Recently added articles from Security Management:
Werewolves and silver bullets.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2007; Harowitz, Sherry L. ... If you poll the population, you probably won't find anyone who believes in werewolves. Yet people believe in silver bullets--or want to. Whether it's how to prevent the next senseless mass murder like the recent Virginia Tech tragedy--the subject of this month's cover story--or fighting ...
Identity theft task force: recommendations include a call for a National Identity Theft Law Enforcement Center but it's not likely to happen anytime soon.(Intelligence)
Aug 01, 2007; Spadanuta, Laura ... IDENTITY THEFT was the number one consumer complaint made to the Federal Trade Commission last year. It affected more than eight million Americans and cost nearly $50 billion, according to a 2007 study by Javelin Strategy and Research. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Findings ...
Text message alerts and tips.(Intelligence)
Aug 01, 2007; Spadanuta, Laura ... APRIL'S VIRGINIA TECH tragedy led to a surge of interest in the use of text messages in mass notification systems on college campuses. But schools aren't the only ones interested in this technology. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many police departments use e-mail and text ...
Deterring robberies.(Intelligence)
Aug 01, 2007; Spadanuta, Laura ... ALTHOUGH EACH DAY brings improvements in high-tech security, the Arkansas Bankers Association is hoping the simple things can still make a difference. That's why it is initiating a bank robbery prevention program that includes a "no hats, no hoods, no sunglasses" suggested dress code for ...
A survey of 300 office workers and IT professionals by Infosecurity Europe.(Did You Know That?)(Survey)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... A survey of 300 office workers and IT professionals by Infosecurity Europe found that 64 percent were prepared to give away their passwords in exchange for a smile and ...
Video product usage: video product usage.(Security Market Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... <Pre> Video Product Usage According to Integrators 2011 2006 Video Servers 40% 16% Network Video Recorders50% 22% Internet Protocol Cameras 55% ...
Security equipment demand--Asia/Pacific.(Security Market Trends)
Aug 01, 2007 ... <Pre> Security Equipment Demand--Asia/Pacific2000 2005 2010 2015 (actual) (actual) (projected) (projected) Mechanical Locks/Other 4,504 6,453 9,350 13,500 Alarms 2,138...
School emergency planning.(Intelligence)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007; Spadanuta, Laura ... An estimated 95 percent of all school districts have written emergency management plans, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). But plans vary widely. The biggest problem: Most school districts are unprepared to continue education during an extended school ...
Interoperability standards stalled? Despite the clear need for interoperable communications standards, a decade of study has yielded only two of eight critical elements.(Homeland Security)
Aug 01, 2007; Straw, Joseph ... PROJECT 25, OR P25, is the public-private initiative tasked with developing technical standards that manufacturers can use to ensure the interoperability of communications devices used by first responders in emergencies. But nearly two decades after the program launched in 1989, it is ...
Shining light on nuclear nightmare.(Homeland Security)
Aug 01, 2007; Straw, Joseph ... WE CAN TAKE MEASURED COMFORT in the notion that the most horrific terrorist threat is also probably the toughest one to pull off: detonation of a nuclear device in a major city. Even after the Cold War and 9-11, the prospect seems extremely remote. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
State perspective--Tennessee: interview with David Mitchell.(Homeland Security)(Interview)
Aug 01, 2007; Straw, Joseph ... David Mitchell has served as Tennessee's top homeland security official for nearly two years, first as head of the governor's Office of Homeland Security, then as commissioner of the state's Department of Safety after the two agencies merged in January. Mitchell began his career with the ...
Worldwide terrorism by tactic.(Homeland Security)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007; Straw, Joseph ... <Pre> Worldwide Terrorism by Tactic IncidentsFatalitiesFull Year January-May Full Year January-May2006 2006 2007 2006 2006 2007 Armed Attack 2,620 1,208478 5,025 ...
23.(NUMBERS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 23 Number of states that provide information to the National Instant Criminal Background ...
A healthy dose of security: a generous budget and a free hand helped security experts at one hospital update antiquated systems and add modern technology.(Greenville Hospital System)(Case study)
Aug 01, 2007; Longmore-Etheridge, Ann ... RARELY IS A SECURITY DIRECTOR given carte blanche and a generous budget, but that is exactly what Greenville Hospital System (GHS) of Greenville County, South Carolina, a not-for-profit academic health organization, handed Shawn I. Reilly, CPP, when he joined their security team on the eve ...
Afghanistan's opium addiction: Afghanistan is the world's first narco-state, with one-third its GDP dependent on narcotics sales.(International)
Aug 01, 2007; Elliott, Robert ... TWENTY YEARS AGO a heroin dealer going by the name of "Mr. E" exchanged a couple of keys of Pesharwar White in a room at the Caesar's Palace hotel in Las Vegas for $65,000 in cash. Unfortunately for Mr. E, the buyer was an undercover detective, and he spent the next four years in a Nevada ...
Haitian money laundering.(International)(United States. Agency for International Development)
Aug 01, 2007; Elliott, Robert ... THE UNITED STATES Agency for International Development (USAID) is helping fund two new programs in Haiti with the goal of increasing transparency of financial transactions there. Haiti is one of the least developed and most corrupt nations in the western hemisphere--and one of the world's ...
Canada's air and sea vulnerability.(International)
Aug 01, 2007; Elliott, Robert ... CANADA'S MULTITUDE OF air and sea ports are a sieve that international criminals, terrorists, and smugglers can exploit because of a lack of manpower, no national security standards, faulty controls, and inadequate advanced technology, the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on National ...
Security and outsourcing: negotiate early.(Technofile)
Aug 01, 2007; Wagley, John ... AS A GROWING NUMBER of U.S. companies outsource software creation and data-handling functions to service providers located in other countries, the issue of data protection has gained prominence. There are two concerns: that "backdoors" could be inserted in code for later use and that ...
Crooks zero in on vulnerable data.(safety and security of informaion technology services)
Aug 01, 2007; Wagley, John ... ZERO-DAY ATTACKS--the name given to exploits of vulnerabilities for which no patch is available--are the betes noires of IT security. Unfortunately, discoveries of not-yet-patchable vulnerabilities are on the rise, raising the specter of more zero-day exploits. [ILLUSTRATION ...
A site to see.(Technofile)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007; Wagley, John ... IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PC is protected from malware, it helps to run a few tests. This site offers just that: a handful of free, relatively quick self-assessments. Options include testing the strength of your firewall and your protection against pop-ups. You can also ...