Security Management articles from May 2006

Security Management archives from May 2006

Porn, toys, and homeland security.(Editor's Note)(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... A 53-year-old man was arrested earlier this year in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on charges of possession of child pornography. The arrest was part of a U.S. Homeland Security Department initiative called Operation Predator. That's a laudable...

Schooled in deception.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... The resignation of David Edmondson, chief executive officer of RadioShack, for falsifying his educational record is a good example of why such records should be publicly available. New federal regulations require the consent of the supposed...

Prepare for the unexpected.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... Every security professional likes to believe he or she has a solid plan in place for all emergency situations. I'm one of them. As the physical security officer at Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS), Key West, Florida, and the lead for...

Do al Qaeda tapes augur attacks? Although there have been dozens of warning tapes since 9-11, there's no clear correlation between a tape and a strike.(Intelligence)
May 1, 2006... WHEN OSAMA BIN LADEN and Ayman al-Zawahiri threatened the West in January--with al-Zawahiri vowing that the next attacks would be in the United States--the Western world again held its collective breath, as it has after each al Qaeda audio or...

U.S. private security service demand.(Security Market Trends)(Table)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... U.S. Private Security Service Demand (in millions of dollars) 2000 2005 2010 2015 (actual) (actual) (projected) (projected) Guarding $10,740...

Is counterterrorism working?(Intelligence)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Few people probably believe that counterterrorism efforts are a waste of time. But the authors of a report issued by one of the Department of Homeland Security's Centers for Excellence may be among those few. In a paper called The Effectiveness...

CCTV at another junction.(Intelligence)(closed circuit television)
May 1, 2006... FEW PLACES IN PUBLIC LIFE are out of the eye of video cameras, subway and passenger train cars being one of the last refuges for the surveillance-shy. That may be changing, as rail security professionals consider expanding the use of cameras...

Mapping the blackboard jungle.(crisis management in schools through technology and intelligence)
May 1, 2006... WHEN POLICE AND SWAT teams respond to a school shooting or other crisis situation, there invariably ensues confusion as they try to envision the layout of the school and deploy personnel. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To address the problem,...

37.(emergency supplies for the aftermath of a terrorist attack)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Percentage of Latinos in Los Angeles who have gathered emergency supplies for the aftermath of a terrorist attack, according to the RAND Corporation, UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public...

The National Electric Manufacturing Association.(new standard for annunciators)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The National Electric Manufacturing Association has released a standard that aims to make fire panels, or annunciators, more useful by making real-time information clearer and more quickly available. In part, it standardizes symbols for...

The North American Electric Reliability Council.(launch of Influenza Pandemic Planning, Preparation, and Response Reference Guide)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The North American Electric Reliability Council has released an Influenza Pandemic Planning, Preparation, and Response Reference Guide for the electricity sector. The guide helps owners and operators in the electricity sector upgrade their...

Are companies valuing intellectual assets?(reporting the value of intellectual property, regulation)
May 1, 2006... UNDER SARBANES-OXLEY (SOX), public companies must disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission matters that may materially affect financial performance. One such matter might be the lapse of a trademark or copy-right into the public...

Global anticounterfeiting plan.(World Health Organization's plans to prevent counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Some crimes, like the counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals, are difficult for a country to fight alone. The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to unite against this growing problem, which not only hurts corporations and raises...

Keeping track of firefighters: to better track its units, the FDNY is going from sticky notes to computers.(New York Fire Department)
May 1, 2006... WHEN THE TWIN TOWERS FELL after the 9-11 attacks, many firefighters lost their lives because there was no way to electronically pinpoint their locations or to tell them that the buildings were about to collapse. Since then, the New York City...

Annual worldwide terrorism by region.(Homeland Security)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Annual Worldwide Terrorism by Region Incidents Fatalities 2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005 Africa 29 36 42 109...

Defending the homeland: a military priority?(Homeland Security)
May 1, 2006... THE U.S. MILITARY should take a more active role in protecting the homeland, says a new report by the Center for American Progress, Restoring American Military Power. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The Department of Defense over the next four...

DHS grant process reviewed.(Department of Homeland Security)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The recently revised risk- and needs-based grant allocation process for the Department of Homeland Security needs oversight to ensure its effectiveness, according to a new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) entitled FY2006...

Database drills public health.(Homeland Security)
May 1, 2006... STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH departments interested in enhancing their preparedness for public health emergencies, such as might be precipitated by a terrorist attack or natural disaster, have a new tool available to them. The Public Health...

Port security fix proposed.(Homeland Security)(American Association of Port Authorities)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Approximately 95 percent of U.S. trade enters or leaves through the nation's 361 seaports. Despite renewed attention on ports, security efforts continue to fall short of stated government goals. For example, while Customs and Border Protection...

Extinguishing fire safety problems: a monitoring device ensures that equipment will be ready in an emergency while simultaneously cutting down on maintenance and inspections.(SMART SOLUTIONS TO SECURITY PROBLEMS)
May 1, 2006... LAST SEPTEMBER, Halloween preparations at Mountain View Middle School in Goffstown, New Hampshire, could have taken a frightful turn when a scarecrow was leaned up against a wall, blocking a fire extinguisher. Had a fire broken out when the...

Better service through surveys: security should conduct a survey to see whether employees are dissatisfied with security's services and, if so, why.(Managing)
May 1, 2006... SECURITY DEPARTMENTS are in a difficult position when it comes to internal "customer" relations. Since it is the department's responsibility to enforce sometimes-unpopular policies and to conduct investigations into wrongdoing, security staff...

When cybercriminals turn pro.(Technofile)
May 1, 2006... IN ANY OTHER BUSINESS, they'd be model employees. They regularly work 12-hour days, they don't require health or retirement plans, nor do they grumble about the management. And they work well together to achieve their goals. [ILLUSTRATION...

Misconfigured domain name servers common--and dangerous.(Behind the Numbers)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Misconfigured Domain Name Servers Common--and Dangerous Three-quarters of domain name servers are misconfigured, allowing hackers to attack other networks by sending spoofed requests for data as a way to overwhelm servers. It also allows...

Land of phishing.(QUICK BYTES)
May 1, 2006... Land of phishing. Where did the majority of last year's phishing attacks originate? The U.S. and China were nearly neck-and-neck for the dubious glory of this position, at 29.68 and 25.37 percent respectively. Data on the origin of phishing...

Capitalist crooks.(Security researchers in 2005 AD)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Capitalist crooks. Security researchers see 2005 as the year in which cyberattackers turned from braggarts to capitalists, with "the vast majority of threats... inspired by financial gain, rather than notoriety." That change led to reliance on...

WAN worries.(QUICK BYTES)(Department of Homeland Security)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... WAN worries. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lacks the automated network security tools that would help identify the cause of messages received from automated security devices, says a report by the DHS Office of the Inspector General...

Exterminating online pests.(Technofile)(computer threats)
May 1, 2006... THREATS TO YOUR COMPUTER can range from gnatlike annoyances such as pop-up ads to the pointed hooks of pernicious phishers. PC Pest Patrol: Protect Your Computers from Malicious Internet Invaders, a new book from Preston Gralla, shows how to...

42.(NUMBERS)
May 1, 2006... Percent of new cyberthreats detected last year that were Trojan horse programs, an increase of four percent from 2004, according to research from Panda Software.

Worth a look: traveling with encryption.(Technofile)
May 1, 2006... TRAVELERS LOOKING TO take sensitive documents with them on the road can burn that data to a CD while simultaneously encrypting it using a new product from Ricoh called EncryptEase. Then, they can decrypt those documents using any computer that...

A site to see.(Technofile)(internet security)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... AS THE NUMBER OF Internet-based threats grows, it becomes more and more difficult to assign a single name to malicious code. Spyware, malware, crimeware--what word can be used to describe a whole galaxy of threats? A new Web site established by...

Doing business in Asia.(International Trends)
May 1, 2006... A series of devastating explosions ripped through the tropical paradise of Bali late last year, leaving more than two dozen people dead and more than 100 injured, most of them foreign tourists. At least three bombs went off in the incident, all...

Why the weak links?(Port Security)(safety and security measures)
May 1, 2006... UPGRADING THE SECURITY OF COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS imported into the United States by enhancing the security practices of the whole supply chain involved is the goal of the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program. As a...

Challenges and trends: Security Management gathered five leading security professionals together earlier this year to discuss challenges and trends in the industry. Their responses illuminate the difficult task faced by security professionals adapting to a rapidly changing environment.(Special Feature)(Discussion)
May 1, 2006... SM: Thank you all for joining us for the Security Management Executive Roundtable. Let's talk first about challenges facing you as a security professional. What's the biggest challenge you face, and in that context, you may also want to talk...

Seminar preview and advance registration: only a security event this dynamic can lead an industry this powerful.
May 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 ...

Strategies for cutting turnover.(Management)
May 1, 2006... DURING THE INITIAL STAGES of its involvement in World War II, the United States faced the daunting challenge of placing millions of former civilians into military positions that fit their abilities and temperament. The U.S. Army turned to...

Employee monitoring.(cases of child pornography)
May 1, 2006... EMPLOYEE MONITORING. The New Jersey Superior Court has ruled that a company may be held liable if it fails to investigate suspicions that an employee may be accessing child pornography from a company computer. In these cases, the employer has a...

Cargo security.(regulatory issues of cargo transportation)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... CARGO SECURITY. The Coast Guard has issued an interim rule defining new items as dangerous cargo that requires the vessel owner to transmit notice of arrival before it docks. The new substances added to the definition are ammonium nitrate,...

Patriot Act.(interpretation of Patriot Act )
May 1, 2006... PATRIOT ACT. The Patriot Act reauthorization bill was signed into law (P.L. 109-177) by President Bush one day before 16 key provisions were set to expire. The new law makes permanent 14 of the 16 provisions of the original Patriot Act, which...

Identity theft.(legislative bills to investigate identity theft)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... IDENTITY THEFT. A bill (H.R. 4244) introduced by Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR) would establish grants for regional task forces designed to investigate and prosecute identity theft and other economic crimes. The task forces would comprise federal,...

Border security.(U.S. CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... BORDER SECURITY. A bill (H.R. 4238) introduced by Rep. Michael McCaul (RTX) would build on the President's border security initiative by requiring aliens to post bond to be released from mandatory detention centers and by using more federal...

Florida.(bans leaving firearms in parked cars)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... FIREARMS. A bill (H.B. 129) introduced by Florida lawmakers would make it a felony to prohibit employees from leaving guns in their cars while parked in company parking lots.

Washington.(law against employment discrimination based on sexual orientation)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... DISCRIMINATION. A new law (formerly H.B. 2661) prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. Under the new law, an employer may not refuse to hire someone or make any hiring inquiry into a person's sexual orientation. A company also may...

Current legal highlights.(Legal Reports)(Table)
May 1, 2006... Current Legal Highlights SOURCE OF LAW BILL/CASE VENUE STATUS Federal Legislation Privacy H.R. 4662 House Energy In Committee and Commerce...

Negligent supervision.(cases of employee sexual assault)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Negligent supervision. The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the owners of a Safeway grocery store are not liable for the repeated sexual assault of Jane Doe, a store employee. Doe, who is mildly mentally retarded, was sexually assaulted by...

Discrimination.(cases of employment discrimination)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Discrimination. A federal appeals court has cleared the way for several Hispanic employees to sue their employer for discrimination based on an English-only policy. The City of Altus, Oklahoma, issued a policy requiring employees to speak...

Privacy.(cases of data privacy)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Privacy. Choicepoint, a data broker, has reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to pay $10 million to the Commission and an additional $5 million to consumers in a data privacy case. Choicepoint was accused of selling the...

Aggression in Organizations: Violence, Abuse, and Harassment at Work and in Schools.(Book review)
May 1, 2006... ****# Aggression in Organizations: Violence, Abuse, and Harassment at Work and in Schools. Edited by Robert Geffner, Mark Braverman, Joseph Galasso, and Janessa Marsh; published by the Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, 800/429-6784...

Contemporary Security Management, 2d ed.(Book review)
May 1, 2006... ****# Contemporary Security Management, Second Edition. By John J. Fay, CPP; published by Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann; available from ASIS International, Item #1665, 703/519-6200 (phone), www.asisonline.org (Web); 544 pages; $60 (ASIS...

The Counterterrorism Handbook: Tactics, Procedures, and Techniques, 3rd ed.(Book review)
May 1, 2006... **### The Counterterrorism Handbook: Tactics, Procedures, and Techniques, Third Edition. By Frank Bolz, Jr., Kenneth J. Dudonis, and David P. Schulz; published by Taylor & Francis, 800/354-1420 (phone), www.taylorandfrancis.com (Web); 401...

Mailroom Safety News Archives.(Sound recording review)
May 1, 2006... ****# Mailroom Safety News Archives. Published by Marlowe Productions, 410/377-4530 (phone), www.mailroomsafety.bigstep.com (Web); CD-ROM; $29.50. Now that the anthrax panic is a few years removed, the importance of good mailroom practices...

Physical and Technical Security: An Introduction.(Book review)
May 1, 2006... ***## Physical and Technical Security: An Introduction. By Robert Gruber; published by Thomson Delmar Learning, 800/347-7707 (phone), www.Delmarlearning.com (Web); 352 pages; $63.95. First impressions, the saying goes, are lasting...

The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage.(Book review)
May 1, 2006... ***** The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage. By Yossi Sheffi; published by MIT Press, 800/405-1619 (phone), www.mitpress.mit.edu (Web); 368 pages; $29.95. With so many types of potential business...

Super Bowl XL.(BUSINESS NEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... As part of the tight security measures in place at Super Bowl XL, new sensor-fusion technology was used to identify and immediately communicate the appearance of suspected hazardous materials to all networked security personnel. Members of the...

ASIS events.(American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd)(Chart)(Brief article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2006... MAY 8-10 Managing Your Physical Security Program, Atlanta, GA 15-18 Assets Protection Course II, St. Pete Beach, FL 22-23 The Asian Century for Business: A Security Challenge, Washington, DC JUNE 19-21 Facility Security...

Industry events.(security services)(Calendar)
May 1, 2006... MAY 1-6 DallasCon Information Security Training and Conference, Dallas, TX; 775/278-8911; Web: www.dallascon.com. 8-11 IFSEC, Birmingham, England; 44 (0) 20 7921 8074; Web: www.ifsec.co.uk 10-13 PSA[R] Training,...

Anonymizer and Sandisk.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... Anonymizer and Sandisk are partnering to provide identity protection for Web browsing from any computer, using Anonymizer software now available for U3 devices from Sandisk.

Approva and Deloitte & Touche LLP USA.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... Approva and Deloitte & Touche LLP USA have formed a nonexclusive alliance to help companies design and implement business controls.

Astaro Corporation and Utimaco Safeware AG.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... The Astaro Corporation and Utimaco Safeware AG are entering a technology collaboration to launch a unified threat-management appliance with strong encryption and digital signature mechanisms.

Avery Dennison.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... Avery Dennison Worldwide Office Products Group and Jolly Technologies have formed a business alliance to include Avery badge templates in Jolly's ID card software.

Canon.(Canon U.S.A. Inc. contracts with Dotworkz and its service companu USrelay)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Canon cameras are providing video for Dotworkz and its service company USrelay to display on the Web so that surfers and skiers can check conditions for their sports from home. Viewers can control and move the cameras online from their Web...

DICE Corporation and U.S. Acoustics Technologies.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... DICE Corporation and U.S. Acoustics Technologies partnered to provide a unified video surveillance system for Grand Central Station in Hayward, California.

DVTel Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... DVTel Inc. is including network switches and design services from ProCurve Networking in its Intelligent Security Operations Center solution.

Fischer International.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... Fischer International has been chosen by Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc., to provide an identity-management solution.

GeoSentry, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... GeoSentry, Inc., has been selected by Raytheon Company to demonstrate mobile situational awareness for homeland security applications.

IMIogic.(Civil Air Portal uses IM Manager to secure communications )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... IMIogic has announced that the Civil Air Patrol is using its IM Manager to secure communications with volunteers for search and rescue flights and disaster response.

Accor North America.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... Accor North America has selected data security products from Imperva to secure its Web systems.

MAXxess Systems, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... MAXxess Systems, Inc., has become a technology alliance partner with Toshiba Surveillance and IP Video Products Group.

National Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The National Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination, Inc. (NC4), and RAINS have announced a strategic partnership that makes NC4 alerts available to critical infrastructure sectors and other public safety stakeholders for quicker...

NC4 and SAIC.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... NC4 and SAIC provided incident management and collaboration support for Super Bowl XL.

New Age Security Solutions.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... New Age Security Solutions has completed behavior-pattern-recognition training for customer service representatives at Heathrow Express, the transit system between downtown London and Heathrow Airport.

NICE Systems and Avaya Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... NICE Systems and Avaya Inc. have extended their alliance to develop a joint solution that provides monitoring, branch recording, storage, liability, and interaction analytics for businesses.

Promisec.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... Promisec has been named an Aladdin eSafe Solution Partner.

Secure Elements.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... Secure Elements will provide security decision support capability as a partner in Google's Enterprise Professional Program.

Steele Foundation's International Training Group and Sonoma College.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... The Steele Foundation's International Training Group and Sonoma College are launching a collaborative degree program in the area of Homeland Response and Emergency Management.

TriCipher, Inc.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... An authentication solution from TriCipher, Inc., was selected by CheckFree Investment Services for use in the company's investment-management platform.

VASCO and Eutron.(PARTNERSHIPS AND DEALS)
May 1, 2006... VASCO and Eutron will launch a new USB-enabled Digipass authentication token aimed at PKI applications in financial services.

Viocen Inc.(contract with Hotel Northampton)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Viocen Inc. has installed a wireless IP video surveillance system with Milestone software managing cameras from Axis Communications and Toshiba for the Hotel Northampton, a historic hotel in Massachusetts.

ADT Security Services.(deploys mass-notification system at 2006 Rose Bowl Game)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The mass-notification system from ADT SECURITY SERVICES was deployed for the security of those attending the 2006 ROSE BOWL football game. Two portable units were stationed at the main Gate A entry. Officers from Contemporary Services Company...

ASIS Board of Directors.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... PRESIDENT Jeff M. Spivey, CPP, PSP Security Risk Management, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina PRESIDENT-ELECT Steve D. Chupa, CPP Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick, New Jersey TREASURER Timothy L. Williams,...

AlliedBarton.(donates $50,000 to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross for disaster relief)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... ALLIEDBARTON presented a $50,000 check for disaster relief to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the AMERICAN RED CROSS. Present at the ceremony were two AlliedBarton security supervisors from Louisiana who performed their duties with...

Department of Homeland Security.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
May 1, 2006... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented facial recognition software from A4Vision in its Region 10 headquarters.

National Security Agency.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
May 1, 2006... The National Security Agency has contracted Boyden Worldwide Executive Search for assistance in human capital, organizational development, and succession planning.

Cernium.(GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS)
May 1, 2006... The ExitSentry system from Cernium has been installed at Southwest Florida International Airport to secure concourse exits.

Wansbeck District Council.(deploys DVTel Intelligent Security Operations Center platform for city surveillance)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Wansbeck District Council has deployed the DVTel Intelligent Security Operations Center platform for city surveillance in three district towns. The platform was installed by C>Ways.