Security Management articles from June 2006

Security Management archives from June 2006

Too important for security.(Editor's Note)(importance of metal detectors for security)
June 1, 2006... Perhaps you heard about the incident involving Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA). She hit a Capitol policeman with her cell phone because he dared to question why she was bypassing security on her way into a House office building. The...

Guns at work.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... I have been a certified police officer for twenty years and an NRA member for thirty. Your article "Battle Over Guns in the Workplace" ("Intelligence," March) was very inadequate. It never discussed an important relevant case in which...

Lack of trust.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... My business partner and I spent a year and a half providing personal security (as a private contractor) to Ambassador John Negroponte while he served as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. Having been a law enforcement officer and a private personal...

Clarifications.(Correction notice)
June 1, 2006... * In "High on the Job" (February), Bruce R. Talbot should have been identified as director of training for United Risk Partners. * In "Harassment Lawsuits and Lessons" (April), the introductory court case was added by the editorial staff in...

Hospitals probing stun gun use: the use of stun guns by security departments of hospitals and medical centers may sound shocking, but they may be a safer alternative to physical force.(Intelligence)
June 1, 2006... IT'S NOT SURPRISING that stun guns--devices that shoot probes delivering an electrical impulse that temporarily incapacitates a subject--have long been used by police. In fact, according to Taser International, its devices are being used or...

Norwegian wood: good for thieves.(Intelligence)(Report)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The Beatles once asked, "Isn't it good, Norwegian wood?" Whatever the Fab Four meant, Scandinavian art thieves certainly have their own interpretation. They have plucked medieval carved wooden Madonnas from church walls not only in Norway but...

Studies reveal system flaws.(Intelligence)(Report)
June 1, 2006... THE DEPARTMENT OF Homeland Security's (DHS's) American Shield Initiative (ASI)--a program of sensors, cameras, and databases that monitor U.S. land borders--lacks "key management capabilities" and has failed to define "key acquisition...

Analyzing the world drug trade.(Intelligence)(Report)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... THOUGH METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE is the fastest-growing drug threat in the United States today, "cocaine continues to be our greatest concern." So says a report on international narcotics control issued by the State Department's Bureau for...

The air up there.(Intelligence)(passenger safety)
June 1, 2006... MANY TRAVELERS WORRY that the recirculated air aboard jet planes spreads germs from other passengers. Behind the scenes, security professionals worry that terrorists might use those same ventilation systems to spread deadly chemical or...

Storefront protection: some say great, others grating.(Intelligence)
June 1, 2006... LOTS OF CITY storefronts wouldn't do without them, but politicians and urban planners inevitably find them grating: solid metal rolldown gates or grates that protect shops after hours but attract graffiti and project an image of urban blight....

U.S. alarm market demand in commercial sector.(Security Market Trends)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... U.S. Alarm Market Demand in Commercial Sector (in millions of dollars) 2000 2005 2010 % Annual Growth (actual) (actual) (projected) 2000 2005 Offices & Office $4,496 ...

178.(NUMBERS)(sexual assault cases)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... 178 Number of complaints of sexual assault filed against cruise lines between 2003 and 2005, according to the International Council of Cruise Lines. Thirty-one million passengers took cruises during that period, according to the council.

Recognizing that compliance.(Did You Know That?)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... RECOGNIZING THAT COMPLIANCE with Sarbanes-Oxley is disproportionately costly for small companies, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce has called for the Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt small public companies from certain...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security.(partnership with National Academies)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY and the National Academies have joined forces to release a series of fact sheets on chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological weapons. The fact sheets explain the workings and uses of devices, the...

Water security on tap: water utility companies look to the basics--background checks, training, and education--to prevent terrorist attacks.(Homeland Security)
June 1, 2006... AMERICANS CONSUME more than 340 billion gallons of water each day, according to the American Water Works Association (AWWA). Although there has never been a confirmed terrorist attack on a water utility, experts say the industry is vulnerable,...

Worldwide terrorism by tactic.(Homeland Security)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Worldwide Terrorism by Tactic Incidents Fatalities Full Year January-March Full Year 2005 2005 2006 2005 Armed Attack 1,532 328 322...

Drug companies gain from BioShield II.(Homeland Security)
June 1, 2006... ENCOURAGING private industry to invest in the creation of drugs and vaccines to combat biological and chemical terrorism has been a difficult process. Without government subsidies, the drug companies argue, they cannot afford to spend millions...

States share criminal justice information.(Homeland Security)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... STATES HAVE BEEN WORKING to improve criminal justice information-sharing since 9-11. A new issue brief from the National Governors Association examines how that enhanced exchange of data might affect privacy. The brief, entitled Protecting...

Jamming terrorists with technology.(Homeland Security)
June 1, 2006... Detonating an improvised explosive device using a remote trigger like a cell phone or remote-controlled car is a fairly simple task. Preventing the bomb from exploding using localized jamming technology is an equally simple task, but currently...

Putting muscle into access control: Anytime Fitness is using antitailgating devices at its clubs around the United States to snare uninvited guests.(SMART SOLUTIONS TO SECURITY PROBLEMS)
June 1, 2006... AS ITS NAME SUGGESTS, Anytime Fitness, Inc., a nationwide health-club chain, prides itself on being available to its users 24 hours per day. But the convenience of Anytime's round-the-clock shifts left the business open to abuses by its less...

More compliance, less security?(Technofile)(Survey)
June 1, 2006... WHILE YOU MAY THINK that complying with regulations that require data security would be helping companies move toward more secure networks, it may be having the opposite effect. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Certainly more time is being spent...

Delete, now erase.(Technofile)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... YOU MAY KNOW BY NOW that when you press the Delete button to get rid of digital data, the targeted file or folder doesn't really disappear; rather, it remains on a hard drive until it is overwritten by new data. When data is not properly...

Road of risks.(Technofile)(quarantining mobile devices)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... WHEN WORKERS bring mobile computers into the office and connect them to corporate networks, malicious code can often travel unnoticed behind firewalls and other devices designed to keep problems at bay. Quarantining these laptops when they are...

Defining moment.(Technofile)(Sharp Ideas, LLC develops pod slurping)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Every document file (for example, those such as .doc, .txt, .xls, and so on) could be sucked off your computer's hard drive and onto an iPod in under two minutes, according to Abe Usher of Sharp Ideas, LLC, who created a proof-of-concept...

Does SSL lock trouble in?(Technofile)(secure socket layer)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... When you shop online, the padlock icon on the bottom of your screen tells you that any information you're sending is encrypted using a protocol called Secure Socket Layer (SSL). But it may also signal dangerous traffic. SSL traffic is all...

Nostalgic for the days of "my doom".(Technofile)(computer security threats)
June 1, 2006... IT MAY SEEM ODD to reminisce about the "good old days" when the top computer-security news was whatever worm or virus was attached to an e-mail message with an obviously suspect subject line, such as "I love you." But those days were, in fact,...

A site to see.(Technofile)(SANS Internet Storm Center)(Website overview)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... EVERY DAY, analysts and security experts--all volunteers--from the SANS Internet Storm Center dissect the latest threats, monitor for Web-based "storms" such as virus or worm outbreaks, and dig through sanitized intrusion-detection and firewall...

Data-transfer archiving vulnerabilities.(Behind the Numbers)(Survey)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Data-Transfer Archiving Vulnerabilities [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Despite a spate of data breaches in the news, a recent ASIS survey indicates companies are still not taking minimal safeguards in transferring confidential data to off-site...

Lost my data in San Francisco.(QUICK BYTES)(safety for wireless access points)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Lost my data in San Francisco. A search for wireless access points in San Francisco noted that more than 40 percent of the 2,287 points located were not protected by the Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP), meaning that they were either...

Travel tips.(QUICK BYTES)(data security)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Travel tips. Worried about who might get your data if you lost your PDA? You can defeat logon attempts using the device's built-in features--from an audible alert to the deletion of the PDA's data. What if a USB thumb drive fell into the wrong...

Old problems remain unsolved.(QUICK BYTES)(business security)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Old problems remain unsolved. Half of 218 companies surveyed admitted that they had active user accounts belonging to former employees (an increase of 6 percent from 2004); nearly a quarter identified unauthorized personnel with administrator...

58.(NUMBERS)(phishing email)(Survey)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... 58 Percentage of people who receive at least one phishing e-mail every day on a work computer, according to a Sophos poll of more than 600 computer users.

Guarding against poor performance: hiring a low-bid security contractor is an invitation to poor service. Best-fit contracts ensure that a contractor will meet all your needs.(Management)
June 1, 2006... The young woman walked apprehensively through the dark, poorly lit underground municipal parking garage and, to her relief, located the garage manager. She asked him if he could arrange for someone to escort her to her car, a service the garage...

Seminar preview and advance registration: only a security event this dynamic can lead an industry this powerful.
June 1, 2006... Security solutions converge at ASIS 2006--Four full days of ideas, innovations, and inspiration. ASIS INTERNATIONAL 2006 52nd Annual Seminar and Exhibits SEPTEMBER 25-28, 2006 * SAN DIEGO, CA www.asisonline.org/asis2006 ...

Security not Spartan at MSU.(Special Focus on Access Control)(Michigan State University)
June 1, 2006... MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, which has grown considerably since its founding in 1855, comprises 660 buildings spread over approximately 3,200 acres. These house everything from classrooms and faculty offices to a major credit union. The...

Preventing wanderlust in patients.(Special Focus on Access Control)
June 1, 2006... AN 81-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH DEMENTIA, who wandered away from the Napierville, Ohio, rehab center where she lived, was later found injured at a nearby strip mall. In another case, an elderly resident of Harrisburg Care Center in Harrisburg,...

Positive SPIN on liaisons: find out how the Security Police Information Network (SPIN) promotes public-private information sharing.(Homeland Security)
June 1, 2006... AFTER ARRESTING A THIEF for using a counterfeit key and combination code to steal gasoline from various stations in Long Island, New York, a detective suspected that there were probably others using the same tactic. The officer reported the...

Discrimination.(U.S. JUDICIAL DECISIONS)(Case overview)
June 1, 2006... DISCRIMINATION. A federal appeals court has ruled that a company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to reinstate an employee that it found had been in a mental institution for a violent crime. [ILLUSTRATION...

Privacy.(REGULATORY ISSUES)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... PRIVACY. The Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule that would require companies to take additional steps to protect consumer privacy. The proposed rule suggests five requirements: passwords set by customers, audit trails...

Privacy.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(sale of telephone records prohibited)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... PRIVACY. Several bills that would prohibit the sale of telephone records to third parties have been approved by congressional committees. Though the bills vary slightly in detail, they all would impose stiff penalties on violators. The...

Counterfeiting.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... COUNTERFEITING. A bill (H.R. 32) that would prohibit trafficking in labels or similar packaging, with knowledge that a counterfeit mark has been applied to them, has been approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. It has been...

Public transit.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... PUBLIC TRANSIT. A bill (S. 2032) that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to submit all public transit security assessments to the Homeland Security Department (DHS) has been approved by the Senate Banking, Housing, and...

Body armor.(safety measures for security officers )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... BODY ARMOR. A bill (H.B. 1858) currently pending before Massachusetts lawmakers would require that security officers working at special events or on premises that serve alcohol be provided body armor for protection. The body armor would be paid...

Religion.(Colorado)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... RELIGION. A Colorado bill (H.B. 1314) would prohibit employers from requiring their workers to attend religious or political meetings. Employers would not be able to penalize employees who refuse to attend these meetings as so-called "captive...

Bioterrorism.(Missouri)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... BIOTERRORISM. A new Missouri law (formerly H.B. 413) requires that the state set up a vaccination program for first responders who would be deployed to disaster areas as a result of bioterrorism. Participation in the program is voluntary except...

Firearms.(Virginia)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... FIREARMS. A new bill (H.B. 146) introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates would prohibit anyone who is carrying a concealed weapon into a restaurant or club from consuming alcohol on the premises. Certain people would be exempt under the...

Current legal highlights.(Legal Report)(Table)
June 1, 2006... Current Legal Highlights SOURCE OF LAW BILL/CASE VENUE STATUS Federal Legislation Privacy* S. 2178 Senate Approved Judiciary Counterfeiting*...

Privacy.(Elsewhere in the courts)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Privacy. A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that filming an emergency room patient for a television program violated state privacy laws. Although the patient had signed a consent form, attorneys successfully argued that the consent was...

Discrimination.(Elsewhere in the courts)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Discrimination. A convenience store employee, Donny Attaway, has filed a discrimination lawsuit claiming that when his employer required him to submit his fingerprints, it violated his religious beliefs. Attaway had worked at the convenience...

Harassment.(Elsewhere in the courts)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Harassment. A federal appeals court has ruled that a company's decision to transfer an employee to another facility 120 miles away to settle a sexual harassment allegation constituted an adverse employment action. The court upheld a jury...

Black Hat Physical Device Security: Exploiting Hardware and Software.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... ***## Black Hat Physical Device Security: Exploiting Hardware and Software. By Drew Miller and Rob Shein; published by O'Reilly Media, www.oreilly.com (Web); 448 pages; $49.95. With the profusion of computer security books on the market,...

Physical Security Systems Handbook: The Design and Implementation of Electronic Security Systems.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... ***## Physical Security Systems Handbook: The Design and Implementation of Electronic Security Systems. By Michael Khairallah, PSP; published by Elsevier Butter-worth-Heinemann; available from ASIS, Item #1675, 703/519-6200 (phone),...

Security Metrics Management: How to Manage the Costs of an Assets Protection Program.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... ****# Security Metrics Management: How to Manage the Costs of an Assets Protection Program. By Gerald L. Kovacich and Edward P. Halibozek; published by Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann; available from ASIS, Item #1673, 703/519-6200 (phone),...

The Software Vulnerability Guide.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... ***** The Software Vulnerability Guide. By Herbert Thompson and Scott Chase; published by Charles River Media, www.charlesriver.com (Web), 800/347-7707 (phone); 354 pages; $49.95. Every month, hundreds of security vulnerabilities and...

Terrorism and Personal Security: Reduce Your Chances of Becoming a Target.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... ****# Terrorism and Personal Security: Reduce Your Chances of Becoming a Target. By William M. Epps; published by the Thomson South-West Education, www.thomsonedu.com (Web); 240 pages; $29.95. If you want advice on staying safe while...

A View from the Eye of the Storm: Terror and Reason in the Middle East.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... **### A View from the Eye of the Storm: Terror and Reason in the Middle East. By Haim Harari; published by Harper Collins, www.harpercollins.com (Web); 240 pages; $24.95. Countless books have been written about the turmoil in the Middle...

Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA).(BUSINESS NEWS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... In an effort to reduce alarm dispatches, members of the alarm industry have established the Police Dispatch Quality Award. Created by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA), the award is...

West Corporation.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... West Corporation is using an access control solution from AMAG Technology with an integrated badging system. Security Equipment, Inc., designed and installed the system.

American Safety and Health Institute has formed an alliance with St. John Ambulance Canada.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... American Safety and Health Institute has formed an alliance with St. John Ambulance Canada to deliver health and safety training products and programs.

Aventura Technologies, Inc., and IEP Ltd.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Aventura Technologies, Inc., and IEP Ltd. have completed the installation of a video surveillance solution at the Apache Nuggest Casino.

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Checkpoint Systems, Inc., has signed an agreement with Carrefour to introduce an aggressive source-tagging program for reducing shrinkage.

Emerson Network Power.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Emerson Network Power is collaborating with Cisco Systems on a 15-city tour and Web cast schedule.

Employment Background Investigations, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Employment Background Investigations, Inc., will offer its customers access to the USMA National Retail Theft Database through a collaboration with USIS.

F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus will be available through Nokia to the users of four of the company's devices.

Full Armor.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Full Armor has announced that its PolicyPortal will extend Microsoft Network Access Protection by providing additional security and configuration assessment capabilities.

Les Bijouteries Lavigueur.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Les Bijouteries Lavigueur has selected Omnicast from Genetec to secure its jewelry stores and headquarters.

Green Hills Software, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Green Hills Software, Inc., has joined Texas Instruments Incorporated's Third Party Network as a software and embedded services provider.

Imperva.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Imperva is providing protection for database of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System.

IntelliVid Corporation.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... IntelliVid Corporation has announced that CVS has expanded the use of its Video Investigator software in several regions.

MagiQ Technologies, Silicon Graphics, Qucor, and the University of Melbourne have formed a joint venture.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... MagiQ Technologies, Silicon Graphics, Qucor, and the University of Melbourne have formed a joint venture to commercialize diamond-encrusted single-photon sources for quantum cryptography systems.

Marlin Central Monitoring and Video Protein.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Marlin Central Monitoring and Video Protein have teamed up to provide a standardized video solution with remote access via a single interface.

Panasonic System Solutions Company.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... More than 600 surveillance cameras from Panasonic System Solutions Company were used to monitor activity at the Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy.

Lider Supermarkets.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Lider Supermarkets is using Pelco video security systems in all its stores, designed and installed by E y D Ingenieria y Servicios.

Resolve Optics Ltd.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Resolve Optics Ltd. was selected by Sekai Electronics to supply miniature zoom lenses for its RSC Series Head-Up Display camera.

Siemens Communications.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Siemens Communications has been chosen to deploy, service, and integrate smart card solutions at Nova Southeastern University.

Triware Networld Systems, L.L.C.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
June 1, 2006... Triware Networld Systems, L.L.C., has installed an IT security network system at San Jose Credit Union.

AccessData Corporation.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
June 1, 2006... AccessData Corporation has been selected to be a supplier in the Technology Transfer Program sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Department of Health and Human Services.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The Department of Health and Human Services awarded a contract to Akorn, Inc., for the manufacture and delivery of medical countermeasures for radiological or nuclear incidents.

Gabriel Technologies Corporation.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
June 1, 2006... Gabriel Technologies Corporation is supplying a custom-built locking system for shipping containers to the Department of the Navy.

Global Security Systems.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Global Security Systems has been awarded a contract by the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, in partnership with the University of Mississippi, to build a statewide emergency alert network for sending text messages via FM radio signals...

J.P. Hudson & Associates.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... J.P. Hudson & Associates helped design and execute intelligent video systems for the Pittsburgh International Airport through a grant from the Transportation Security Administration. InterTECH Security assisted in the project.

Opticomm.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Opticomm was selected by the Los Angeles International Airport to replace existing coaxial cables with single-mode fiber links connecting hundreds of cameras throughout the airport to the screening rooms.

Vicon Industries Inc.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
June 1, 2006... Vicon Industries Inc. announced that South Sioux City, Nebraska, has integrated Vicon's IP digital video solutions with its citywide wireless Internet service to improve security.

Digital Defense Group and Bio Digital Security Pty Limited.(MARKETING AGREEMENTS)
June 1, 2006... Digital Defense Group and Bio Digital Security Pty Limited have formed a strategic alliance under which Bio Digital will market Digital Defense biocards in Australia.