Security Management back issues from August 2007:
Werewolves and silver bullets.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2007; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... <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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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; ... 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 ...
Sources of data loss.(Behind the Numbers)
Aug 01, 2007 ... <Pre> Sources of Data Loss Physical Theft or Loss 54% Weak Security Policy28% Other 18% Fully 82 percent of data breaches are ...
54.(NUMBERS)
Aug 01, 2007 ... 54 Percentage of identity theft breaches stemming from the theft or loss of a ...
Data Disaster?(surveys of information technology professionals on data breach)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... One-third of IT professionals believe that a major data breach could put their company out of business. The findings come from a global survey, conducted for McAfee by Datamonitor, of 1,400 IT professionals at companies with at least 250 employees. Another ...
Business PC risk.(QUICK BYTES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Thirteen percent of corporate PCs have had unauthorized USB devices attached to them, creating the risk for data loss and malware to enter the corporate system. Four percent of such PCs have had peer-to-peer applications installed, such as KaZaA. One and a half percent did not have the ...
Preventing the next campus shooting.
Aug 01, 2007; ... AT 7:15 A.M. ON APRIL 16, Virginia Tech Police received an emergency call alerting them to go to a dorm room in West Ambler Johnston Residence Hall. Once there, officers found two bodies in a fourth floor dorm room; they turned out to be students Ryan Clark and Emily Hilscher, both of whom ...
What are you worth? Overall, security professionals fared well in 2007. Read the latest from the ASIS International U.S. Salary Survey.(Salary Survey)
Aug 01, 2007; ... THE AVERAGE COMPENSATION of security professionals in the United States rose to $117,000 for 2007 from $87,900 the year prior--a stunning 33 percent increase. The median compensation--a more representative number--rose only 6 percent to $91,000 from $86,000. And base salaries increased a ...
Rattlesnakes and other surprise solutions.(Special Preview)
Aug 01, 2007; ... WHEN THE RONALD REAGAN Presidential Library was constructed, a burial site for the former president, including a monument, was also completed. The library, however, "didn't want it to be seen or known or talked about because Reagan was still alive," says James L. Grayson, CPP, who was a ...
New chemical solutions.(Chemical Facilities)
Aug 01, 2007; ... ONE OF THE NIGHTMARE SCENARIOS posited in our post-9-11, code-yellow world is that terrorists might attack chemical plants, turning the compounds used for legitimate commercial purposes into deadly weapons of mass destruction. They might do this by stealing the chemicals for use in a bomb ...
Protecting Turkey's Heritage.(safety and security of museums)
Aug 01, 2007; ... IN A CASE OF LIFE IMITATING ART, thieves a few years ago slipped through a small window tucked in the back of the Topkapi Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey, and made off with nine Ottoman artifacts. The heist was reminiscent of the rear-window entrance by the "human fly" in the 1964 ...
Negligence.(case of workplace injury in a bank)
Aug 01, 2007; ... NEGLIGENCE. A federal appeals court has ruled that a bank is not liable for an employee's injury at the hands of a robber. In the decision, the court determined that the bank was not negligent--despite its knowledge of a prior incident and the termination of a security guard--because it ...
Investigations.(U.S. JUDICIAL DECISIONS)
Aug 01, 2007; ... INVESTIGATIONS. In a recent decision, the North Carolina Court of Appeals found a company guilty of malicious prosecution after it investigated an employee for wrongdoing, fired him, and then reported his alleged activities to the police despite the fact that the employee's innocence could ...
REAL ID.(U.S. FEDERAL LEGISLATION)
Aug 01, 2007; ... REAL ID. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing to examine the privacy and civil liberties concerns surrounding the driver's license requirements mandated under the REAL ID Act. Witnesses also evaluated two new bills that would repeal REAL ID and require a new set of ...
Courthouse security.(law)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007; ... COURTHOUSE SECURITY. A bill (S. 378) that would increase courthouse security has been approved by the Senate. The House of Representatives has not announced whether it will take action on the bill, which would also require that the U.S. Marshals Service offer ongoing security advice to the ...
Genetic discrimination.(law on genetic discrimination)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007; ... GENETIC DISCRIMINATION. A bill (H.R. 493) that would prohibit discrimination based on genetic information has been approved by the House of Representatives. The Senate has agreed to consider the measure. The bill would expand the prohibition against genetic discrimination by ...
Data mining.(U.S. FEDERAL LEGISLATION)
Aug 01, 2007; ... DATA MINING. A bill (S. 236) introduced by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) that would monitor government use of data mining has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill would require that the head of each federal department or ...
Airport security.(U.S. FEDERAL LEGISLATION)
Aug 01, 2007; ... AIRPORT SECURITY. A bill (H.R. 1413) introduced by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) that establishes an airport security pilot program has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. The program, which would be ...
National Guard.(U.S. FEDERAL LEGISLATION)
Aug 01, 2007; ... NATIONAL GUARD. Two bills (S. 430 and H.R. 718) introduced by Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO) and Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), respectively, would require the military to identify federal and state emergency response capability gaps that have been created by the deployment of National Guard troops ...
Washington.(law for obtaining credit report by employers)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007; ... CONSUMER REPORTS. It has become more difficult for employers in Washington state to access an applicant's credit report to make hiring or promotion decisions. Under a new law (formerly S.B. 5774), employers can only obtain credit reports if the information is substantially ...
Iowa.(law to stop bullying in schools)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007; ... BULLYING. A new law (formerly S.B. 61) requires that all public and private schools develop antibullying programs and take steps to eliminate bullying at school and on school grounds. The program would also be required during all school functions regardless of location. The program ...
Missouri.(law of RFID equipment)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007; ... RFID. A bill (S.B. 13) introduced in the Missouri Senate would require extra labeling by manufacturers or retailers that include RFID tags in their products. Under the bill, any consumer item or package that has an RFID tag encoded in must be conspiciously labeled. This column ...
Current legal highlights.(laws of security services industry)(Statistical table)
Aug 01, 2007; ... <Pre> Current Legal Highlights SOURCE OF LAW BILL/CASE VENUESTATUS Federal Legislation Agriculture security H.R. 1717 Subcomm. of HouseApproved HLS Comm. Courthouse security* S. 378Senate ...
Sexual Discrimination.(law and case )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Sexual Discrimination. A federal appeals court has ruled that a woman can pursue a sexual discrimination claim against her employer even though the position she sought was not technically filled by a male employee. Instead, the position was eliminated, though a man later performed a ...
Hostile Workplace.(case of workplace environment)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Hostile Workplace. A woman who sued her employer for allowing a hostile workplace cannot pursue her claim based on two separate incidents where she accidentally saw pornography that her male coworkers were viewing on company computers. However, the court ...
Sexual Harassment.(cases of flight attendants)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Sexual Harassment. A Hawaiian jury awarded a former flight attendant $510,000 in damages after her company refused to follow up on sexual harassment claims. The flight attendant reported that a pilot ...
Privacy Lost: How Technology is Endangering Your Privacy.(Book review)
Aug 01, 2007; ... ****# Privacy Lost: How Technology is Endangering Your Privacy. By David H. Holtzman; published by Jossey-Bass, www.josseybass.com (Web); 352 pages; $24.95. Few issues are as critical as personal data protection, and yet the loss or compromise of personal data has become nearly ...
Introduction to Emergency Management.
Aug 01, 2007; ... ****# Introduction to Emergency Management. By Michael K. Lindell, Carla Prater, and Ronald W. Perry; published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., www.wiley.com (Web); 624 pages; $51.95. With tragic natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina still fresh in people's minds, and with the ...
First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan.(Book review)
Aug 01, 2007; ... ****# First In: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan. By Gary C. Schroen; published by Ballantine Books, www.random-house.com (Web); 379 pages; $25.95. It is rare that a former CIA agent recounts personal experiences that changed the ...
Protective Actions: Evacuation/Shelter in Place.(Movie review)
Aug 01, 2007; ... ***** Protective Actions: Evacuation/Shelter in Place. Produced by Emergency Film Group, www.efilmgroup.com (Web); VHS or DVD; 29 minutes, $425, $150 rental. The public's first response to emergency warnings of impending dangers is evacuation. A natural reaction, it is also the ...
419 Scam: Exploits of the Nigerian Con Man.(Book review)
Aug 01, 2007; ... ***## 419 Scam: Exploits of the Nigerian Con Man. By Charles Tive; iUniverse, Inc., www.iuniverse.com (Web); 158 pages, $14.95. The book 419 Scam: Exploits of the Nigerian Con Man is about one of the most ubiquitous cons of our time. Named for the section of the 1958 Nigerian ...
Degausser.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Mag EraSURE ME-P3E automatic degausser from Security Engineered Machinery of Westboro, Massachusetts, completely and permanently removes information from hard drives and other magnetic media. Listed on the NSA Approved Product List, the unit complies with U.S. Department of Defense ...
Mobile tag reader.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... ADT Security Services of Boca Raton, Florida, has introduced an RFID mobile cart designed to provide mobility within storage room and warehouse environments. It lowers costs and increases inventory efficiencies by bringing readers to the tags instead of passing tags through stationary ...
IP surveillance platform.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Optelecom-NKF of Germantown, Maryland, has unveiled a new platform for building integrated, intelligent IP surveillance solutions. Siqura features flexible architecture and uses a scalable modular approach that can be tailored to meet the requirements of any video surveillance application, ...
Lanyards.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Brady People ID of Burlington, Massachusetts, has introduced new lanyards and badge reels for holding ID badges and other items. Custom Reflective Lanyards, made with Ultra Weave polyester, offer a large reflective area and luminescent printing to ensure that wearers will be clearly ...
Badge design.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The TEMPbadge Design Shop from Brady People ID of Burlington, Massachusetts, is a Web-based tool that allows clients of partners to customize the company's self-expiring ID badges. In addition to the design ...
Mounting rack.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Intermediate Distribution Rack (IDF) Series from Middle Atlantic Products of Fairfield, New Jersey, is designed to help integrators house components where cable run distances can become problematic. With a weight capacity of 150 pounds, they can be mounted to a building's trusses or ...
Source tagging.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... ADT Spain of Madrid has introduced a source-tagging system based on the Visual Source Tag concept, which combines the benefits of hard tags for textiles with in-factory fitting. The system ensures that items are protected by the SuperTag VST from the point of production through the point ...
Criminal identification.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Following its acquisition of Amcrin Corporation, San Francisco-based 3VR Security, Inc., has announced that it has integrated Amcrin's criminal database into its searchable surveillance system. The system is designed to help banks, retailers, and law enforcement identify criminals, ...
Intelligent video.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Lenel Systems International of Pittsford, New York, has introduced seven software solutions to address common video surveillance situations. The software provides a simplified user interface and facilitates implementation by bundling a number of video analysis algorithms and preconfiguring ...
Mini dome cameras.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... JVC Professional Products Company of Wayne, New Jersey, has introduced two new high-performance fixed IP mini-dome cameras. Easy to install, the cameras provide versatile monitoring with power over Ethernet capability. The VN-C215VP4U is vandal-resistant and ideal for outdoor applications, ...
Surveillance sensors.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Perceptor family from Night Vision Systems of Allentown, Pennsylvania, offers configurable and upgradeable modules for perimeter surveillance. It includes thermal cameras for intruder detection, an extreme low-lux camera for alarm assessment, optional pan-tilt gimbals for sightline ...
Surveillance software.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... New monitoring and management software from Panasonic Security Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey, offers comprehensive control of video surveillance systems. The i-Pro WV-ASM100 system management solution controls up to 100 of the company's intelligent and professional network video ...
Secure badge holder.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Brady People ID of Burlington, Massachusetts, has unveiled a new employee ID badge holder designed to prevent unauthorized data skimming of embedded information. The Secure Badgeholder provides a shield against unauthorized access to contactless information stored on PIV cards, CAC cards, ...
Power controller.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Altronix Corporation of Brooklyn, New York, has added the Maxim33 Power Controller to its line of integrated products. Designed for practical and efficient power management, the unit interfaces with access control panels and routes power to a variety of access control devices, including ...
Hybrid recorder.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... JVC Professional Products of Wayne, New Jersey, has added a new network video recorder to its V.Networks line. The fully integrated VR-N900U records images from both analog and IP cameras. It comes with fully licensed Milestone software installed, and it provides simple configuration and ...
Thermal cameras.(HOT NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Night Vision Systems of Allentown, Pennsylvania, offers the NVS Pan and Tilt Series of thermal imaging cameras that combine standard CCD and thermal technology. The thermal camera enables the user to see in complete darkness and through adverse conditions, including rain, smoke, dust, and ...