Security Management articles from July 2005

Security Management archives from July 2005

The time for urgency is now[SM].
July 1, 2005... War, terrorism, workplace violence, sabotage, theft... the list of security-related worries preoccupying today's executive seems to grow each year. Who can predict what looms on the horizon? It's easy to pretend that corporations cannot shield...

No time for complacency.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... The Washington Post published an article May 1 quoting U.S. intelligence officials and federal and state law enforcement authorities to the effect that terrorist threats against the United States are at their lowest level since the 9-11...

Feds exit the Matrix.(Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange)
July 1, 2005... Federal funding for the controversial MATRIX program--which linked state criminal justice databases with information from commercial databases--has expired, but the program doesn't appear to be dead. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After being...

Shouting "fire" in a crowded theater is a no-no, but what's worse is not having adequate fire protection in that same crowded theater.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Shouting "fire" in a crowded theater is a no-no, but what's worse is not having adequate fire protection in that same crowded theater. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center does not...

Centralized food data reporting is lacking.
July 1, 2005... The United States has one of the safest food supplies. But if problems existed with food supplies, would anyone know before problems surfaced? Perhaps not, given the lack of centralized data on some food safety issues. For example, food...

Global jihad, one hit at a time.
July 1, 2005... If the automated counting program is accurate, one of the main Internet sites for the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade has registered more than 2 million hits. Sixty-two thousand people have visited a site of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. These are just...

Protecting liquid assets.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Water utilities were ordered by Congress to conduct vulnerability assessments after 9-11. The results of those assessments have awakened many utilities to the need for water-contamination warning systems, but a series of challenges lie ahead,...

C-TPAT: ship-shape or shipped out?(Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
July 1, 2005... Companies can enroll in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, under which they pledge to meet certain security standards in return for smoother sailing through Customs' security inspections process. But getting...

720.(News and Trends)
July 1, 2005... Number of documented warnings about possible terrorist attacks issued by federal, state, and local government agencies since September 11, according to Louis R. Mizell Jr., who maintains a database on terrorism.

Fraud artists more skillful.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A new FBI report on financial crime trends finds that in healthcare, more frauds involve medical professionals harming patients in furtherance of their schemes. For example, frauds now involve unnecessary surgeries, weakened cancer drugs, and...

Fraud boomed in the United Kingdom in 2004.(Did You Know That?)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Fraud boomed in the United Kingdom in 2004. A survey by accounting firm BDO Stoy Hayward indicates that the value of reported fraud doubled from 2003. The most significant increases were in utilities, information, manufacturing, and wholesale...

Since 9-11, the terms "antiterrorism measures" and "counterterrorism measures" are used frequently and are frequently used interchangeably.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Since 9-11, the terms "antiterrorism measures" and "counterterrorism measures" are used frequently and are frequently used interchangeably. They originally had distinct meanings. Though common usage is not likely to return to any precise usage,...

Home on the page @ www.securitymanagement.com.
July 1, 2005... As always, following are some of the new documents posted to Security Management Online. For other online documents, look for the @ symbol throughout the magazine. Also check in on www.asisonline.org regularly for Society information and news....

Digital maps draw better response.(Global Security Concepts use security systems from SFW)
July 1, 2005... While on night watch at a shopping mall, a new security officer for Global Security Concepts in Los Angeles, California, got a notice that the sprinkler system had gone off in one of the stores. After verifying that there was no fire and that...

Learning to love confrontation: managers must overcome their fear of conflict just as skiers must overcome their fear of flying downhill.(Excerpt)
July 1, 2005... Many managers approach on-the-job conflict as new skiers approach a downhill slope. They are guided by a fear of confrontation and their instinct is to avoid all trouble. The new skier leans back, the opposite of a safe and effective posture....

Trouble in the blogosphere.
July 1, 2005... Web logs--blogs--are the current darlings of the online world. In these online journals, which cover every imaginable subject from law to technology to humor to hacking, bloggers link to articles they find interesting and post their opinion....

A site to see.(hack a day)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... You might look at a pair of Lego MindStorm robots as high-tech toys for the kids. Hard-core technophiles might see those same robots, which come equipped with software brains and are fully mobile, as tools to help them learn about genomes by...

New in plaintext.(Windows XP Hacks: Tips and Tools for Optimizing Your OS)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... The registry is a database within a computer that stores information about the computer's configuration. If you've ever found that a fix to your computer involved changing the registry, you know that any such advice is preceded by dire warnings...

Grading the graders.(Federal Information Security Management Act)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Grading the graders. Each year, federal agencies receive "grades" on a computer security report card, issued by the House Government Reform Committee. It's based largely on each agency's compliance with the Federal Information Security...

A new NOC.(Network Operations Center: Cyber Incident Detection Data Analysis Center)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A new NOC. The Cyber Incident Detection Data Analysis Center (CIDDAC), a service to share real-time cyberthreat information, recently launched its National Operations Center at the University of Pennsylvania. CIDDAC will collect information...

Wireless assessments.(Quick Bytes)(wifi security)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Wireless assessments. If your organization has a wireless network, it must be regularly assessed to ensure that it remains secure from malicious outsiders. The tools, both free and commercial, that are available to perform these assessments are...

Spot the bot.(Tech Talk)(botnets)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A "bot" is a small software program that is often used on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels to gather information or interact with human users. Some bots on IRC are used by hackers to control "botnets," or a series of tens of thousands of...

Defining moments.(Tech Talk)
July 1, 2005... Test your knowledge of tech terms. Not all Web sites are designed to be protected against changes being made by visitors. In fact, one type of Web site is set up specifically to allow visitors to add or edit its content. For example, one...

The race to deface.(Defacements of Web sites)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Defacements of Web sites hit a new peak in December 2004, according to statistics compiled by zone-h.org, which has a database of what it calls "Web server cybercrimes." The data show that the number of mass defacements--for example, when...

Worth a look.(Tech Talk)(FarStone Technology, Inc.)(Product/Service Evaluation)
July 1, 2005... From viruses to spyware to Trojan horses, there's an abundance of ways for your computer to be rendered unusable or for its data to be corrupted. If you're lucky enough to have the help of IT professionals, you might be able to get things back...

Putting technology behind bars: find out how one jail in Arizona has used new technology to keep prisoners where they belong.(INCARCERATION)(Fourth Avenue Jail, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... The Fourth Avenue Jail in Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona, which opened its incarceration area in April 2005, is an example of how innovative building design, cutting-edge technology, and well-trained personnel can combine to create a secure...

On a mission to merge: bringing diverse security functions under one umbrella makes companies more secure and is good for the bottom line. Here are some tips.(CONVERGENCE)
July 1, 2005... Under traditional risk management practices, companies have addressed potential threats to the organization by defining threats as either physical or IT-related. But such classifications often result in standalone security solutions without...

With IT, you get escrow: when companies live by their code--their critical software programs--they'd better know how to protect it.(INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY)
July 1, 2005... In a recent report on the market value of S & P 500 companies conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the nation's largest firms reported that 78 percent of their assets were classified as "intangible assets." This percentage is likely to grow as...

The security consultant.(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... Q: I'm responsible for protecting a high-risk facility. How can I stop nighttime intruders at the perimeter, before they get a chance to do damage? A: For high-risk facilities, deterrence and prevention are not enough. You need to detect...

Asking the hard questions: interviewing and interrogation require often overlapping, but sometimes markedly different, approaches.
July 1, 2005... It may be, as W.H. Auden wrote, that to ask the hard question is simple. But who asks the question, how the question is asked, how to get the subject to answer the question, and how to interpret that answer may not be so easy. Those are among...

Don't lock in fire code violations: how to ensure that security devices don't create life-safety problems, especially with regard to egress points.(LIFE SAFETY)
July 1, 2005... The increased focus on security over the past several years has sparked heated debate between security and fire-safety professionals. These conflicts occur because while security must prevent intruders from entering a facility, fire-safety...

Preparing fire wardens.
July 1, 2005... As companies develop fire-safety plans, they should not overlook the importance of recruiting and training personnel to serve as fire wardens. Unlike security personnel, who handle fire safety as a part of their assigned duties, fire wardens...

Emergency pushbutton.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Safety Technology International, Inc., of Waterford, Michigan, has introduced the Stopper Station Key-to-Reset Mushroom Button (SS2402), which incorporates a patented design that helps stop accidental activation. The station housing is molded...

Intrusion control panels.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Easy Series intrusion control panels from Bosch Security Systems of Fairport, New York, help simplify sophisticated security operations for residences and small businesses. The main user interface is a graphics-based control center with icon...

Guard tour tools.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Detex Corporation of New Braunfels, Texas, offers a selection of tools for guard tour verification. The electronic Patrol Manager offers increased reporting options, greater storage capacity, system expansion, and around-the-clock protection of...

Digital video manager.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The NexWatch Digital Video Manager from Honeywell Access Systems of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, is a software-based digital CCTV security solution that provides cost-effective, flexible video surveillance. Using digital video recording and IP-based...

Video transmission.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)
July 1, 2005... Optelecom of Gaithersburg, Maryland, offers 9-bit digital video transmission products that are more economical and provide better quality video than the FM analog products they replace. Models include standalone modules and rack-mount cards...

Video positioning systems.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Pelco of Clovis, California, has introduced a new family of explosion-proof video security positioning systems designed to meet hazardous location requirements, such as those in oil refineries, chemical processing plants, and transport and...

Digital video recorder.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The Ganz ZR-DH1621NP 16-channel digital video recorder offers value in a versatile, compact design. The large internal storage capacity (up to 1 terabyte) and highly efficient wavelet compression facilitate archiving of up to three months of...

Surveillance detection.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Research Electronics International of Al-good, Tennessee, provides surveillance-detection equipment with the OSCOR 5000E Countersurveillance suite. The suite includes enhanced methodology for faster sweep times and increased detection...

Video surveillance and analysis.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The Digital Vision Network from Johnson Controls of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, combines digital video recording with sophisticated software that improves the way images can be monitored, analyzed, and archived. The network can "learn" a typical...

Security system.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... ADEMCO of Syosset, New York, part of the Honeywell Security Group, has announced the feature-rich VISTA-20P security system, offering up to 48 zones of protection, graphic keypad support, and dual partitions. The system has eight basic wired...

Contactless smart card technology.(AMERICAS' SECURITY EXPO PRODUCT SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... HID Corporation of Irvine, California, offers a variety of 13.56 MHz iCLASS contactless smart card technology application solutions. With products designed for physical access control, secure logical authentication, time and attendance, digital...

Background screening.(Great Falls International Airport Authority)
July 1, 2005... Background screening. The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that an airport authority did not violate a prospective security officer's privacy rights when it conducted two background checks on him and then terminated him for a 30-year-old arrest....

Workers' compensation.(cases)
July 1, 2005... Workers' compensation. The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that an employee who was assaulted in a parking lot shared by her employer and other businesses can recover workers' compensation benefits. Stephanie Zoucha was employed by the...

Information security.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Information security. A bill (S. 500) introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) would regulate information brokers and would allow individuals to bring civil lawsuits against companies that fail to protect consumer data. The introduction of the...

First responders.(Senate Homeland Security Committee's bill to fund areas facing terrorist attack)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... First responders. A bill (H.R. 1544) that would change the way that first-responder funds are allocated to state and local governments has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee and must now be taken up by the full House of...

Surveillance powers.
July 1, 2005... Surveillance powers. The House Judiciary Committee has held several hearings on the expanded police powers included in the Patriot Act, which will be expiring at the end of this year. Issues such as the importance of reauthorizing the authority...

Cargo security.(laws and regulations)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Cargo security. A bill (H.R. 785) introduced by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) would require that the government coordinate cargo-theft-tracking efforts. The bill would require that the government issue regulations permitting carriers, facility...

Seaport security.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Seaport security. A bill (S. 378) introduced by Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) that would create several new seaport security crimes has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and has been accepted for consideration in the Senate. The...

ADA.(Americans with Disabilities Act)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... ADA. In a recent appellate decision, a court ruled that a hospital violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated an employee who was on leave to receive treatment for alcohol abuse. The court found that hospital...

Electronic harassment.(laws and regulations)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Electronic harassment. A woman who sent e-mails containing obscenities to a pro-death-penalty Web site is not guilty of electronic harassment, according to a Maryland circuit judge. The court ruled that while the e-mails were vulgar and angry,...

Identity theft.(rules and regulations)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Identity theft. A Maine court has ruled that a victim of identity theft can force a cable ISP to release the name of an anonymous Internet poster. The anonymous person used the victim's name to send e-mails designed to embarrass the victim. The...

Arizona.(laws for nuclear-generating station )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Nuclear facilities. A measure (former S.B. 1214) recently signed into law by Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano makes it illegal for anyone to enter a commercial nuclear-generating station or its grounds without authorization. Under the new...

Texas.(prevention program for bullying)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... School security. A bill (S.B. 152) that would require school districts in Texas to implement bullying-prevention programs has been approved by the state's Senate and has been taken up by the House of Representatives. The bill would require...

Washington.(Washington State Security Council, Inc.'s training law)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Training. A new state security officer training law takes effect July 1, 2005. The law increases to eight hours the amount of time in training that a security officer must have spent before beginning an assignment; that's up from the four hours...

Private Security and the Law, Third Edition.
July 1, 2005... Private Security and the Law, Third Edition. By Charles Nemeth; published by Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann; available from ASIS International, Item #1626, 703/519-6200 (phone), www.asisonline.org (Web); 475 pages; $60 (ASIS members); $66...

Data Hiding Fundamentals and Applications: Content Security in Digital Multimedia.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Data Hiding Fundamentals and Applications: Content Security in Digital Multimedia. By Husrev T. Sencar, Mahalingam Ramkumar, and Ali N. Akansu; published by Elsevier Academic Press; available from ASIS International, Item #1606, 703/519-6200...

The Open Society Paradox: Why the 21st Century Calls for More Openness, Not Less.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... The Open Society Paradox: Why the 21st Century Calls for More Openness, Not Less. By Dennis Bailey; published by Potomac Books, 800/775-2518 (phone), www.potomac booksinc.com (Web); 229 pages; $20.76. To some extent, everyone zealously...

Stepping Through the IS Audit: What to Expect, How to Prepare.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Stepping Through the IS Audit: What to Expect, How to Prepare. By J. L. Bayuk; published by ISACA, 847/590-7486 (phone), www.isaca.org (Web); 142 pages; $45. Many an executive on a business trip abroad has suffered the embarrassment of...

Have Passport, Will Travel: Field Notes for the Modern Bodyguard.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Have Passport, Will Travel: Field Notes for the Modern Bodyguard. By Paul G. Markel; published by AuthorHouse, www.authorhouse.com (Web); 116 pages; $19.25. Paul Markel, a former U.S. marine, ex-police officer, and current executive...

Chaos Organization and Disaster Management.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Chaos Organization and Disaster Management. By Alan Kirschenbaum; published by Marcel Dekker, www.dekker.com (Web); 336 pages; $79.95. As suggested by the title, this book could be perceived as an academic treatise with little benefit for...

Convertible deadlatch.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The 4900 Series Deadlatch from Adams Rite Manufacturing Company of Pomona, California, features a nonhanded design and versatile features that make it suitable for most doors. The 5/8-inch solid brass latch-bolt can be reversed in the field...

Rekeyable locking system.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Lynx security cylinder locks operate using a worldwide-patented locking system. The pick-resistant system allows users to change the key without having to replace the lock. The lock can be reprogrammed an infinite number of times, with more...

Optical turnstile.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Gunnebo Omega, Inc., of Benicia, California, has introduced an optical turnstile that integrates reliable anti-tailgating technology into a compact four-foot-long pedestal. The OptiStile 220SB can be configured to work as a normally closed...

Retractable vehicle barriers.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Intelligent Perimeter Systems of Dublin, Ohio, has introduced the Model 400 retractable vehicle barrier that can protect against intrusion by the largest vehicles on the road, including an 18-wheel tanker truck. One set of three barriers is...

Spike barrier.(Marketplace)(DoorKing, Inc)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The new auto-spike system from DoorKing, Inc., of Inglewood, California, is designed to provide better traffic lane control in applications where bollards or crash barriers are impractical. The auto-spike/barrier-gate opener system disables a...

Spam control.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... A new approach to controlling spam has been introduced by IBM Global Services of Armonk, New York. The new technology is similar to the "Do Not Call" list used by telemarketers. Called FairUCE, the technology helps filter and block spam by...

Smart-cards/readers.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Indala Corporation of San Jose, California, has launched the FlexSmart Series, an extensive range of 13.56 MHz contactless smart card solutions. Products range from the DES-Fire ISO 14443A high-security government smart card-compliant readers...

Magnetic stripe readers.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The MR Series of magnetic stripe readers from Indala Corporation of San Jose, California, is based on the company's magneto-resistive read-head technology making it rugged and reliable. The MR5100 range of readers operates at 5 VDC and offers...

Digital video management.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Vicon Industries Inc. of Hauppauge, New York, has announced the certification of the development effort to integrate its digital video management with OnGuard Total Security Knowledge Management solutions from Lenel Systems International of...

Day/night dome.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The Spectra III 18X Day/Night dome drive from Pelco of Clovis, California, provides clean, crisp images in nearly any lighting conditions. In addition to its day/night capabilities, it offers dynamic window blanking, preset freeze frame, and an...

Night surveillance.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The Sentrii from Vumii of Alpharetta, Georgia, is a compact active infrared night vision system that provides constant video surveillance for a fence line. It can illuminate and view a scene more than 1,000 meters away and uses a low-level...

Digital video recorder.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Mitsubishi Digital Electronics of Irvine, California, has introduced a digital recorder for mid-market CCTV applications. The DX-TL910U digital video recorder is compact, has built-in networking capability, and records at a speed of 60 pictures...

Visual evidence recorder.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The MemoCam M-C720 is the latest addition to the MemoCam family from Video Domain Technologies of Petach Tikva, Israel. It records color pictures with a resolution of 1.2 megapixels. The system--camera, recorder, video motion detector, and...

Digital video recorder.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The DX-TL5000U from Mitsubishi Digital Electronics of Irvine, California, is an enterprise-grade digital video recording system for security applications. It offers features such as 16 video inputs, live speeds of 960 pictures per second and...

Restaurant loss prevention.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... SmartConnect of Las Vegas, Nevada, has introduced Restaurant Vision On Demand. The system combats employee theft in restaurant settings by turning video surveillance into a proactive loss prevention tool. Users can search video by key business...

Wireless alarms.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Telular Corporation of Vernon Hills, Illinois, has unveiled new cellular alarm security for its Telguard Digital product line. The Telguard TG-7 and TG-8 models transmit alarm signals to a monitoring station over next-generation GSM digital...

ATM surveillance.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Dedicated Micros Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia, has introduced a new product for capturing and recording ATM transaction data with corresponding video. The DV-IP ATM records video from four cameras at 60 pictures per second. It is available with...

Nonlethal weapons.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... Vizer Group of Westminster, Colorado, is offering nonlethal weapon solutions from San Diego-based PepperBall Technologies, Inc., to the private security industry. The weapons launch projectiles filled with pharmaceutical grade PAVA, a pepper...

Audible exit assistance.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... NOTIFIER of Northford, Connecticut, has introduced ONYX ExitPoint audible exit technology. Installed near building exits or along egress routes, the compact speaker produces broadband noise to lead people toward exits. When triggered by the...

Biometric time clock.(Marketplace)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The new HandPunch 50E from Recognition Systems of Campbell, California, uses biometric hand geometry to identify up to 50 people for time and attendance purposes. Ethernet enabled, it eliminates buddy-punching and is economical enough for small...

Blast suppression.(Marketplace)(CINTEC America )(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The Waterwall System from CINTEC America of Washington, D.C., is a series of water-inflated, blast-suppression devices that isolate or shield suspicious objects. The Suspicious Object Isolator is designed to isolate potentially explosive...

Weapons-detection camera.(Marketplace)(Brijot Imaging Systems )(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2005... The Brijot Imaging Systems Weapons Detection System, BIS-WDS Prime, uses passive millimeter wave sensor technology to detect guns, knives, and bombs made of metal, plastic, and composite materials. Made by Brijot Imaging Systems of Orlando,...