Security Management articles from July 2006

Security Management archives from July 2006

Private no more.(Editor's Note)(Editorial)
July 1, 2006... Listening recently to Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) explain how the government is protecting privacy in the United States, I was reminded of my college logic class, where we learned about syllogisms: All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore,...

Testing scenarios.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I enjoyed the article "Putting Vendors to the Test" (April) by Geoffrey M. Jung, Ronald J. Morris, and Mary Alice Hogan. Since I have worked for many years in the security integration business, the topic of system commissioning and performance...

Information sharing.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I am responding to your most cogent March "Editor's Note." The lack of intelligence information sharing between the federal government and the private security sector is much as it was more than 40 years ago when I ceased employment at the CIA...

Has cybercrime surpassed physical crime? The new conventional wisdom has it that losses from computer-related crimes top those from traditional crimes. What do the numbers say?(Intelligence)
July 1, 2006... THERE'S A PERVERSE competition over who's got it tougher: IT or physical security professionals. The latest salvo in this battle was fired by respondents to an IBM survey, most of whom were chief information officers. [ILLUSTRATION...

MI5 offers antiterror advice.(Security Service)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... SHAKESPEARE called England "a precious stone set in a silver sea," protected from "the envy of less happier lands." Today's Britons know that they need more than geography to protect them from foreign threats. And since it is not a battle that...

Cargo security getting some respect.(Intelligence)(International Cargo Security Council)
July 1, 2006... CARGO THEFT has long been the Rodney Dangerfield of crimes in the United States. Even as some cargo crime-fighting groups agitated for an official accounting of the problem, no federal agency tracked incidents in a way that could yield a useful...

Rail security in transition.(Intelligence)
July 1, 2006... GIVEN THAT THE 9-11 hijackers used planes to execute their attacks, it's no surprise that air travel got most of the attention and funding when the federal government began its post-9-11 security initiatives. After the London attack on subways,...

Commercial security service revenues (in millions of dollars).(Security Market Trends)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
July 1, 2006... Commercial Security Service Revenues (in millions of dollars) 2000 2005 2010 2015 (actual) (actual) (projected) (projected) Guarding ...

Minutiae.(federal identification cards to contain biometric)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Demystifying terms used in the security industry. Minutiae. Forget the big picture perspective. When it comes to a biometric fingerprint ID, it's the minutiae that matter. The term refers to elements of data taken from a processed...

FBI.(United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The FBI has not performed a comprehensive written threat assessment of the risk of terrorism facing the 361 ports in the United States. While there is no specific requirement for the FBI to do so, the FBI "needs such an assessment... to guide...

Terrorist war games focus on IT: homeland security experts are conducting drills to gear up for a potential combined physical-cyber attack.(Homeland Security)
July 1, 2006... A PLUME OF RADIOLOGICAL contaminants has been released in New York. Police scramble to evacuate anyone in the contamination zone, using software that analyzes weather patterns to predict where the plume will travel. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Worldwide terrorism by target.(report of terrorist acts)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Incidents Fatalities Full Year January-April Full Year 2005 2005 2006 2005 Business 242...

51.(percentage of large wastewater facilities )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Percentage of large wastewater facilities surveyed by the Government Accountability Office that said they had completed or were still conducting a vulnerability assessment. Wastewater facilities are not required by law to conduct such...

Management of US-VISIT evaluated.(Homeland Security)
July 1, 2006... Key actions have not yet been taken to improve the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program, says a recently released report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Although the GAO says the programs are...

A clear shot at Chemical plant security.(Homeland Security)
July 1, 2006... TRAVELING UP A RIVER after a day deep-sea photographing in the Gulf of Mexico, Neal Langerman, principal scientist with Advanced Chemical Safety and an officer of the division of chemical health and safety of the American Chemical Society,...

Glittering CCTV system is gold: a new CCTV system fits aesthetically in a jewelry design center that has a rustic, lodgelike atmosphere.(SMART SOLUTIONS TO SECURITY PROBLEMS)(Closed Circuit Television DX-TL5000)
July 1, 2006... WHEN LONG-TIME Spokane, Washington, father and son jewelers Doug and Brian Toone decided to relocate the Jewelry Design Center, they wanted it to captivate the public, just like the rings and necklaces they purvey. Their new 27,000-square-foot...

Resolving workplace conflict: to overcome disagreements and build a cohesive team, a manager must understand what causes conflicts.(managers managment)
July 1, 2006... MANAGERS STRIVING TO meet their own department's goals often must overcome resistance born of competing agendas among staff in other business units, such as HR, accounting, and sales. These managers need to help everyone see that they are...

Looking for secure outsource partners.(Technofile)
July 1, 2006... SENIOR EXECUTIVES are ready and willing to pay a premium for an outsourcing partner that emphasizes tight security, according to a survey conducted by Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The survey asked 158 senior...

Old e-mail worms never die.(Technofile)
July 1, 2006... E-MAIL WORMS NEVER SEEM TO DIE. For that matter, they barely even fade away. Half of the top 10 e-mail worms detected by the MX Logic Threat Center in March were variants of worms that first hit in 2004, such as those descended from Mydoom,...

Worth a look: portable data safes.(Technofile)(Product/service evaluation)
July 1, 2006... IT SEEMS THAT it wasn't all that long ago that I got my first USB thumb drive. It provided a tiny 16 MB of storage space. I now have a drawer full of thumb drives; the newest one has a whopping 2 GB of storage. As they've moved toward ubiquity,...

A site to see.(Symantec Corp. )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... UNLIKE THE BRICKS-AND-MORTAR WORLD, where you can lower your risk of becoming a victim of crime by staying out of dangerous neighborhoods, digital threats are fairly equally dispersed. Crimeware can--and probably does--arrive several times a...

Time taken to resolve identity theft.(Behind the Numbers)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Time Taken to Resolve Identity Theft 1 Day 32% 2-7 Days 13% 8-14 Days 4% 15-28 Days 1% 29-60 Days 15% 61+ Days 9% Note: Table made from bar graph. Identity theft incidents that aren't resolved in the...

Holes in endpoints.(QUICK BYTES)(computer security)(Report)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Holes in endpoints. Connect an unprotected computer to the Internet and you'll have trouble. That may go without saying, but how much better is it to have protection in place? Quite a bit, according to an ongoing study by the StillSecure...

Infosec governance.(QUICK BYTES)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Infosec governance. IT security is more a business function than ever, and it's urgent that it be addressed "at the highest levels" of an organization, rather than being treated as a "technical specialty relegated to the IT department," says...

Upgrading cell-phone risk.(QUICK BYTES)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Upgrading cell-phone risk. As cell phones add applications that will let mobile users perfectly replicate their wired broadband experience, from video downloads to interactive gaming, mobile security risks will change--and potentially increase....

80.(NUMBERS)
July 1, 2006... Percentage of e-mail messages from the fourth quarter of 2005 believed to be spam, according to statistics from the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group.

Bank robbers.(DEFINING MOMENT)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... MOST BANK ROBBERS wear a mask or otherwise attempt to disguise themselves when they carry out their robberies. Likewise, online miscreants are eager to put on another persona when they launch attacks or send spam. And that's even easier in the...

Turmoil in Latin America.
July 1, 2006... THE PRESIDENT OF ONE PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY in Venezuela had a banner year in 2005, but the same insecure circumstances that accelerated his business made staying in his homeland untenable. Last July, gun-wielding thieves kidnapped his wife...

A chip off the privacy block?(RFID)
July 1, 2006... CONCERNS OVER PRIVACY raised as a result of advancements in technology have joined religion and politics in the pantheon of discussion topics guaranteed to result in an argument, with deeply polarized advocates on both sides digging in to...

Putting a premium on risk reduction.(Lodging)
July 1, 2006... A LARGE HOTEL PROPERTY in a resort city had experienced a crime spree. It began with a rash of car break-ins and thefts, then escalated to an incident where armed robbers held two elderly guests hostage in their own room, stole their ATM card,...

DHS's new schools of thought.(Homeland Security)
July 1, 2006... U.S. RESIDENTS EXPECT ANOTHER terrorist attack on domestic soil before the end of the decade, according to a survey by the National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD), one of six Centers of Excellence funded by the Department of...

Video/data/power solutions.(Americas' Fire & Security Expo)
July 1, 2006... The new HubWay Video/Data/Power Product Series from Altronix of Brooklyn, New York, lowers the cost of CCTV installations by providing centralized UTP video, data control protocols, and distributed camera power over a single structured cable,...

Key management software.(Americas' Fire & Security Expo)
July 1, 2006... Morse Watchmans, Inc., of Oxford, Connecticut, has improved its Key-Pro Software for use with the KeyWatcher Key Management Systems, based on customer feedback and research. Key-Pro enhances the installing, programming, customizing,...

Guard tour tools.(Americas' Fire & Security Expo)
July 1, 2006... 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...

Surveillance detection.(Americas' Fire & Security Expo)
July 1, 2006... Research Electronics International of Algood, Tennessee, manufactures equipment used to detect illicit electronic surveillance devices. The OSCOR 5000E TSCM spectrum analyzer (up to 21 GHz with optional MDC) is designed for government, law...

Secure ID creation.(Americas' Fire & Security Expo)
July 1, 2006... Lenel IdentityDefender is an end-to-end solution that automates the essential processes required to issue secure credentials. New from Lenel Systems International, Inc., of Rochester, New York, it has a modular architecture, with four main...

Digital video recording.(Americas' Fire & Security Expo)
July 1, 2006... Honeywell of Louisville, Kentucky, has released Rapid Eye Multi-Media DSP, the newest addition to its series of surveillance recording equipment featuring event-driven and real-time video recording and live local viewing. The 16-channel digital...

False arrest.(U.S. JUDICIAL DECISIONS)(Case overview)
July 1, 2006... FALSE ARREST. An appeals court has ruled that an airline employee subjected to a mock arrest as a workplace prank may sue the police officers involved in the prank. However, the employee may not sue her employer because the prank was meant as a...

Port security.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Legislation)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... PORT SECURITY. A port security bill (H.R. 4954) introduced by Rep. Daniel Lungren (R-CA) has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. The bill is...

Privacy.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)
July 1, 2006... PRIVACY. A bill (S. 2389) introduced by Sen. George Allen (R-VA) that would make it illegal to solicit, acquire, or sell another person's confidential telephone records without that person's consent has been approved by the Senate Commerce,...

Cargo security.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Legislation)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... CARGO SECURITY. A bill (H.R. 4899) introduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) would require that all cargo containers bound for the United States be scanned using the best-available technology--including radiation and density scanning--before...

Livestock identification.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION. A bill (H.R. 3170) introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) would establish an electronic livestock-identification system capable of tracing all U.S. livestock from the time animals are moved from their original premises...

Explosives.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... EXPLOSIVES. A bill (H.R. 4877) introduced by Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) would require that the Attorney General conduct a study on how private entities and state and local governments store explosive material that has been shipped via...

Aircraft security.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... AIRCRAFT SECURITY. A bill (H.R. 4353) introduced by Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) would require that all passengers flying on aircraft that is also carrying uninspected cargo be notified by DHS. The passengers would be told that the aircraft's...

Minnesota.(STATE LEGISLATION)
July 1, 2006... IDENTITY THEFT. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has offered several proposals designed to combat identity theft in the state. The proposals are currently under review by state agencies. They will subsequently be introduced in the Minnesota...

Current legal highlights.(Legal Report)(Table)
July 1, 2006... Current Legal Highlights SOURCE OF LAW BILL/CASE VENUE STATUS Federal Legislation Privacy* S. 2389 Senate Comm. Sci. Approved and Trans. Comm....

ADA.(Elsewhere in the Courts)(disability discrimination)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... ADA. A California jury has awarded a healthcare worker $6.5 million in lost wages and pain and suffering. The employee, who suffered from panic disorder and agoraphobia (fear of open spaces), was allowed to interview clients by telephone as...

Harassment.(Elsewhere in the Courts)
July 1, 2006... Harassment. A federal appeals court has ruled that an employee may not prevail on a harassment claim against her employer because the company took immediate and effective action to respond to her complaints. In the case, a female employee...

Racial Discrimination.(Elsewhere in the Courts)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Racial Discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled a racial discrimination suit with Commercial Coating Service, Inc., of Conroe, Texas, for more than $1 million. In the case, a black employee was subjected to...

Corporate Homeland Security Desk Reference.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ***## Corporate Homeland Security Desk Reference. By Richard F. Cross, CPP; published by A.S. Pratt & Sons, 800/456-2340 (phone), www.aspratt.com (Web); 400-plus loose-leaf pages; $499. Security manuals and desktop references are certainly...

Hacking Wireless Networks for Dummies.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ****# Hacking Wireless Networks for Dummies. By Kevin Beaver and Peter T. Davis; published by John Wiley & Sons, www.wiley.com (Web); 362 pages; $24.99. Do you have wireless devices on your network? Are you sure? Are you even sure that you...

Homeland Security and Terrorism: Readings and Interpretations.(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ****# Homeland Security and Terrorism: Readings and Interpretations. By Russell D. Howard, James Forest, and Joanne Moore; published by McGraw Hill, www.mcgraw-hill.com (Web); 400 pages; $39.95. Remember the legal flap between Bill O'Reilly...

Insurgent Iraq: Al Zarqawi and the New Generation.(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... ***** Insurgent Iraq: Al Zarqawi and the New Generation. By Loretta Napoleoni; published by Seven Stories Press, www.sevenstories.com (Web); 288 pages; $15.95. Not a day goes by when Western media fail to mention a new attack or insurgency...

Homeland Security Digital Library.(BUSINESS NEWS)(virtual library redesigned)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The government's Homeland Security Digital Library has been redesigned for increased flexibility and usability. The virtual library provides a collection of strategy, policy, organization, and research documents for policy makers, students,...

A4Vision Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... A4Vision Inc. has entered a strategic OEM relationship with Motorola, Inc., to provide its facial recognition software for Motorola's biometrics identification system for secure national ID cards and passports.

Array Networks.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Array Networks has been selected to enable new SSL VPN services for Shanghai Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom.

Blue Coat.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Blue Coat technology is protecting the wireless network at Trinity College Carmarthen, part of the University of Wales.

Dedicated Micros Inc. and DICE Corporation.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Dedicated Micros Inc. and DICE Corporation have formed a partnership to make DICE central station software compatible with Dedicated Micros DVRs.

Electronics Line USA.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)(remote monitoring system for supermarkets)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... A remote monitoring system from Electronics Line USA was chosen to protect Circle K supermarkets in the southeastern United States. Capital Business Equipment is assisting in the system installation.

Equinox Security Management Ltd.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Equinox Security Management Ltd. has been awarded a contract for the Tatton Park Flower Show by the Royal Horticultural Society. The company also secures the Chelsea and the Hampton Court Palace flower shows.

Experian.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... ASSIST software from Experian will enable Pacific National Bank to monitor and report money laundering activities and comply with Bank Secrecy Act and USA Patriot Act regulations.

Faronics.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Faronics has provided Deep Freeze software to Yellow Pages to protect computer configurations regardless of modifications made to workstations.

GE Security.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)(Securepoint, SAGAT, Seteco)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Fire and life safety, explosives detection, intrusion, and video systems from GE Security were deployed throughout the Torino, Italy, area during the Winter Olympics and will continue to protect visitors and residents in the future. GE worked...

Gunnebo.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Gunnebo, through its French company Fichet-Bauche, is supplying 720 ES-PACE security doors to BNP Paribas.

Honeywell.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Honeywell is providing an integrated security solution for Eon Productions.

Raytheon.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Raytheon has awarded a contract to ImageWare Systems Inc. for its IWS Biometric Engine Border Management technology.

County Sheriffs of Colorado.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... County Sheriffs of Colorado has chosen Knowledge Factor to deliver an online training program for law enforcement personnel.

March Networks.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... March Networks has been chosen as a strategic supplier of digital video surveillance solutions by Republic Bank Limited.

Medion.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Medion has embedded fingerprint sensors made by AuthenTec in its latest notebook computers.

MFI.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... MFI is using a surveillance system with Milestone software and Panasonic cameras to manage security at its home delivery centers. Pacific Computers Ltd. performed the installation.

ObjectVideo and Avant Technologies.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... ObjectVideo and Avant Technologies are collaborating to embed ObjectVideo's intelligent surveillance software in Avant's security solutions.

Biometric Intelligence & Identification Technologies.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Biometric Intelligence & Identification Technologies has selected iris readers from Panasonic Systems Solutions Company for use in its biometric identification systems.

Perimeter Internetworking.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Perimeter Internetworking has been selected by CUNA Strategic Services as its managed security provider.

Security Industry Alarm Coalition.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... The Security Industry Alarm Coalition teamed up with Security Information and Management Systems, Inc., to train alarm dealers to reduce false dispatches.

South Bay Development Company.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Working for South Bay Development Company, a security officer with Universal Protection Service foiled the attempted theft of copper wiring from an abandoned building.

UPM Raflatac and Magellan Technology.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... UPM Raflatac and Magellan Technology have formed a strategic partnership to tag pharmaceuticals using RFID technology.

Zandar Technologies.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
July 1, 2006... Zandar Technologies has teamed up with Guardian Security Services to upgrade the video system in an Ohio chemical facility.

Axis Communications.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
July 1, 2006... Axis Communications has provided video servers to monitor secure areas in Boston's Logan International Airport.

Blue Coat Systems.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
July 1, 2006... Blue Coat Systems announced that Alabama has deployed Blue Coat to control Web traffic for about 250 state agencies and boards.

Entrust, Inc.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
July 1, 2006... Security technology from Entrust, Inc., will be embedded in Spanish national electronic identity cards. Spanish Police Headquarters awarded the project to a consortium including Telefonica, Indra, Software AG, and SIA Group.

HiEnergy Technologies.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... HiEnergy Technologies has sold two SIEGMA 3E3 explosives detection systems to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. The company's Car-Bomb finder is being added to U.S. Army SMARTRUCKS.

L-3 Communications.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
July 1, 2006... L-3 Communications announced that its Security and Detection Systems subsidiary received an order from BAA plc to provide explosives detection equipment at London Heathrow Airport.

Oberthur Card Systems.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Oberthur Card Systems won a contract to issue the TotalIDOne smart-card solution to personnel in the Department of the Interior and other agencies that contract through the National Business Center.

Pierce County.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)(DL880 Data Link units)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Pierce County (Washington) is using Omnitronix DL880 Data Link units to assist in network and alarm management for its various departments and agencies. The units are part of a new Avotus Tele-management Expense Management system.