Security Management articles from January 2007

Security Management archives from January 2007

New year brings new Congress, new content.(Editor's Note)
January 1, 2007... In November, voters sent the message that they wanted changes in Washington, D.C. As a result, when the 110th Congress convenes this month, there will be new Democratic leadership controlling the House and Senate. While it's too early to tell...

CCTV ordinances on the rise: the legislative trend toward requiring more businesses to use CCTV surveillance has not been well thought out.(Intelligence)(Closed circuit television)
January 1, 2007... IF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS in Chicago and Milwaukee go through, bars and nightclubs in those cities will be required to post surveillance cameras on their premises. Last year, following a shooting at a mall, Baltimore County required all shopping...

Home is where the crime is.(Intelligence)
January 1, 2007... RESIDENTIAL construction site theft thrives because builders don't spend the money to fight it. They have little financial incentive to do so, since the losses don't really hit the bottom line. Particularly when theft involves small equipment,...

Training in vain?(Intelligence)(terrorism prevention training for railroad workers)
January 1, 2007... IF YOU BELIEVE transit and rail industry leaders and government officials, they have provided copious security training of various forms to employees. Transit and rail unions, by contrast, say that hardly any of their members have received such...

United States equipment sales.(Security Market Trends)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... United States Equipment Sales (in billions of dollars) 2000 2005 2010 2015 (actual) (actual) (projected) (projected) Mechanical Locks $3.6 ...

Video surveillance market growth.(Security Market Trends)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Video Surveillance Market Growth (ranked by importance in 2009) Importance 2004/2009 Growth High Res Cameras 35% Color Cameras 5% Digital Video Cameras 5% Video Storage Systems...

Of the tens of thousands of screening-encounter referrals it received from frontline-screening agencies between December 2003 and January 2006, the Terrorist Screening Center has determined that about half involved misidentified persons who had names identical or similar to someone whose name was on the terrorist watch list.(Did You Know That?)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... OF THE TENS OF THOUSANDS of screening-encounter referrals it received from frontline-screening agencies between December 2003 and January 2006, the Terrorist Screening Center has determined that about half involved misidentified persons who had...

The national clearing house (known as NCHA), an association of financial institutions that is the largest settler of clearinghouse checks in the United States, is now offering a registry of check security features, which is designed to combat check fraud.(Did You Know That?)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... THE NATIONAL CLEARING HOUSE (known as NCHA), an association of financial institutions that is the largest settler of clearinghouse checks in the United States, is now offering a registry of check security features, which is designed to combat...

In search of: unbiased investigation.(Intelligence)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... When the Washington, D.C.-area snipers were still at large, investigators told the public that the assailant was probably driving a white box truck or van. All over the region, police and drivers cast a wary eye at these vehicles, while the...

Hearts, minds, and homegrown terror: federal authorities have been forging ties with U.S. Muslim communities to counter the idea that the war agaist terrorism is a war against Islam.(Homeland Security)
January 1, 2007... LAST YEAR'S FOILED PLOT to blow up transatlantic flights between Great Britain and the United States renewed the public's fear of terrorist attacks and, for some, frustration over increased airport security measures. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Prisons: fostering extremism?(Homeland Security)
January 1, 2007... HISTORY HAS SHOWN the potential of prisons to serve as incubators for extremist leaders, from Adolf Hitler--who wrote Mein Kampf while in prison--to Abu Musab A1-Zarqawi--whose radicalism hardened during a six-month prison term in the 1990s. In...

State perspective--Arizona: interview with Frank Navarette.(Homeland Security)(Interview)
January 1, 2007... Frank Navarette's introduction to the security field was 18 years in the Phoenix Police Department, but perhaps as much as anything, it was his international experience in the telecommunications field that made him the favored pick to lead the...

Worldwide terrorism by target.(Homeland Security)(Statistical table)
January 1, 2007... Worldwide Terrorism by Target Incidents Full Year January-October 2005 2005 2006 Business 237 ...

A healthy way to protect patient data: a healthcare organization found that it needed a way to control the use of removable media to ensure that patient data remains protected.(SMART SOLUTIONS TO SECURITY PROBLEMS)
January 1, 2007... LIKE ALL HOSPITALS and medical facilities, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation (BMHCC) must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which requires medical services providers to provide security measures...

The price of oil: unrest in Nigeria has forced corporate security for companies operating there to focus additional resources on personnel protection and awareness training.(International)
January 1, 2007... AN EXPERIENCED oil hand can earn $1,500 per day working in the Niger Delta. But there's a reason companies are paying such high wages to those willing to come to Nigeria, the world's eighth-largest oil exporter. During one three-week stretch in...

Security saves time.(International)
January 1, 2007... THE AUTHORS OF Doing Business 2007: How to Reform waded into their research more than two years ago expecting to find that stepped-up security measures would have slowed the pace of global trade. Instead, they found that the time it took to...

John Deere plows ahead with security.(International)
January 1, 2007... FOLLOWING IN the footsteps of other multinationals, such as Procter & Gamble, GE, and ADM, agriculture equipment giant John Deere is setting up an international security network to standardize the way it protects global operations as it...

The ABCs of USB.(Technofile)(USB flash drives are dangerous)
January 1, 2007... YOU MAY THINK OF USB flash drives as little more than trade-show giveaways that can be used to ferry files and folders from a company laptop to a home computer. In reality, USB drives have evolved into something much more useful--and...

Convergence: smart cards versus biometrics.(Technofile)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... COMPANIES ARE TYING together physical and IT (or logical) access control systems, but not all such systems are equally popular. Forty-nine percent of 89 companies in a wide range of industries surveyed by EQUS Group Inc., a San Jose,...

Painful disclosures.(Technofile)
January 1, 2007... THE AVERAGE stock prices of six companies that had disclosed an information security breach between February 2005 and June 2006 fell by five percent within a month of the disclosure and remained as much as 8.5 percent below predisclosure levels...

A site to see.(Technofile)
January 1, 2007... HAK.5 CALLS ITSELF "a television show for geeks, hackers, and do-it-yourselfers" that is distributed online in short YouTube segments. "Episodes" include demonstrations of hacking software (such as Windows password-cracking software) and...

Worth a look.(Technofile)
January 1, 2007... USB DRIVES have been born again, thanks to a new technology platform called U3, created by storage-product makers SanDisk and M-Systems (which have recently merged). U3 technology allows next-generation flash drives to be used to run...

A security gap for sensitive data.(Behind the Numbers)(Statistical table)
January 1, 2007... A Security Gap for Sensitive Data Package Service 20% Courier 20% Security Courier Service 40% Online 50% In transmitting sensitive data to off-site archives, fully 20% of...

Gimme shelter: when is sheltering-in-place preferable to evacuation, and how should you go about it?
January 1, 2007... In 2005, as Hurricane Rita was bearing down on Houston, few people were taking any chances. The recent experience of what Katrina had done to New Orleans was fresh in their minds. As a result, hundreds of thousands of families hastily packed...

A man with a plan: 2007 ASIS International president Steve Chupa, CPP, has been at the forefront of a project aimed at helping the Society and the profession assess and adapt to new global business challenges.(Special Feature)(ASIS International)
January 1, 2007... At an ASIS International Board of Directors meeting several years ago, Steve D. Chupa, CPP, posed a question to his fellow members: "If we look at security going out seven to ten years, will ASIS be meeting the challenges created by changes in...

Keys to encryption: encryption technology was once so complicated and expensive to implement that no one used it. That's changing. These examples illustrate how it can be done.(Data Protection)
January 1, 2007... Halfway through a meeting led by one hospital's IT security team, the doctors finally got a break to stretch their legs and get coffee. While they were gone, some of the security team went around the room and picked up a few of the PDAs that...

Five not-so-easy pieces.(Access Control)(Bordes Group of Orlando)
January 1, 2007... ACCESS CONTROL IS IMPORTANT for any business, but it is especially critical for government contractors that supply sensitive goods or services because the government requires that they have a robust, multilayered security system. Security...

State legislature wrap-up.(Legal Report)
January 1, 2007... State legislatures around the country have enacted dozens of security-related laws during the past year. Some provisions reflect a state's need to respond to local incidents, as when a crime occurs and the state passes laws to prevent future...

Current legal highlights.(Legal Report)(Table)
January 1, 2007... Current Legal Highlights SOURCE OF LAW BILL/CASE VENUE STATUS Regulatory Issues Border Security Western DHS Enacted Hemisphere Travel ...

9/11 and the Future of Transportation Security.(Book review)
January 1, 2007... ****# 9/11 and the Future of Transportation Security. By R. William Johnstone; published by Praeger Security International, www.praeger.com/PSI (Web); 218 pages; $49.95. Why did 9-11 occur? To name just three reasons, all pertaining to the...

Imperial Grunts: The American Military On the Ground.(Book review)
January 1, 2007... ***## Imperial Grunts: The American Military On the Ground. By Robert D. Kaplan; published by Random House, www.random-house.com (Web); 448 pages; $27.95. Most books on homeland security focus on policy, procedure, or technology. The real...

Intelligence Support Systems: Technologies for Lawful Intercepts.
January 1, 2007... ****# Intelligence Support Systems: Technologies for Lawful Intercepts. By Paul Hoffmann and Kornel Terplan; published by Auerbach Publications, www.crcpress.com (Web); 463 pages; $90. Wiretapping is hot. It's one of the key tools in the...

Introduction to Private Investigation: Essential Knowledge and Procedures for the Private Investigator, Second Edition.
January 1, 2007... ***## Introduction to private Investigation: Essential Knowledge and Procedures for the Private Investigator, Second Edition. By Joseph A. Travers; published by Charles C. Thomas; available from ASIS International, Item #1642, 703/519-6200...

Why?(book by Charles Tilly)
January 1, 2007... ****# Why? By Charles Tilly; published by Princeton University Press, pup.princeton.edu (Web); 202 pages; $24.95. From the ancient philosophers to today's bloggers, men and women have asked, "Why?" This book asks that same momentous...

Citywide Mobile Wireless Network.(BUSINESS NEWS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Police, firefighters, transportation workers, and other emergency and nonemergency personnel in New York City will soon be using the Citywide Mobile Wireless Network (CMWN) for immediate communication of voice, video, and data throughout the...

Cablecom.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... Cablecom chose IP speed domes from ACTi to monitor traffic in a tunnel in Thailand.

Brivo Systems.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... Brivo Systems announced that 3H Technology is using Brivo's ACS WebService to secure doors and manage access for its premises.

Catcher Holdings, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... Catcher Holdings, Inc., has received orders for its CATCHER wireless computer and communications control device from Raytheon, Alion Science and Technology, Sol Logic, Inc., and Image-Ware Systems, Inc.

Emerson Network Power.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... Emerson Network Power is collaborating with Fluent Inc. to optimize data center airflow and reduce the risk of heat-related equipment failures.

UniSource Energy.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... UniSource Energy has selected the Fischer Identity Suite from Fischer International to satisfy identity-related compliance requirements.

Omnicast has been chosen to secure the campus at the University of Guelph.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... Omnicast from Genetec has been chosen to secure the campus at the University of Guelph.

A SecureLink System from id-Confirm, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... A SecureLink System from id-Confirm, Inc., is being used in a pilot project at First PREMIER Bank of South Dakota.

IPVS Training.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... IPVS Training is the new U.S. authorized training and certification partner for Milestone Systems, Inc.

MobileRobots Inc. and Oceaneering Space Systems are partnering to offer the Terabot Arm on the MobileRobots Seekur indoor-outdoor programmable robotic platform.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... MobileRobots Inc. and Oceaneering Space Systems are partnering to offer the Terabot Arm on the MobileRobots Seekur indoor-outdoor programmable robotic platform. The combination facilitates outdoor sample collection, path clearing, hazard...

North American Video.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... North American Video has completed the video surveillance and security system for Beau Rivage Resort & Casino.

Pelican Products cases.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... Pelican Products cases have been chosen to house the Portable Joint Service Mask Leakage Tester equipment from Air Techniques International.

S2 Security Corporation and EasyLobby, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... S2 Security Corporation and EasyLobby, Inc., have partnered to provide integrated access control and visitor management.

SafeData, LLC.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... SafeData, LLC, has been selected by FGX International to provide its SafeData/HA solution for business continuity.

Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video Products Group has formed a strategic alliance with Cernium Corporation.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video Products Group has formed a strategic alliance with Cernium Corporation to collaborate on the development of software integrating Toshiba cameras with Cernium's video analysis solutions.

Vanguard Security.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
January 1, 2007... Vanguard Security has secured contracts from Miami Dade College, Broward County School District, and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

The Alabama State Port Authority has awarded a contract to Adesta, LLC, to enhance security at the Port of Mobile.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
January 1, 2007... The Alabama State Port Authority has awarded a contract to Adesta, LLC, to enhance security at the Port of Mobile. Adesta will design and install a video analytics-based intrusion detection system for the port's coal terminal.

American Science and Engineering, Inc., has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
January 1, 2007... American Science and Engineering, Inc., has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to develop and deliver a next-generation cargo-inspection system designed to detect shielded nuclear threats at...

The Cornwall Group, Inc., has won a six-month contract extension from the Miami Dade County General Services Administration for guard and metal-detection services.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
January 1, 2007... The Cornwall Group, Inc., doing business as Vanguard Security, has won a six-month contract extension from the Miami Dade County General Services Administration for guard and metal-detection services.

Global Options Group's James Lee Witt Associates.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
January 1, 2007... Global Options Group's James Lee Witt Associates was awarded a contract to provide disaster preparedness planning services to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.

Lenel Systems International.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
January 1, 2007... Lenel Systems International is included on the U.S. General Services Administration list of companies approved to supply products for compliance with FIPS 201.

Port of Texas City.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
January 1, 2007... The Port of Texas City has deployed Object Video VEWR on more than 40 surveillance cameras around the 22,00-foot perimeter to monitor and detect intrusions.

Paragon Systems.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
January 1, 2007... Paragon Systems has been awarded contract extensions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard, and several federal facilities located in Kentucky.

Sense Holdings, Inc.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
January 1, 2007... Sense Holdings, Inc., has received multiple orders from the U.S. Army for its proprietary biometric identification solution.

Business Controls, Inc.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Business Controls, Inc., has launched the Referral and Affinity Partner Program to broaden its customer base.

Genetec has established four new partnerships with U.S. manufacturer's representatives.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Genetec has established four new partnerships with U.S. manufacturer's representatives: Central AEG in Michigan; KBR Marketing in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania; Focus Sales in Georgia, North and South...

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has signed a licensing agreement with Planning Systems Incorporated.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has signed a licensing agreement with Planning Systems Incorporated, granting it rights to a gunshot digital-imaging system.

Perimeter Internetworking.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Perimeter Internetworking will provide its managed security services for small to medium-sized businesses to customers of Connect123.net.

TOA Electronics, Inc.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... TOA Electronics, Inc., has appointed KAM Sales to represent its Security Products Division in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Westinghouse Digital Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with ASI Corporation.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Westinghouse Digital Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with ASI Corporation to offer Westinghouse's LCD monitors, LCD TVs, and 1080p displays to its resellers.

American Sentry Guard has earned a spot in the Inc. 500.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
January 1, 2007... American Sentry Guard has earned a spot in the Inc. 500, a list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies compiled by Inc. magazine. It was ranked 150th.

Arxceo Corporation.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
January 1, 2007... Arxceo Corporation has been awarded a U.S. patent covering its core technology for improving network security.

MySafeDashboard won the 2006 Microsoft Partner Award in the database category.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
January 1, 2007... MySafeDashboard, an incident reporting system designed by Fujitsu Consulting and available from Business Controls, Inc., won the 2006 Microsoft Partner Award in the database category.

Clarence M. Kelley and Associates, Inc.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
January 1, 2007... Clarence M. Kelley and Associates, Inc., has earned the Business Continuity Planner Certification from DRI International.

The Texas Transportation Institute.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
January 1, 2007... The Texas Transportation Institute evaluated several IP encoders/decoders and ranked the iVDO Streamer 2/4 from Video Convergence, a division of Cornet Technology, number one.

Gartner Inc.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
January 1, 2007... Gartner Inc. has positioned F-Secure in the Visionaries Quadrant of its Enterprise Antivirus Magic Quadrant.

Liberty Alliance.(AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS)
January 1, 2007... Liberty Alliance announced that identity products and solutions from Entrust, HP, Oracle, and Ping Identity have passed testing for SAML 2.0 interoperability.

Aspectus Video Intelligence, Inc., announced that it has officially changed its corporate name and brand to Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi).(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Aspectus Video Intelligence, Inc., announced that it has officially changed its corporate name and brand to Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi). The company also expanded its global sales and technical support team and located its headquarters,...

ATC International.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... ATC International has opened a new office in Orlando, where it is installing security systems at the Shingle Creek Hotel and Resort and Veranda Park, among other projects. The company also plans to establish an office in Port Neches, Texas.

Controlware Communications.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Controlware Communications has formed a new division in Neptune, New Jersey, to provide CCTV solutions and services to North American customers.

The European Network and Information Security Agency has formed the Working Group on Regulatory Aspects of Network and Information Security.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... The European Network and Information Security Agency has formed the Working Group on Regulatory Aspects of Network and Information Security to deliver an inventory of EU regulatory activity on network and information security and an overview...

GlobalOptions Group, Inc., and LocatePlus Holding Corporation have signed a definitive agreement.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... GlobalOptions Group, Inc., and LocatePlus Holding Corporation have signed a definitive agreement to merge, with LocatePlus becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of GlobalOptions.

A new Transportation Intelligence Board has been formed by iJET Intelligent Risk Systems.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... A new Transportation Intelligence Board has been formed by iJET Intelligent Risk Systems to offer strategic advice and expertise around the company's initiatives to strengthen supply-chain resiliency and protect corporate assets in transport.

Lenel Systems International.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Lenel Systems International has introduced a new corporate logo to reflect its values of innovation and technological excellence.

McCann Protective Services.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... McCann Protective Services is providing a new premium service called Driver-Guard to keep passengers safe in traffic.

The National Crime Prevention Institute at the University of Louisville has updated its name and expanded its training options.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... The National Crime Prevention Institute at the University of Louisville has updated its name and expanded its training options. It is now known as the Institute of Community Security and Public Safety and its schedule is at...

Promisec Ltd.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Promisec Ltd. has opened U.S. headquarters in New York City to serve the market for enterprise IT security solutions the United States.

SecureInfo Corporation.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... SecureInfo Corporation has opened the SecureInfo Information Security Training Center in McLean, Virginia.

Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., has signed an agreement.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., has signed an agreement to acquire Vista-Scape Security Systems Corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories, Inc., has released its 2007-2008 Products Catalog.(ANNOUNCEMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories, Inc., has released its 2007-2008 Products Catalog, which is available in hard copy or as a download from the company's Web site www.sirchie.com.