alarm capabilities. A central monitoring device that can differentiate a human intruder from other motion (animals, light...

Temporary thermal badge.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2001... TEMTEC, Inc., of Suffern, New York, has introduced a new self-expiring TEMPbadge ID. The DT-TIMEbadge is fully printable on any direct thermal printer, including those from Dymo and Seiko, and it is compatible with nearly any lobby management...

Video imager.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ADT Security Services, Inc., of Boca Raton, Florida, has introduced a video imager that provides 360-degree real-time monitoring and digital data storage. E-dome can simultaneously view a number of angles within a focal point. Its compact...

Motorized dome cameras.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2001... Sony Electronics has introduced its first motorized dome camera, the Sony Security Systems UniDome. Four versions are available: indoor flush mount with 12x zoom or 18x zoom, as well as an indoor pendant mount and an outdoor pendant mount, both...

Digital hybrid recorder.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Sony Electronics has introduced a new digital hybrid recorder that includes features to enhance the lifespan of the product and expand viewing options. The HSR-2 allows for simultaneous recording, playback, and viewing. Video images are loaded...

Fixed surveillance dome.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The LTC 1140 Series monochrome and the LTC 1240 Series color MiniDomes feature fixed compact cameras in discreet surveillance domes made by Philips Communication, Security & Imaging of Atlanta. The high performance, 1/4-inch CCD cameras are...

Ballistic housings.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Atlanta-based Videolarm, Inc., has added new models to its DeputyDome bullet-resistant housing line. Each unit comes with a color camera and auto-focus lens, 360-degree integral pan/tilt, 120 VAC heater, and surge protection. The...

Digital video recorder: DVR 4100.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2001... The DVR 4100 is a digital recording unit designed specifically for the banking market. The unit, part of an expanded line of products from March Networks of Ottawa, fits inside an ATM and captures transaction video from a single ATM and stores...

Unitized camera.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2001... A new color camera from Panasonic Security Systems Group uses Super Dynamic II technology to deliver a dynamic range 64 times greater than conventional CCD cameras. The WV-CS554 color unitized camera provides high-quality images even with...

Network CCTV.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Dedicated Micros has added PC networking capability to its Digital Sprite Lite multiplex recorders. Live and recorded images can be viewed on desktop PCs connected via LAN, WAN, or the Internet, using a standard Internet browser to control and...

Digital video recorder: DSR-2000e.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2001... The DSR-2000e from Kalatel of Corvallis, Oregon, is a new digital recorder with controls that work like those of a VCR for easy use. No PC, mouse, or special software is needed. The recorder provides 720 x 576 resolution in PAL format and 720 x...

Video matrix switchers.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The new Fusion family of integrated video matrix switchers from Gyyr, Inc., provides security environments with CCTV system control, integration, flexibility, and expansion. The Fusion 1000 enables switching and control of small CCTV systems of...

Industrial Internet cameras.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2001... IQinVision of Santa Ana Heights, California, has introduced two new Web server cameras with browser-based viewing and control capabilities. Designed for real-time surveillance, traffic monitoring, and industrial use, the new cameras are user...

Video management.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Corporate Security Management, Inc., has launched The Vision Capture Inc. initiative, an application service provider, It will offer video retrieval, archival, and delivery technology to the retail market, and will concentrate on digital video....

Smoke control systems.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Fire alarm systems from Simplex of Westminster, Massachusetts, and Metasys building automation systems from Johnson Controls, Inc., of Milwaukee are now Underwriters Laboratories-listed for integrated smoke control applications. Building...

Remote alarm control software.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2001... Detection Systems, Inc., has introduced a Windows-based account management and panel programming utility designed to remotely set up and program two of Detection Systems' alarm control panels, the AddressiFire 255 DS9400M and DS9400i. The...

Fire and safety system.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ADT of Boca Raton, Florida, has introduced a fire and safety integration system that can bring together the reporting and control capabilities of a variety of security applications from single or multiple facilities. The Multi-Net Manager can...

Strobe enclosures.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... New enclosures for use with audible strobe and strobe appliances have been introduced by Wheelock, Inc., of Long Branch, New Jersey. Designed for use in indoor and outdoor applications, the enclosures are available in three models. The Series...

Enterprise security integration.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Lenel Systems International, Inc., of Pittsford, New York, has created the OnGuard Enterprise System for Microsoft Windows NT Server for enterprises with multiple facilities. It allows corporate security and IT managers central control of the...

Industrial drug detection.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... American Bio Medica Corp. of Kinderhook, New York, has introduced its Drug Detector kit for detecting drug residues on surfaces. The kit includes an aerosol spray, special collection papers, and instructions. To use, wipe a surface with a...

Biometric time clock.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... To combat time clock fraud, Advanced Biometrics, Inc., of Puyallup, Washington, has introduced an employee time clock with a biometric hand analysis module and time-recording device. Employees place their hands on the ChronoLog scanner, which...

Automatic guard tour system.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The PowerCheck 3000 series from Morse Watchman of Oxford, Connecticut, includes a handheld data recorder and designated checkpoint stations. The compact weatherproof and tamperproof checkpoint stations install with adhesive or screws. The...

Card access system.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Universal Card Access and Security System from General Meters of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a computerized security system that manages all types of security sensors: forced door, door ajar, fire alarms, smoke detectors, motion...

Central monitoring system.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ADT of Boca Raton, Florida, has created an emergency call system with a central monitoring station especially for use in senior care facilities. Senior-WATCH centralizes all existing security devices, such as smoke detectors, access control,...

Employee theft control.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Sensormatic Electronics Corporation of Boca Raton, Florida, has introduced a point-of-sale exception monitoring system to help retailers control internal theft. POS/EM Plus helps eliminate employee theft by detecting, documenting, and deterring...

Employee screening.(Trans Union Employment Screening Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Trans Union Employment Screening Services, Inc., of Cleveland offers Performance Audits, evaluations of employees by trained auditors posing as customers. The 7,000 auditors across the country are thoroughly screened before they are sent into...

Fence sensor.(offered by Senstar-Stellar Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... IntelliFIBER is a fiber-optic cable fence-disturbance sensor for outdoor perimeter security applications from Senstar-Stellar, Inc., of Fremont, California. The sensor can detect intruders cutting, climbing, or lifting fence fabric, and it...

Asset tracking system.(from RF Code Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... RF Code, Inc., of Mesa, Arizona, has incorporated bar code and RFID technology into a portable asset tracking solution. The Mobile Spider Tracking System includes RFID readers, tags, and tag capture software with the company's PPT-2740 handheld...

Garage booths.(offered by Porta-King Building Systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Completely assembled before delivery, new Durasteel Model GAR garage booths from Porta-King Building Systems of Earth City. Missouri, are available in custom designs and sizes for indoor environments. Accessories include transaction windows and...

Online catalog.(offered by Ultrak Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Ultrak Inc. of Lewisville, Texas, has released an online catalog on its corporate Web site at www.ultrak.com. Customers can search the catalog by product description or product name and be directly connected to a complete package of information...

ATM access management.(system from Sargent and Greenleaf Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Comptronic A-Series ATM Access Management System from Sargent & Greenleaf, Inc., of Nicholasville, Kentucky, helps solve a variety of security challenges, such as multiple users, remote access control, and shared access/shared liability...

U.S. Security Care Inc.(announces safety seminars for schools in Delaware Valley region)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... U.S. Security Care Inc. offers free safety seminars to schools throughout the Delaware Valley region. Schools are urged to develop an ongoing security plan and to remember that security is a process that requires constant training and...

Lenel Systems International Inc.(offers equipment/services for security management system of Habitat for Humanity International)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Lenel Systems International Inc. has teamed with Suntech Systems Inc., HID Corporation, and Ultra Electronics to donate equipment and services for an integrated total security management system at the headquarters of Habitat for Humanity...

The Greater Alarm Company, Inc.(donates security system to American Cancer Society)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Greater Alarm Company, Inc., has donated and installed a security system at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Corona Del Mar, California, to help stop shoplifting, which has been increasing. The resale shop raises as much as $5...

AXCESS Inc.(provides aircraft fueling security at John F. Kennedy International Airport)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... AXCESS Inc. is working with Logicraft Corporation to provide digital video transmission and recording and identification to aircraft fueling operations at JFK International Airport in New York.

Detection Systems.(division PerkinElmer Instruments receives award)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... One of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine's 2000 Technology Innovation Awards was presented to Detection Systems division of PerkinElmer Instruments for its role in the development of Threat Image Projection software for the aviation...

Softbank E-Commerce Corporation.(forms joint venture with BioLink Technologies)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Softbank E-Commerce Corporation and BioLink Technologies have joined in a venture to sell BioLink's biometric security and network utility solutions in Japan.

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation.(introduces FutureFLEX Air-Blown Fiber Optic Cabling System)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2001... A FutureFLEX Air-Blown Fiber Optic Cabling System from Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation has been deployed at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. The system is used for data communication for control of heating,...

Madonna University.(offers courses in criminal justice)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Madonna University is offering two new degrees--an MBA with a certificate in criminal justice leadership and an MSBA with a specialty in leadership studies in criminal justice. Both result from a partnership between the school's criminal...

Kroll Associates.(Bratton Group agreement)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Under an agreement with Kroll Associates, The Bratton Group LLC will provide public safety administration, training, and operational engineering and analysis consulting to Kroll's clients around the world.

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(installs surveillance equipment in Big C Supercenter chain, Thailand)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Checkpoint Systems, Inc., has been selected to install radio frequency electronic article surveillance systems in Thailand's Big C Supercenter chain.

Quanta Systems.(US Navy contract)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Quanta Systems, a subsidiary of CompuDyne Corporation, has been awarded a five-year contract with the U.S. Navy to provide tactical support services at worldwide military facilities. Another subsidiary, Norshield Security Products, has been...

Control Risks Group.(forms Control Risks Group L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Control Risks Group of the United Kingdom has launched a new company, Control Risks Group LLC, to compete in the high-end corporate private investigations and security consulting sector in North America.

Datacard Group.(Cybernetix Group contract)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Datacard Group will provide sales and service for the new Cybernetix HPX card issuance system from Cybernetix Group.

Intel Corporation.(Vasco Corp alliance)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Intel Corporation and VASCO have formed a worldwide alliance in which Intel will integrate VASCO's Digipass authentication products into Shiva Access Manager 5.0. VASCO will also develop a security management solution for the access manager.

Keyware and Fasttel.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Working together, Keyware and Fasttel have developed a biometric door phone, which uses voice verification via telephone to allow remote entry for homes and offices.

Avitar, Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Avitar, Inc., has signed a letter of intent to acquire BJR Security Service, Inc., a drug detection and education services company. BJR will remain a wholly owned subsidiary of Avitar.

ASC Telecom.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... ASC Telecom, L.P., has been tested and certified as an NEC Fusion Partner, increasing ASC's ability to offer comprehensive solutions to its clients and giving NEC the benefit of quality voice recording and quality assurance products.