Security Management articles from March 2003

Security Management archives from March 2003

Letters.
March 1, 2003... Contradictory Positions In reading the December issue, I was fascinated by the contradictory positions taken in the same issue in two different articles. One was "Charting an Academic Course," by Christopher Hertig, and the other was the...

When attendees may be terrorists. (News and Trends).
March 1, 2003... To make it more difficult for would-be terrorists to use student visas to enter the United States, American universities have been asked to gather and give to the Immigration and Naturalization Service more information about foreign students...

Did you know that? (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... * When readers were asked to identify criminal suspects pictured in stories about violent crimes, they were more likely to misidentify African-American than Caucasian suspects. In other words, subjects were better able to identify Caucasian...

Chemical facilities get help. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... One morning, after days of casing the facility, a man climbs over the six-foot chain-link fence surrounding a chemical production site, enters a process building via open rollup doors, finds a critical asset, and destroys it. Along the way, he...

The shape of things to come. (News and Trends).(Industry Overview)
March 1, 2003... Although 10 of al Qaeda's 24 leaders identified before 11 have been killed or captured, 2002 was a busy year for al Qaeda and other Islamic extremists. At least 12 attacks killed almost 300 people around the world, including nearly 200 at a...

Security can cement construction role. (News and Trends).
March 1, 2003... Last year, the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced plans to revise its MasterFormat system--the list of numbers and titles for organizing building construction requirements, products, and activities into a standard...

Home on the page. (News and Trends).(Industry Overview)
March 1, 2003... www.securitymanagement.com Every day a new threat pops up in the newspapers or on television. But readers of Security Management Online are well ahead of the curve, having been tipped off months, if not years, before the public at large....

Smoke, but no mirrors. (Working Wise).(the Tackle Shop)
March 1, 2003... In A River Runs Through It, the character Paul MacLean turns fly fishing into an art form. And at the Tackle Shop on New Zealand's Kapiti Coast, owners Rob and Mary Maxwell have equipment to inspire the artist's soul in every fisherman. But...

A Splash course in keeping kids safe. (Working Wise).
March 1, 2003... This summer, about 350,000 guests will visit Dolly's Splash Country, a water park located in the foothills of Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains. Some of the rides and attractions are designed specifically for young visitors; others challenge...

Who's afraid of computer bugs? (Tech Talk).
March 1, 2003... If diligence, as Cervantes once wrote, is the mother of good fortune, then system administrators are in for some bad times ahead. Consider, for example, that one week after a serious vulnerability was announced in a security program used by...

Cyberscanner for SMEs. (Tech Talk).(small and mid-sized enterprises improve information technology security)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... When it comes to confronting IT security, it's harder for small businesses because they have less money to throw at the problem than their bigger and better-funded counterparts. Large companies can afford IT departments, high-tech equipment,...

Cyberthreat or cyberhype? (Tech Talk).
March 1, 2003... Is the threat of cyberterrorism a myth, conjured up by product vendors and propelled by the less technically minded members of the media? Or is it a real concern, one that already exists in a simpler form and that is threatening the very...

No holidays for hackers. (Tech Talk).
March 1, 2003... What was the most pernicious cyberattack trend in fourth quarter (QA) of last year? Which ports were attacked most often? On what day of the week did most attacks occur? The answers to these and other pressing questions are now available in the...

Hackers profiled. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Rising cybercrime and fear of cyberterrorism ensure that hackers remain a much maligned group. But who are the personalities behind the keyboards? Two canadian professors shed some light on this question in a new book, "The Hacking of America:...

Doing more with less. (Quick Bytes).(information technology spending is about 5% of corporate revenues)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Spending on IT represents an average of about 5 percent of corporate revenues, and a majority of companies are trying to decrease that amount, according to a recent survey by Merrill Lynch that took the technology temperature of 75 U.S. and 25...

IP rights. (Quick Bytes).(intellectual property rights' battle can be contentious)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Few issues in the digital age are more contentious than the battle over intellectual property (IP) rights. The P saga ranges across a host of concerns great and small, from international treaties and jurisdiction to pop-up advertising and...

Skills survey. (Quick Bytes).(information technology workers for government closing skills gap with private sector)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Government IT workers are closing the skills gap with their private sector counterparts, according to a survey by Brainbench, a company specializing in online skills testing and assessment. Data was derived from skills tests taken by more than...

Computer security gets its due diligence. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... IT management professionals overwhelmingly believe that information security should be a part of corporate board-level due diligence, according to the results of a new survey by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the...

Crisis software analyzed. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A plethora of software products designed for emergency management operation centers became commercially available in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 2001. Called crisis information management software (CIMS), these products are used in...

What's hot, what's not, in infrastructure technologies. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Improved and integrated security management tools are at the top of the shopping list for information security professionals over the next two years, according to in-depth interviews with 164 technology managers from Fortune 1000 firms. The...

Hackers' noms de guerre. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... "To call up a demon, you must learn its name," cyberpunk author William Gibson wrote in his novel Neuromancer. But the names of the top hacker groups active across the world, often complex combinations of letters, numbers, and characters, can...

Emergency response outside the envelope: the district of Columbia's former chief health officer considers the lessons learned from the response to the spate of deadly anthrax-infected letters. (Focus on: Emergency Preparedness).
March 1, 2003... In December 2002, more than a year after anthrax-laden letters were sent to the Washington, D.C., offices of two U.S. Senators, authorities were still working to clean the mail processing center through which the letters had passed. While...

When downtown becomes a disaster zone. (Focus on: Emergency Preparedness).
March 1, 2003... Find out how this Dallas business community and the city formed a public-private partnership to develop an emergency response plan tailored specifically for the central business district. When a tornado ripped through the central business...

Making the control center a centerepiece. (Focus on: Emergency Preparedness).
March 1, 2003... Originally envisioned as the locus of alarm monitoring, this company's state-of-the-art Life Safety Control Center has become the centerpiece of security's emergency operations, video monitoring, and other functions. Maybe it was the...

Healing access control woes: Boston's Massachusetts general hospital finds a cure for its access control pains with an integrated system. (Healthcare).
March 1, 2003... Medical facilities, while they cater to those in need of care, may also attract the distraught or vengeful, the thief, the terrorist, and the abductor. Access control, as part of an overall hospital security plan, can help to mitigate these...

From recommendations to results: from walk-through to implementation, a well-planned security assessment can ease the way for a successful security upgrade. (Risk Assessment).
March 1, 2003... Scotland's lauded poet Robert Burns wrote that the best laid plans often go awry. Despite Burns's discouraging thought, companies must develop careful protection plans. It is security's responsibility to ensure that plans do not go awry, and...

Global challenges of background checks: background checks are not only more important because of globalization, they are also more difficult. (Preemployment Screening).
March 1, 2003... At the peak of a recent hiring surge, the security director for a Fortune 1000 company (we'll call her Carol) faced a challenge. Her company was in a growth mode and needed to hire hundreds of employees and contractors for jobs throughout the...

Wheeling and dealing: one multinational food giant recounts its struggle to oust corruption in its Mexico City operations. (Economic Crime).
March 1, 2003... Kraft Foods Mexico thought it was in good hands. Its local security operations were overseen by a guard company owned by a local police officer. The company seemed reliable. It also oversaw the security operations of several other multinational...

Pallet-able protection: Cargo shipments are a major revenue generator for Alaska Airlines, and protecting that cargo is a top priority. (Transportation/Cargo).
March 1, 2003... For Alaska Airlines, the ninth largest airline in the United States, cargo shipments are a major revenue generator, and protecting that cargo is a top priority. In early 1999, the security department recognized the need for a comprehensive loss...

Walk-through metal detector. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... The METOR 300 is a new multizone walk-through metal detector that offers superior discriminadon and state-of-the-art performance. Made by Metorex Security Products of Ewing, New Jersey, the unit is designed with intelligent 8Z8F architecture,...

Rack-mount power supplies. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Rack-mount power supplies are now available in 8- and 16-output configurations from Altronix Corporation of Brooklyn, New York Offering either fused or PTC-protected outputs, these products are offered in a choice of 24 VAC, 28 VAC, or...

Automated vehicle ID. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... The AWID LR-911 is a high-frequency; long-range reader that is capable of reading passive (no battery) tags from 9 to n feet away. Available from Applied Wireless Identifications Group, Inc., of Monsey, New York, passive tags include a...

PTZ network camera. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Axis Communications of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, offers a camera that provides pan, tilt, and zoom live video over a network. The AXIS 2130 PTZ Network Camera is an all-in-one solution for networks. It includes an autofocus lens with 16x...

Varifocal lenses. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... CBC (America) Corp. of Commack, New York, has introduced a new series of Computar varifocal lenses. The 2.8-12 mm varifocal lenses provide an extended 4.3X adjustment range between 24 and 98 degrees horizontal field of view, appropriate for...

Emergency phones. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... The CB II-e wall-mounted emergency phone from Code Blue Corporation of Holland, Michigan, is designed for multilevel parking decks and parking lot applications. The units easily integrate with CCTV cameras and other security/ access devices....

Optical Turnstiles. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Barrier Arm Optical Turnstiles from Designed Security, Inc., of Bastrop, Texas, provide a visual, psychological barrier that communicates to pedestrians that authorization is required before entering the secured area. These units monitor up to...

Standalone access control. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Sargent Manufacturing, of New Haven, Connecticut, has introduced the Sargent Profile Series standalone access control locks. These locks combine innovatively designed escutcheons with a variety of configurations to activate the lock. These...

Key Safe. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Morse Watchmans Inc. of Oxford, Connecticut, has introduced an expandable, streamlined KeyBank Safe Key Management System. Using a computerized key storage cabinet, electronically monitored Smart Keys, and detailed reporting software, the safe...

Motion tracking camera. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Bosch Security Systems of Fairport, New York, has introduced AutoTrack, the innovative motion-tracking capability built into the company's AutoDome cameras. The next generation of motion detection, it not only senses movement but also follows...

Intrusion Detector. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... The Detection Systems OD850 Outdoor PIR/Microwave Intrusion Detector is now available from Bosch Security Systems of Fairport, New York. Intended for use outdoors and in other harsh environments, the detector covers an area 50" x 50". Using...

Access control software. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... DSX Access Systems, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, is offering a WinDSX access control software demo CD. The demonstration provides an extensive walk-through of the program, which features door control and monitoring, photo ID badging, CCTV control,...

Dome Camera. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... The ELMO PTC-201C IF Dome Camera, with built-in Web server, features browser-based operation via Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. The IP-addressable dome, from ELMO USA of Plainview, New York, monitors any location via the Internet, by...

Guard tour tool. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Detex Corporation of New Braunfels, Texas, has introduced the GCS ProxiPen Data Acquisition Unit and WmDAU reporting software. Data points are RFID tags, which the unit senses and reads automatically when they are in its reading range. It reads...

Smart card technology. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... From HID Corporation of Irvine, California, iCLASS 13.56 MHz read/write contactless smart card technology can be used to store biometric templates and other useful data. New applications can be implemented at any time without issuing new...

CCTV system. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... NiceVision from NICE Systems delivers proactive security management with an advanced suite of solutions for CCTV digital video recording and real time threat analysis. It records real-time video images and audio across multiple sites...

Fiberoptic transmission. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... International Fiber Systems Incorporated of Newton, Connecticut, has introduced the VT1500WDM Kalatel video transmitter and data receiver. Designed for use in the Kalatel Cyberdome dome system, the unit mounts directly into the dome's wall...

Electric Strike. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... The new 6 Series Electric Strike from Rutherford Controls International Corporation of Virginia Beach, Virginia, combines several requested key features, including a multivoltage single solenoid (selectable 12 or 24 VDC or 12 or 24 VAC),...

Control panel. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Made by Software House of Lexington, Massachusetts, iSTAR is an Ethernet ready embedded control panel. Used by both security and IT managers, iSTAR controllers represent a new way to organize and deploy security management solutions by...

Entrance control. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Safesec Corporation of Ontario, California, manufactures security revolving doors, gates, and stiles for one-at-a-time entrance control. They offer high reliability and automatic safety response. Doors include patented sensor technology, so no...

Emergency Phone Tower. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... The 9'6" ADA-compliant Emergency Phone Tower from Chicago-based Talk-A-Phone can incorporate a dome with a pan-and-tilt CCTV system or a still camera built into the tower. The vandal-resistant tower is made of 1/4" steel and has a Lexan...

Customer training. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Houston-based SimplexGrinnell emphasizes the critical role that a comprehensive customer-training program plays in an integrated security solution. A leader in integrated security, fire and life safety, and building communications, the company...

Video management. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Lenel Systems International of Pittsford, New York, has introduced OnGuard LDVR.NET, an IP camera video management solution that offers an alternative to hardwired cameras and uses browser-based technologies. Video can be streamed via a LAN!...

Alarm covers. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Safety Technology International, Inc., of Waterford, Michigan, has received the UL Hazardous Listing for the STI-1229 Stopper Dome and the STI-1229 HTR model with an integral heating system. They provide dust-tight protection against...

Card printer. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... The Eltron [P.sub.310i] printer from Zebra Technologies Corporation of Camarillo, California, features an intelligent printing system that incorporates RFID technology. This technology minimizes the need for user intervention. Features include...

Digital Recording management. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Vicon Industries Inc. of Hauppauge, New York, has introduced the Kollector Elite Digital Recording System, a line of recording devices that use ViconNet, a network concept that enhances the interaction of digital recorders using IP (LAN, WAN,...

RFID readers. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... HYPER X RFID systems from BALOGH of Brighton, Michigan, provide long-range identification of up to 10 meters and are U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved for 5 meters. The latest addition to the product range is the LMB series of...

Delayed egress package. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Detex Corporation of New Braunfels, Texas, now packages its Value Series or Advantex fire and panic exit hardware with a built-in logic board and an overhead electromagnetic lock The electromagnetic delayed egress packages are preconfigured...

Protected cards. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Indala FlexPass readers and cards with FlexSecur technology from Assa Abloy/Indala of San Jose, California, provide customers with either covert or overt anticounterfeiting features. Holograms offer an overt anticounterfeiting measure that is...

Video management. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... EZ, PRO, and MAX systems from FKI/lmage Vault of New Albany, Indiana, connect from 4 tO 4,080 existing cameras to alarm panels, access control systems, ATM machines, intelligent safes, and point-of-sale systems. Users can preset up to 256 event...

Integrated security systems. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... With Velocity 2.5, Hirsch Electronics Corporation of Irvine, California, delivers full-featured security systems to companies of every size. The Velocity software seamlessly integrates door control, alarm/event viewers, reporting and audit...

Pushbutton lockset. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Kaba Ilco of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has introduced a new pushbutton combination lock, the fully mechanical Simplex 5000. The new clutch-free design and cast stainless steel internal drive parts give the lockset greater strength and...

Voice and data encryption. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... L-3 Communications of Camden, New Jersey, has released the OMNIxp, a single product that can secure voice, data, and fax communications. The portable encryption module uses the most robust encryption algorithm available and has been designed to...

Biometric/hand readers. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... IR Recognition Systems of Campbell, California, makes hand geometry readers that integrate with HID'S CLASS read/ write contactless smart cards. Combining the security of smart cards and biometrics, the solution provides dual authentication by...

Network surveillance cameras. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Panasonic Security Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey, has introduced a series of IP-addressable network cameras designed to be integrated into conventional video surveillance systems or applied in Ethernet system configurations. The WV-NM100...

Access control software. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Checkpoint Systems, Inc., of Thorofare, New Jersey has introduced a flexible access control software platform. Pinnacle is designed to scale from small, standalone systems to those with multiworkstation and multiserver environments. In addition...

Emergency signals. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Edwards Systems Technology Inc. of Cheshire, Connecticut, offers the Genesis line of emergency signals, including speakers, horns, and strobes. Strobes offer selectable candela outputs and use FullLight technology for a highly controllable...

Access control. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... IDenticard Systems Inc. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has released Renaissance Fortress, an innovative and powerful access control solution in the company's suite of Renaissance security identification applications. Designed to support today's...

Digital video transmission. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Optelecom, Inc., of Gaithersburg, Maryland, has introduced the first models in a new 9-bit family of digital transmission products designed for the security and surveillance market. These first models include standalone modules and rack-mount...

Facial recognition. (ISC West Product Showcase).
March 1, 2003... Siedle Communication Systems of America, LLC, of Broomall, Pennsylvania, has incorporated the face recognition system from AcSys Biometrics of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, into its product line. Because of Siedle's modular nature, facial...

Negligent security. (U.S. Judicial Decisions).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... In a recent case, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the owner of a grocery store was not liable for the on-site shooting of an employee by her ex-husband. In October 1997, Kay Newell was working at the Sack and Save grocery...

Noncompete agreements. (U.S. Judicial Decisions).
March 1, 2003... An appellate court has validated a company's noncompete agreement and has upheld an injunction against a former employee who, after being fired, went to work for a competitor. The court determined that the agreement was legally enforceable and...

Immunity. (Elesewhere in the Courts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... In a state appellate decision, a court has ruled that a student who was sexually assaulted by a teacher can pursue a lawsuit against the school district that hired and supervised the teacher. Schools are usually granted immunity from such...

Wiretap. (Elsewhere in the Courts).(court rules US did not breach wiretap statutes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the federal government did not break wiretap laws when it intercepted phone and fax transmissions from the Montana Freemen, an antigovernment group convicted of writing fraudulent...

Airport security. (International: Canada).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... David Collenette, Canada Transport Minister, has announced two new government initiatives aimed at increasing security at Canadian airports. The plan includes enhanced access control for restricted areas and the screening of nonpassengers...

Aviation security. (International: Australia).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A new bill, Aviation Legislation Bill 2002, introduced in the Australian Parliament is designed to protect sensitive aviation security information. Under the bill, the government may compel an individual to provide aviation security...

Maritime security. (International: Australia).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... At the recent meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), more than 108 governments agreed to a security plan that would impose significant regulations on ports and seagoing vessels. In signing on to the agreement, the member...

Bioterrorism. (U.S. Regulatory Issues).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The U.S. Health and Human Services Administration (HHS), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has issued regulations governing security procedures for those laboratories that handle certain toxins or pathogens....

Bioterrorism. (U.S. State Legislation: Mississippi).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A new law, formerly S.B. 2518, enacted in Mississippi makes it illegal to possess or release harmful biological substances in the state. The law also prohibits false claims that people have been exposed to such substances. Releasing a toxic...

How to Prevent Small Business Fraud: A Manual for Business Professionals. (Reviews).
March 1, 2003... How to Prevent Small Business Fraud: A Manual for Business Professionals. By the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE); available from ACFE, 800/245-3321 (toll-free phone), 512/478-9070 (phone); 205 pages; $59. With all the...

Counter-Terrorism Threat Assessment. (Reviews).
March 1, 2003... Counter-Terrorism Threat Assessment. By John Grady, CPP; published by Vision Publications Ltd., 604/873-3252 (phone), 604/873-3255 (fax), www.executivesecurityltd.com (Web); 148 pages; $325 (includes workbook and diskette). Among its...

Internet Site Security. (Reviews).
March 1, 2003... Internet Site Security. By Erik Schetina, Ken Green, and Jacob Carlson; published by Addison-Wesley, 800/282-0693 (phone), 515/284-2607 (fax); 417 pages; $39.99. Building a secure Internet infrastructure is akin to building a house....

Occupational Crime: Deterrence, Investigation, and Reporting in Compliance with Federal Guidelines. (Reviews).
March 1, 2003... Occupational Crime: Deterrence, Investigation, and Reporting in Compliance with Federal Guidelines. By Ernest C. Blount; published by CRC Press, 800/272-7737 (phone), 800/347-3401 (fax); 256 pages; $79.95. Under chapter eight of the U.S....

Emergency Procedures & Best Practices for IACC Conference Centers. (Reviews).
March 1, 2003... Emergency Procedures & Best Practices for IACC Conference Centers. Compiled by the Emergency Procedures Task Force and staff of the International Association of Conference Centers; published by IACC, www.iac-online.org (Web); 54 pages; $65. ...

Desktop Witness: The Dos and Don'ts of Personal Computer Security. (Reviews).
March 1, 2003... Desktop Witness: The Dos and Don'ts of Personal Computer Security. By Michael A. Caloyannides; published by John Wiley & Sons, 800/225-5945 (phone), 732/302-2300 (fax); 366 pages; $50. In the preface to this book, author Michael A....