Security Management articles from January 2003

Security Management archives from January 2003

Guardsmark[R].(Company Profile)
January 1, 2003... Guardsmark is not like any other security services firm. TIME magazine says we are the company that "many security experts consider the best national firm in the business." In Liberation Management (Alfred A Knopf, Inc.), Tom Peters describes...

New year, new goals. (Editor's Note).(security trends)
January 1, 2003... WITH EVERY NEW YEAR comes the opportunity to assess progress and to set new goals. But 2002 was, of course, no ordinary year. It was the year following the terrorist attacks of 9-11, which suddenly placed security--as a profession and as an...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2003... Suspect confessions Nathan J. Gordon's "Confessions of an Interrogator" (October) illustrates why so many juries discount allegedly uncoerced admissions and instead suspect the interviewers who obtained them. The methods and tactics Mr....

A hotel security seal of approval? (News and Trends).
January 1, 2003... In some fields, goods or services inspire consumer confidence by obtaining a recognized seal of approval, such as that given by established groups like Underwriters Laboratories and AAA. Would travelers welcome a security seal of approval for...

International Chamber of Commerce's Commercial Crime Services. (Did You Know That?).(piracy)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... At the southern approaches to the Malacca Straits--shipping lanes around and between Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore--a group of pirates is preying on small tankers loaded with diesel oil. This group represents one of the reasons that the...

American Bankers Association. (Did You Know That?).(check fraud statistics)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Despite an explosion in attempted check fraud, banks received some heartening news recently from the American Bankers Association: Their fraud prevention systems seem to be working. In 2001, according to an ABA survey, attempted fraud exceeded...

Groups unite to protect health workers. (News and Trends).(workplace violence in health care)
January 1, 2003... If healthcare workers feel beleaguered, they have goad reason. Data generated for the International Labour Office (ILO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Council of Nurses (ICN), and Public Services International (PSI)...

When transit systems put on the dog. (News and Trends).(12 U.S. public transportation systems to have canine (K-9) programs to improve security)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit, the Chicago Transit Authority, and New Jersey Transit have all gone to the dogs. No, their trains haven't been overrun by crime; rather, they are among the 12 U.s. public transportation systems to have...

Crisis software critiqued. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Emergency management operations centers rely on software to manage crisis information and coordinate response by public safety agencies. Evaluating commercial emergency management software can be a tricky task, however. With that in mind, the...

Not safe anywhere, anytime? (News and Trends).(school security)
January 1, 2003... When the snipers who terrorized the Washington, D.C., region last fall wrote in a message that "Your children are not safe anywhere at anytime," it sent a frisson of panic through the population. But school security experts have understood this...

Home on the page. (News and Trends).(www.securitymanagement.com)
January 1, 2003... @ www.securitymanagement.com What new threats and solutions does 2003 hold? Security Management Online will keep you at the leading edge of the issues. SM Online is constantly updated with reports, papers, surveys, articles, training...

Putting data in COLD storage. (Working Wise).(computer-output-to-laser disk)
January 1, 2003... Despite best intentions, the so-called "paperless office" has not materialized. Documents created in the computer are often still distributed or stored via hard copy. But one organization, the Cowlitz County Public Utility District (PUD) in...

Automated applications. (Working Wise).(employment applications)
January 1, 2003... Biogen, Inc., a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, needs to fill between 200 and 300 positions in its global sales force at any given time. In early 2002, the company decided it needed to begin conducting background checks...

The instant message menace. (Tech Talk).
January 1, 2003... INSTANT MESSAGING (IM) programs are increasingly popular. One four-year-old company, TCQ, boasts of adding one million new users every 22 days. Is the use of these programs in the workplace a cause for concern? Advocates of IM tout the...

FTC's cyber resources. (Tech Talk).(US Federal Trade Commission)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... THE FEDERAL Trade Commission (FTC) has unveiled a comprehensive Web site to help businesses and consumers alike stay safe online and avoid nuisances such as spam. The site gives detailed information on a host of online issues; it also provides...

A common language for risk. (Tech Talk).(information technology risk, Open Group's Risk Vocabulary project)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... "What we have here is a failure to communicate," goes the famous line from Paul Newman's movie Cool Hand Luke. Professionals involved with managing and communicating computer system-related risk too often know how Newman's character felt. But...

IT security spending. (Quick Bytes).(information technology)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... After 9-11, IT security professionals poured their money into backup and recovery. Now, due to cyberterrorism concerns, funds are being directed toward protective security software, such as intrusion detection systems. That's according to a new...

Beating e-mail. (Quick Bytes).(survey finds companies not doing enough to provide security for e-mail communications)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... E-mail has surpassed snail mail as the most important communications channel between businesses and customers; however, many companies are not doing enough to provide security for e-mail communications, according to a survey conducted by secure...

Interpol online. (Quick Bytes).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... International police agency Interpol has rolled out a new Internet-based global communications system called I-24/7. The system provides a vast, easy-to-use database that gives users rapid access to crime-related information, including...

Businesses challenge European data directive. (Tech Talk).
January 1, 2003... Stringent European data protection laws that were passed four years ago were intended to build a strong framework for protecting personal data while still allowing the free movement of such data within the European Union; however, the objective...

Security products and services made simple. (Tech Talk).
January 1, 2003... Attend any infosec exhibition and you're likely to be overwhelmed by the sheer number and variety of high-tech offerings. Making sense of all these options is a daunting but essential task, one that has been taken on with gusto by the...

Pentagon offers wireless policy. (Tech Talk).(wireless security)
January 1, 2003... With so much attention being paid to the risks inherent in wireless networks, developing a wireless security policy is more important than ever. A policy recently released by the Pentagon can serve as a basic guide for security managers tasked...

Responding online to disasters. (Tech Talk).(US Federal Emergency Management Agency)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has rolled out a new Web site designed to assist first responders when disasters strike. It provides a wealth of information to facilitate the "four pillars" of disaster management: preparedness,...

Only Guardsmark[R] offers health insurance to 100% of its security officers.
January 1, 2003... As one of the largest private security services firms in the world, we employ about 18,000 security officers in more than 145 offices serving 400 cities across North America, with revenues of $450,000,000. We protect shareholder assets and...

The new centurions: terrorism and other global forces are reshaping corporate security, creating challenges and opportunities for those who oversee it. (Progress Report).
January 1, 2003... ANY ATTEMPT to determine how corporate security has changed in the last year must begin at the source--with a self-assessment by the heads of security departments. But just as Alexis de Tocqueville brought a useful outsider's perspective to...

A year of reassessment: the ASIS annual employment survey looks at how 9-11 affected corporate security functions, staffing, budgets, and policies. (Progress Report).
January 1, 2003... WILLIAM BIGA, security administrator for Dominos Farms Corporation in Ann Arbor, Michigan, oversees a 650,000-square-foot multiuse office complex. The building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is nearly a mile long and has more than 100 entry...

When does privilege provide protection? Attorney-client privilege can help protect corporate information, but security managers should be aware of its legal limitations. (Legal Issues).
January 1, 2003... In today's business environment, even the most well-managed companies are not immune to potential lawsuits. And the possible legal implications of actions are, appropriately, never far from mind when companies take certain actions. In the case...

Maimonides solves storage problems: keeping stored data safe and available is a matter of life or death for a hospital. New storage technology makes the task easier to manage. (Computer Security).(Maimonides Medical Center)
January 1, 2003... Most enterprises today rely on networks to operate; it's a serious problem when those systems go down and data is lost or rendered unavailable. Even a few minutes of downtime often leads to the loss of significant amounts of revenue. But for...

ADA. (U.S. Judicial Decisions).(Hernandez v. Hughes Missile Systems Company)
January 1, 2003... A federal appeals court has ruled that a company's blanket rule of refusing to rehire employees that had been fired or who quit to avoid being fired could violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if the employee in question had been...

False imprisonment. (U.S. Judicial Decisions).(Wal-Mart v. Rodriguez )
January 1, 2003... The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a store owner cannot be held liable for false imprisonment if it did not knowingly provide false information to the district attorney and did not direct that a certain person be arrested. In the early...

Workers' compensation. (U.S. Judicial Decisions).(Baggett v. The Industrial Commission)
January 1, 2003... The Illinois Supreme Court has found that, to claim workers' compensation for job-related stress, a person need not show that the stress was greater than that experienced by coworkers. Instead, the claimant must prove that the stress was...

Data retention. (International).(Internet servive providers would have to keep e-mail for one year under European Union proposal)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The European Union is considering a proposal that would require Internet service providers to retain all e-mail for at least a year. Phone companies would be required to keep recorded messages for the same amount of time. Under the proposal,...

Counterterrorism. (International).(Australia announces counterterrorism plan)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... In the wake of the October bombing of a Bali nightclub, in which approximately ioo of the victims were Australian, the Australian government announced immediate funding and coordination efforts designed to fight terrorism. The new...

Security Management. (U.S. Congressional Legislation).(Congress passes key bills)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... After the elections last November, Congress returned and approved several key bills. Some of these actions occurred as the December issue of Security Management went to press. Following is an update from that lame duck session. See the February...

Homeland security. (U.S. Congressional Legislation).(new law creates the Department of Homeland Security)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The most critical new law (P.L. 107-296) establishes the Department of Homeland Security, which will encompass almost two dozen existing agencies, such as the Secret Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Bureau of...

Seaport security. (U.S. Congressional Legislation).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A new law (P.L. 107-295) will establish a port security task force to increase security at seaports. The task force will include representatives from government and the private sector. Private members will include those from port authorities,...

Terrorism insurance. (U.S. Congressional Legislation).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A new law (P.L. 107-297) requires that insurance companies offer terrorism insurance as prescribed under Treasury Department guidelines. The law establishes a formula for shared insurance loss coverage that includes a federal share of...

Aviation security. (U.S. Regulatory Issues).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule requiring all pilots to carry a photo ID when flying and to present that ID, upon request, to officials of relevant government agencies and law enforcement officers. When...

U. S. State Legislation.(briefs)
January 1, 2003... West Virginia Background screening. A new law (formerly S.B. 420) in West Virginia will require that anyone seeking a license to be a child care provider submit to a background check. The check will include investigation of the...

E-mail. (Elsewhere in the Courts).(MonsterHut Inc. v. PaeTec Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The New York Supreme Court has ruled that an Internet service provider has the right to refuse service to a mass spammer. In the case, PaeTec Communications, cancelled an advertiser's contract when it learned that the company, MonsterHut. Inc.,...

Arbitration. (Elsewhere in the Courts).(Mariner Financial Group v. H.G. Bossley)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that, in an arbitration hearing, an arbitrator's failure to disclose an adversarial relationship with an expert witness does not automatically invalidate an arbitration. In the case, an arbitration panel was...

Defamation. (Elsewhere in the Courts).(Zixit Corp. v. Visa International )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A jury in Dallas, Texas, has ruled that an Internet company was not defamed by negative electronic messages posted on a Web site by an employee of a competing company. In the case, an Internet company, Zixit, claimed it was financially harmed...

Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense & Hacking Exposed Web Applications: Web Application Security Secrets and Solutions. (Reviews).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense. By Stuart McClure et al.; published by Addison-Wesley, 800/282-0693 (toll-free phone), 515/284-2607 (fax); 492 pages; $49.99. Hacking Exposed Web Applications: Web Application Security Secrets and...

Terrorism and Business: The Impact of September 11, 2001. (Reviews).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Terrorism and Business: The Impact of September 11, 2001. By Dean C. Alexander and Yonah Alexander; published by Transnational Publishers, 914/693-5100 (phone), 800/914-8186 (toll-free phone), 914/693-4430 (fax); 265 pages; $18.95. Every...

Essential Strategies for School Security: A Practical Guide for Teachers and School Administrators. (Reviews).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Essential Strategies for School Security: A Practical Guide for Teachers and School Administrators. By Richard A. Haynes and Catherine L. Henderson; published by Charles C. Thomas, 800/258-8980 (phone), 217/789-9130 (fax); 268 pages; $36.95....

Security and Loss Prevention: An Introduction, Fourth edition. (Reviews).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Security and Loss Prevention: An Introduction, Fourth edition. By Philip Purpura; published by Butterworth-Heinemann; available from ASIS International, 703/519-6200 (phone), 703/519-6299 (fax); 519 pages; $50 (ASIS members; $55 (nonmembers)....

C.H.A.R.M. School: Customer Hostility and Rage Management. (Reviews).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... C.H.A.R.M. School: Customer Hostility and Rage Management. By Terry Riley, Ph.D.; published by Applied Psychology Press, 800/492-5050 (phone); 105 pages; $12.95. Sores of books focus on employee-on-employee violence in the workplace....

Hacker's Challenge: Test Your Incident Response Skills Using 20 Scenarios. (Reviews).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Hacker's Challenge: Test Your Incident Response Skills Using 20 Scenarios. By Mike Schiffman; published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media, 800/262-4729 (phone), www.osborne.com (Web); 355 pages; $29.99. Open any serious computer security book...

Digital recording system. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... The 2nd Eyes Enterprise System from P1 Vision of Surbiton, Surrey, England, is a scalable and flexible networked digital video recording system designed specifically for large-scale security operations. The V-series digital recorder can access...

Iris recognition. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... The LG Iris Access 3000 biometrics security system from LG Iris Technology Division of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, offers accuracy and convenience. The noncontact process offers enhanced processing distance, faster recognition speeds, and...

Dual biometric identification. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Ingersoll-Rand's business unit Recognition Systems Inc. of Campbell, California, has developed a biometric hand geometry reader that fully integrates facial recognition technology. Combined with an ID card or badge, the unit provides...

Temporary IDs. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... The TEMPcard from TEMPbadge Identification Products of Suffern, New York, is a plastic card that can be run through a standard PVC dye-sublimation printer. After printing, the user peels off the liner and applies the card to a specially inked...

Photo ID software. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... HID Connect is free photo ID software that allows organizations to design their own photo ID cards. Available from HID Corporation of Irvine, California, the software allows users to securely send ID cards via the Internet to HID in a...

Online information resource. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Security Management Practices is a new online security intelligence resource from Faulkner Information Services of Pennsauken, New Jersey. The monthly information service will focus on topics of interest to the corporate chief security officer....

Loss prevention tool. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Checkpoint Systems, Inc., of Thorofare, New Jersey, has introduced a multipurpose hand-held tool for loss prevention professionals. The OMNI works with the company's electronic article surveillance (EAS) system to verify portable tags,...

Customer Web site. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... ADT Security Services, Inc., has introduced ADT Select, a new customer service Web site that provides customers with round-the-clock account information relating to their security systems. It provides specific detailed information on alarm...

Archive search tool. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Indianapolis-based Integral Technologies, Inc., has developed a new software application to support its customers who use tape or logical-drive archiving options for First Line DVX systems. Archive Search allows users to search for and view...

Security information tool. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... CH2M HILL of Greenwood Village, Colorado, has introduced a decision support software tool to help plan and manage emergency responses. GeoProtect accesses information from multiple sources to create a shared crisis management picture that...

NTCIP software for cameras. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... National Transportation Communications ITS (intelligent transportation systems) Protocol (NTCIP) is a federally funded project to develop standardized protocols so that devices of different types and manufacture can communicate. NTCIP software...

DVR control software. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... New central management software is now available for the DX7000 Digital Video Recorder from Pelco of Clovis, California, The DX7000CMS allows users to view and control 48 live cameras simultaneously from up to 100 IP-addressable sites. An...

Mobile video. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... NiceVision Mobile from Enterprise Air of New York City is the wireless enabled version of the NiceVision video security system. Integrating the MobileEdge XML application infrastructure makes CCTV camera systems available to users via their...

Dome cameras. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... GVI Security, Inc., of Carrollton, Texas, doing business as Samsung CCTV, has released the SCC-643 SmartDome camera, a vandal-resistant polycarbonate dome with day/night technology. It offers a maximum 220x zoom function and is capable of...

360-degree viewer. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... San Diego-based American Dynamics, a part of Tyco International's Fire & Security Division, has introduced the Viewer, a wide-angle fisheye lens/computer chip combination that gives users a full 360-degree panoramic view. The unit can be used...

Shredder/baler. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... The Destroyit 4109 from MBM Corporation of North Charleston, South Carolina, combines a large feeding table and conveyor belt delivery with a continuous high-pressure baling process to dispose of documents quickly. Using nine tons of pressure,...

Security training. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Vance International, Inc., of Oakton, Virginia, has launched the Vance Education and Training Team to meet the demand for security training to mitigate risks to corporate executives and high-profile individuals. The company is offering...

Wireless video. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Swedish company Axis Communications has launched the AXIS Camera Explorer for Pocket PC, a software package that allows PDA users running Pocket PC 2002 to receive video from Axis network video equipment. The software receives video over a...

Smoke/heat detectors. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Engineered to deliver reliability and quality, EC Series smoke and heat detectors from Edwards Systems Technology of Sarasota, Florida, are easy to install and maintain. The sensitivity test unit makes short work of required National Fire...

Security consulting. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... International Management Assistance Corporation has launched the MAC Consulting Group, a team of specialists with experience in security planning, training, and prevention. The team is composed of specialists from the security industry and law...

Security doors. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Ceco Door Products of Milan, Tennessee, has introduced the ArmorSAF high-security steel door, which features a stabilized aluminum foam core. Expressly designed to withstand bullet penetration and resist blasts, it is stronger and stiffer than...

Data theft prevention. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... ComputracePlus PC tracking and loss control service from Absolute Software of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, now offers a service that deletes data from stolen computers. Data Delete is administered when a stolen PC calls into the...

Digital recorders. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Philips Communications, Security & Imaging of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has introduced the DIVAR, a full-color duplex recording system that simultaneously records and plays back authenticated video. For standalone systems or globally networked...

Smoke detector guard. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Safety Technology International Inc. of Waterford, Michigan, has added the STI Reflective Beam Smoke Detector Guard to its family of coated-wire protective covers. The STI-9626 is designed to protect Fireray 50/100R units and similar devices...

Emergency response software. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... CH2M HILL of Denver has introduced a decision-support software tool to assist cities and businesses in planning and managing their responses to emergencies. GeoProtect accesses information from multiple sources to create a shared crisis...

Industry focus.(security-related events calendar)(Calendar)
January 1, 2003... ASIS EVENTS FEBRUARY 2003 3-5 Disaster Management: The Incident Response Plan, New York, NY 7-8 CPP Review Program, Chicago, IL 17-21 Physical Security: Introductory Applications and...

The Environmental Protection Agency. (Business News).(protection of water and wastewater facilities )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The water sector has been designated by Presidents Clinton and Bush as one of the eight critical infrastructures essential to the nation's well being. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has tapped the Association of Metropolitan Water...

Privacy & American Business. (Business News).(P-JOBS Web site receives over 40,000 hits in first week)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... P-JOBS, a privacy-focused job Web site at www.pjobs.org, received more than 40,000 hits during its first week. The site is a project of Privacy & American Business.

Detection Systems, Inc. (Business News).(merges with Radionics )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Detection Systems, Inc., and Radionics have united under a new name as Bosch Security Systems, a division of Robert Bosch GmbH.

DICE Corporation. (Business News).(supplies Alarm Monitoring Services with Disaster Recovery Center )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... DICE Corporation provided its Disaster Recovery Center to Alarm Monitoring Services of New Orleans when its operations were interrupted twice in two weeks due to hurricane activity in the area. DICE also has partnered with Airbiquity Inc....

Virtual Wave. (Business News).(chooses Airbiquity equipment for GPS service)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Virtual Wave has selected the GPS accessory from Airbiquity for delivery of its RoadStar GPS wireless location-based services.

Business Layers, Inc. (Business News).(forms alliance with Schlumberger)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Schlumberger has formed a strategic alliance with Business Layers, Inc., to enhance its identity management systems.

Viisage Technology, Inc. (Business News).(receives patent)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Viisage Technology, Inc., has been awarded an additional U.S. patent for systems and methods that employ facial recognition in databases.

Marietta High School. (Business News).(installs equipment from GE Interlogix)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Marietta High School in Georgia has installed cameras, recorders, and multiplexers from GE Interlogix, Kalatel Division, as the basis of its CCTV system. GE Interlogix has repositioned its Sentrol sensor and detector line with new value...

Engineered Support Systems, Inc. (Business News).(signs contract with the United States Army Communications and Electronics Command)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Engineered Support Systems, Inc., has received a five-year contract from the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command. Its subsidiary, Radian Inc., is responsible for the contract for an integrated commercial intrusion detection system....

Security Industry Association. (Business News).(plans to form political action committee)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Security Industry Association's board of directors has approved the creation of a political action committee to support its members' products and services with federal lawmakers and federal agencies.