Security Management articles from March 2004

Security Management archives from March 2004

The time for urgency is now.(analysis of corporate security)
March 1, 2004... 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...

Raising guard standards.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... GARY KUTY'S VIEWPOINT, "CAN THE Low-Bid Mentality Be Beat?" (January), notes that guard service providers need to educate end users and push for standards, but it overlooks an emerging strategy in the efforts to raise security industry...

Age-old crime.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... SINCE I BEGAN READING SECURITY MANagement in 1977, it has consistently reported on new developments in the field of security, and ASIS has grown and encouraged professionalism. While many of the new challenges that face security professionals...

Globalization.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... GLOBALIZATION, LIKE OBSCENITY, IS A nebulous term whose meaning is often in the eyes of the beholder, everyone thinks they know it when they see it. But each person's definition is different. Yet it is an important concept that security...

Did you know that?(News and Trends)
March 1, 2004... * When it comes to bioterrorism, is the U.S. government preventing it with one hand while facilitating it with the other? The General Accounting Office reports that the Department of Defense has been selling items on the Internet for "pennies...

Whither domestic terrorists?(News and Trends)
March 1, 2004... While U.S. troops were scouring Iraq in vain for weapons of mass destruction, federal authorities stumbled on the genuine article in the United States itself. Amid white-supremacist and antigovernment literature found in a home in Tyler, Texas,...

Attacking the belly of the beast.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... A cover story published by Security Management a year ago reported on various vulnerabilities to U.S. livestock, including concentrated farming practices, susceptibility to disease, inadequate security and surveillance, passive disease...

When a picture's worth a thousand worries.(News and Trends)
March 1, 2004... It's been widely noted that even the loftiest life-improving technology or media--from the printing press to the Internet--quickly finds itself in the gutter; entrepreneurs and voyeurs immediately figure out a way to bring sex into the picture....

Resources to drink in.(Response Protocol Toolbox, Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Drinking-water utilities can now quench their thirst for security knowledge with a surge of new materials that can be used in planning for and responding to contamination threats. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a...

Home on the page @ www.securitymanagement.com.(News and Trends)
March 1, 2004... Eight years and counting. That's how long security professionals have been relying on Security Management Online to bring them the latest news, reports, legislation, model documents, case law, and surveys, among a multitude of other materials....

Fuming over unplanned reaction.(Working Wise)
March 1, 2004... Mike Halligan, associate director of environmental health and safety at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, knew that the campus fire-safety program had to be reviewed after two fires occurred in wet chemistry laboratories. One fire was...

Reducing trauma's toll: managers in fields such as security must be aware of trauma-related stress and find ways to assist employees in dealing with it.(Leading Edge)
March 1, 2004... Ron served as a police officer in a major U.S. city for more than 20 years. During that time he was faced with traumatic situations on many occasions. He felt that he faced these situations as a professional and maintained a healthy balance...

New working group targets scammers.(Tech Talk)
March 1, 2004... The e-mail begins, "Dear Customer," and purports to be from a major bank. The message explains how important it is to protect personal information online, particularly when unsavory characters install backdoors and keyloggers through viruses....

New York, Microsoft, battle spammers.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... New York State attorney general Eliot Spitzer has filed formal charges against several companies suspected of sending spam, including one he referred to as "the third largest spammer in the world." Spitzer brought the lawsuit after collecting...

Assessing smart cards.(Quick Bytes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Assessing smart cards. Diverse federal agencies, from the Department of Defense to the Transportation Security Administration, have either rolled out or are contemplating smart-card programs. The National Institute for Standards and Technology,...

Blocking access to illicit Web sites.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Blocking access to illicit Web sites. A controversial Pennsylvania state statute aimed at banning access to Web sites containing suspected child pornography images has led to more than one million innocuous sites being blocked as well,...

Technology needed to fight child porn.(National Coalition for the Homeless)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Technology needed to fight child porn. In a new report, U.K.-based children's charity NCH urges technology companies and ISPs to take stronger steps to end the transmission of child pornography, which has benefited from the Internet. For...

The fundamentals of IT security.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... New publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cover information-security topics from evaluating computer-security products to penetration testing. The first, Guide to Information Technology Security...

Building a safer online world.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Dozens of heads of state from 176 countries joined the recent World Summit on the Information Society, a three-day effort to "share and shape the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for a better world" sponsored by the...

NSF scores well on security.(Tech Talk)
March 1, 2004... Each year, the House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census issues a "Federal Computer Security Report Card," grading how each agency protects its computer systems from malicious code and...

Record year for cyberattacks.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Last year set a record for the number of attacks carried out by hacker groups against online servers, with more than 217,000 successful attacks, an increase of 150 percent from 2002. According to mi2g, a U.K.-based company that tracks a variety...

Companies better prepared for trouble.
March 1, 2004... The bad news: Nearly two-thirds of information security professionals believe that the risk of a major cyberattack on their organization sometime this year is likely. The good news: More than three out of four of them believe that their...

The path to peak performance: one company tells how it combined goals with performance-based management to improve security while minimizing costs.(Management)(Cover Story)
March 1, 2004... WHEN GANNETT CO., INC., was preparing to move into a new headquarters facility in McLean, Virginia, a Washington, D.C., suburb, the company's security director set out to identify innovative solutions to protect the 1.5 million-square-foot...

Defenses morph as viruses mutate: as traditional antivirus protection has been outpaced by new types of malicious code, companies are challenged to find more effective solutions.(Computer Security)
March 1, 2004... If current antivirus products were truly effective, businesses would be winning the war on computer viruses. A 2003 survey conducted by the FBI and the Computer Security Institute found that no fewer than 99 percent of the 530 respondents were...

The school year in pictures: a survey of 40 school districts in Texas takes an in-depth look at the use of surveillance cameras.(School Security)
March 1, 2004... Camera surveillance systems are becoming increasingly prevalent in schools, especially at the high school level. Is this a good use of a school district's limited financial resources? To learn more about how and why school districts use...

Keeping chaos under control: find out how businesses, first responders, and government agencies are preparing to do their best if the worst happens.(Focus on Crisis/Disaster Management)
March 1, 2004... Chaos isn't just a theory. It is the inevitable result of disasters when responses have not been planned. Chaos, and the fear that accompanies it, are exactly what terrorists hope to create when they launch attacks. Public and private...

A pound of prevention: it's more cost-effective to avoid a disaster than it is to recover from one. Prevention is therefore paramount for homeland security, and it begins with a good threat assessment.(Focus on Crisis/Disaster Management)
March 1, 2004... When he pulled into town, his was a familiar face to security guards, loading dock employees, and truck-stop waitresses. He was Iyman Faris, the burly, 30--something trucker with the bushy mustache, the Columbus, Ohio, family man with the...

No surprises in these boxes: while still concerned with theft and contraband, cargo companies must also keep people, and perhaps even weapons, out of cargo containers.(Cargo Security)
March 1, 2004... In early 2003, a warehouse crew was getting ready to unload a cargo container left at the dock the previous night. The foreman used his pocketknife to cut through the metal-band seal, then he casually removed the seal and tossed it into the...

Integrated security system.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... The System 3T Building Management System from Bosch Security Systems of Fairport, New York, is designed to provide seamless integration of alarm, CCTV, access, life safety, and building management functions using a common Internet or intranet...

Time-expiring badge.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... A new multicolor, 12-hour time-expiring badge from DYMO Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut, enables security staff to quickly identify those who should not be allowed re-entry into your facility. Created with the DYMO LabelWriter label...

Dome camera.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... The variable-scan ESD-300XW weatherproof dome from Elmo Manufacturing Corporation of Plainview, New York, incorporates a 1/6-inch CCD color camera with DSP circuitry and a digital slow shutter for enhanced low-light performance. A high...

High-security shredders.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Dahle North America, Inc., of Peterborough, New Hampshire, has engineered its Dahle High Security paper shredders to exceed new security requirements for the destruction of Top Secret COMSEC documents without compromise to operation or...

Tailgate detection system.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Designed Security, Inc., of Bastrop, Texas, is offering the T-DAR System for detecting and recording tailgating and piggybacking through secure portals. Made by Newton Security, Inc., of Renton, Washington, the system uses three-dimensional...

Smart-card reader/writer.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... OmniPC is a contactless smartcard reader/writer from Honeywell Access Systems of Oak Creek, Wisconsin. It connects to a computer using a USB port and can read and write to cards conforming to the ISO 14443A/B and 15693 standards, including...

Proximity door controller.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Honeywell Access Systems of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, has developed an integrated proximity reader and door controller system. The NS1 entry-level access control system is designed to operate in standalone or network mode. Ideal for entry-level...

High-speed domes.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... The compact, high-speed Indoor 1725/1726/1727 Series and Outdoor 1745/1746/1747 Series PTZ Dome Cameras from Infinova of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, feature internal camera assemblies that are easily removed via pushbutton release latches....

Communication modules.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... International Fiber Systems Incorporated (IFS) of Newtown, Connecticut, has announced a new module to expand the capabilities of its Orion Fiber Optic Communication System. The Orion Minimux VT/2 and VT/4 transmitter modules can directly insert...

Online access control.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Millenium Expert software is the online access control solution for single tenants, small- and medium-sized facilities, and large institutions from Kaba Access Control of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. When networked via a LAN, it allows...

Digital video management.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... OnGuard IP-VideoManager-Lenel Network Video Recorder (LNVR) is an IP camera-based digital video management solution from Lenel Systems International, Inc., headquartered in Rochester, New York. Available either as a turnkey system or as...

Iris identification.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... LG IrisAccess 3000 from LG Electronics, U.S.A. Inc., of Jamesburg, New Jersey, is a scalable, accurate, cost-effective, and simple-to-in-stall biometric system. It captures and processes a digital image of the iris in one second, even through...

Key control system.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... The KeyWatcher Vault Management System from Morse Watchmans Inc. of Oxford, Connecticut, electronically controls and monitors keys, as well as credit, gas, debit, and key cards. Custom-sized vaults also hold larger items such as prescriptions,...

Security management software.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... NexWatch of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, has introduced the latest release of the Pro-Watch security management software suite, which includes expanded digital video integration, biometric device integration, Windows 2003 Server compatibility, and...

Digital video recorder.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Panasonic Security Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey, has incorporated a new wavelet-based compression algorithm that provides twice the compression of JPEG into its WJ-HD300 Series digital video recorders. The recorders allow greater image...

Camera domes.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Vicon Industries Inc. of Hauppauge, New York, has introduced the SurveyorVFT camera dome with options for network (TCP/IP), fiber optic, and UTP systems. The new camera drive improves critical performance characteristics, including speed...

Power supplies.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Altronix of Brooklyn, New York, offers a new generation of CCTV Rack Mount Power Supplies. AC models include UL-Listed 24 VAC and 28 VAC units with eight, 16, and 32 fused or PTC-protected outputs, ranging from 3.5 to 25 amps. DC models include...

Interactive multimedia monitoring.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... PROBE is a proprietary high-speed, secure, Internet-based, two-way audio/video interactive monitoring and response service from PSB Technologies of Nutley, New Jersey. Using a secure browser interface, PROBE offers virtual tours of facilities,...

Integrated security solution.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... The IDentiPASS PLUS is a comprehensive integrated security solution from IDenticard Systems Inc. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Its high-level capabilities include virtually unlimited access groups for cardholders, copying cardholder data to a new...

Day/night camera.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... The Ganz ZC-NH403N is a revolutionary high-resolution camera from CBC (AMERICA) Corporation of Commack, New York. Employing the latest digital signal processing technology, the camera provides high-quality color pictures in normal light...

Programmable lockset.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... The PAL 1200 is a 16-position keypad coupled with an ANSI Grade 1 cylindrical lockset. Made by DynaLock Corporation of Bristol, Connecticut, the lockset provides a programmable access control system with the simplicity of standard door...

International trade show.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Essen Trade Shows of New York City is organizing the U.S. Pavilion at Security 2004, a trade show that is taking place in Essen, Germany, October 5-8, 2004. The company will prepare and organize booths for individual businesses. With more than...

Guard tour tool.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... The GCS ProxiPen gives accurate readings of high-security RFID checkpoints, even through ice, sheet rock, wallpaper, and other non-metallic surfaces. Made by Detex Corporation of New Braunfels, Texas, the unit runs on user-changeable AA...

Access control module.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Galaxy Control Systems of Walkersville, Maryland, has introduced the System Galaxy IP with a new 508i controller, an innovation in the company's enterprise-class access control system. The 508i controller features native IP for cost-efficient,...

Communication module.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Dallas-based DSX Access Systems, Inc., is improving the flexibility of its WinDSX access control system with the DSX-LAN (M) module by utilizing TCP/IP communications as well as dial-up modem and direct serial port connectivity. All three means...

Proximity card reader.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... GE Interlogix Access and Integration Group of Boca Raton, Florida, has introduced the 940+ Proximity Perfect proximity card reader, which features intelligent four-state supervision that continuously monitors for a cut line and short-circuit,...

Magnetic locks: securitron.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Magnalock Corporation of Sparks, Nevada, has introduced two new Magnalock Series locks that offer quicker installation due to a built-in splice chamber with wiring integrated into the lock and a new bracket-mount design with slotted adjustment....

Thermal security cameras.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Thermal-Eye TSCxp (extended performance) and TSCss (standard series) cameras from Dallas-based Raytheon Infrared provide visibility in no-light as well as daylight situations. Heat-generating objects, such as people and vehicles, stand out in...

Countersurveillance monitor.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... Research Electronics International of Algood, Tennessee, has introduced the CPM-700 Deluxe Countersurveillance Probe/Monitor. The new version includes the new directional Broadband Microwave Probe (BMP-1200), which covers 2GHz to 12GHz and is...

Compact video recorder.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... The Eco4 is a small digital video multiplexer/recorder from Dedicated Micros, Inc., of Chantilly, Virginia. The fourcamera unit is especially suited for small retail applications where tape management is a problem. The recorder offers features...

Video surveillance.(ISC West Product Showcase)
March 1, 2004... DDC500 is a digital video surveillance solution especially for smaller applications such as convenience stores, ATM sites, and gas stations. From Patapsco Designs of Frederick, Maryland, it is available in two-, four-, and six-camera versions....

U.S. judicial decisions.(Legal Reporter)
March 1, 2004... ADA. In an employment discrimination case, the United States Supreme Court has overturned a lower court's ruling and remanded the case. A federal appeals court had ruled that a company's blanket rule of refusing to rehire employees who had been...

U.S. regulatory issues.(Legal Reporter)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Pipeline safety. The Department of Transportation has issued a final rule requiring that pipeline operators develop programs to protect the integrity of pipelines in areas where a rupture or leak could do the most harm to the public or...

U.S. congressional legislation.(Legal Reporter)
March 1, 2004... E-mail. A bill designed to limit the amount of unsolicited e-mail sent via the Internet has been signed into law (P.L. 108-187). The act defines unsolicited e-mail as any message with the primary purpose of commercial advertisement or promotion...

U.S. state legislation.(Legal Reporter)
March 1, 2004... Kentucky Liability. A bill (H.B. 42) introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly would grant public school teachers immunity from civil lawsuits for any acts or omissions resulting from the supervision, care, or discipline of students....

Managing Business Risk: A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Business.(Adam Jolly)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Managing Business Risk: A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Business. Edited by Adam Jolly; published by Kogan Page Ltd., www.kogan-page.co.uk (Web); 227 pages; $85 (on amazon.com). This compendium of essays by leading British experts...

Executive Protection Specialist Handbook, Second Edition.(Jerry Glazebrook, Nick Nicholson)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Executive Protection Specialist Handbook, Second Edition. By Jerry Glazebrook and Nick Nicholson, Ph.D.; published by Varro Press; available from ASIS International. Item #1564, 703/519-6200 (phone), www.asisonline.org (Web); 129 pages; $30...

Bioterrorism Module 1: Anthrax.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2004... Bioterrorism Module 1: Anthrax. Produced by Visible Productions; published by Prentice Hall, www.prenhall.com (Web); CD-ROM; $9.90. Based on a cooperative research and development agreement with the Office of the Surgeon General of the...

Personal Firewalls for Administrators and Remote Users.(Lisa Yeo)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Personal Firewalls for Administrators and Remote Users. By Lisa Yeo; published by Prentice Hall, 800/282-0693 (phone), www.prenhall.com (Web); 240 pages; $31.49. Since its widespread commercial introduction about a decade ago, firewall...

Building Secure Wireless Networks with 802.11.(Jahnazeb Khan, Anis Khwaja)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Building Secure Wireless Networks with 802.11. By Jahnazeb Khan and Anis Khwaja; published by John Wiley and Sons, 877/762-2974 (phone), www.wiley.com (Web); 320 pages; $40. Wireless networking is the hottest technological innovation of the...

Mass-Mediated Terrorism: The Central Role of the Media in Terrorism and Counterterrorism.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Mass-Mediated Terrorism: The Central Role of the Media in Terrorism and Counterterrorism. By Brigitte L. Nacos; published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 800/462-6420 (phone), www.rowmanlittlefield.com (Web); 219 pages; $24.95. While...

Flat-screen monitor.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The MON152CL from Bosch Security Systems of Fairport, New York, is a high-resolution LCD video display monitor with up-graded features. The 15-inch color film transistor active matrix LCD panel offers a resolution of 1,024X768 pixels. The...

LCD display monitors.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Panasonic Security Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey, has introduced two LCD monitors/receivers that feature excellent response times. The 20-inch CT-L2000 and 14-inch CTL1400 LCD monitors/receivers feature advanced Al technology that produces...

Access control.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... TouchAccess 300 is a new access control system that is especially suited for electric doors and gates. Made by Videx of Corvallis, Oregon, the system controls who has access and when. Each time an event takes place at the lock, the system...

Video data recorder.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The JVC V-NETWORKS VDR-100 video data recorder system is an embedded networked solution that combines storage and a network security system in a single box. Made by JVC Professional Products Company of Wayne, New Jersey, each VDR can support up...

Fixed minidome.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Elmo Manufacturing Corporation of Plainview, New York, has introduced the TND4004X fixed 4.6-inch dome 1/3" color interline transfer CCD camera, which incorporates high-resolution DSP circuitry. It features a digital slow shutter to enhance...

Vandal-proof cameras.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Three improved vandal-proof cameras have been introduced by Panasonic Security Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey. The WVCW244S/F Vandal-Proof Camera is available in flush-mount and surface-mount models with die-cast aluminum bodies, 3.5 mm-thick...

Dome cameras.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... JVC Professional Products Company of Wayne, New Jersey, has launched three new color dome security cameras. The TK-C205 Fixed-Dome Color Camera Series features cameras that provide 535 TV lines of horizontal resolution with accurate color...

Thermal imaging camera.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Dallas-based Raytheon Infrared has introduced the Thermal Security Camera Extended Performance (TSCxp). The black thermal imaging camera provides security personnel with the ability to detect intruders--both persons and vehicles--in total...

Emergency communications.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The ADA-compliant Area of Rescue Communication System from Chicago-based Talk-A-Phone Company provides reliable-two-way communication with audible and visual signals for those in need of emergency assistance. The fully integrated command unit...

Electromagnetic locks.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... All SDC 1500 EMLocks have been redesigned by Security Door Controls of Westlake Village, California, to provide lifetime serviceability and the ability to upgrade the locks without removing them from the doorframe. The 1200-pound and...

Digital video recorder.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Bosch Security Systems of Fairport, New York, has developed a new digital recorder that allows multi-image viewing of live images from up to 32 local cameras and an additional 16 IP addressable cameras. The DiBos recorder also offers separate...

Fiber-optic transceivers.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... American Fibertek of Somerset, New Jersey, has designed two new multichannel singlemode fiber-optic systems to reduce fiber costs by optimizing physical network infrastructure. The new systems offer 16-and 32-channel capacities, using...

Data multiplexer.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The D8000 Series 8-Channel Serial Data Multiplexer provides transmission of up to eight individual RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 serial data signals over one or two multimode or single-mode optical fibers. Because only one or two fibers are needed,...

Access control software.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Pinnacle Version 2.0 has been released by Checkpoint Systems, Inc., of Thorofare, New Jersey. The software release extends the capabilities of the previous version by providing new features and integrated digital video recorder support to link...

Color dome system.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The WV-CS854B Color Dome Camera System from Panasonic Security Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey, is an improved camera that delivers horizontal resolution of 510 lines in color mode and 570 in black and white. It incorporates a 1/4" color CCD...