Security Management back issues from December 2007:
Vulnerability test.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... How secure is your Web browser? Find out by checking for ...
Online scams.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH)
Dec 01, 2007 ... One out of five Web surfers have recently been scammed online, according to a ...
Disaster preparedness.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Social networking Web resources, like Twitter, can help organizations and government expand their communication networks during ...
Human rights law.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Read the complaint from an international rights law firm that is suing Chiquita Brands International, Inc., for paying nearly $2 ...
Data protection.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A bank customer cannot sue a bank for future damages that might occur due to lax data security, ruled ...
Trade secrets.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A real estate worker who took a list of renters with her when she left her company did not violate ...
Telecommuting.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A survey of government CISOs sponsored by Hewlett-Packard finds ...
Travel time.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A construction company does not need to compensate workers for the time they spend traveling to a secure site and going through security ...
WHO's health report.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Only "collective international public health action" will stem the spread of a future infectious disease pandemic, according to the annual ...
EPA response.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The Government Accountability Office report questions the Environmental ...
We need to develop new approaches if we are to see the real indicators.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007; ... "We need to develop new approaches if we are to see the real indicators that ...
Ovation for innovation.(Editor's Note)(installation of surveillance cameras )
Dec 01, 2007; ... It can be depressing to work in security, with its focus on the dark side of human nature. But at the ASIS International seminar and exhibits each year, I see evidence of our better nature--camouflaged amid the flashing lights and flashy sales pitches in the exhibit hall is the indomitable ...
Parents' rights and roles.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2007; ... The article "Preventing the next Campus Shooting" (August) by Matt Harwood helped to educate us on measures towards a safer learning environment, and it discussed how the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) prevents parents from having access to the education records of their ...
Supremacists and terrorists.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Regarding the Editor's Note, "Lone Wolves and Black Swans" (July), thank you for "connecting the dots" on the dangerous links that are growing between domestic white supremacist groups and international terrorist organizations. The Southern Poverty Law Center has repeatedly documented the ...
New York's big heart.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2007; ... In reading the Editor's Note "Civic Minded or Still Crazy After All These Years" (September), I took exception to some points. I am a retired New York Police Department (NYPD) Detective-Sergeant, and served the city of my birth for 20 years in the NYPD. During that time, I ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Dec 01, 2007 ... In "Protecting Turkey's Heritage'" (August) by Robert Elliott, the caption on page 96 mentioned the wrong museum. It should ...
Shining light on nonlethal weapons: a new device that uses light to incapacitate suspects is the latest tool in law enforcement's nonlethal arsenal.(Intelligence)
Dec 01, 2007; ... IMAGINE A FLASHLIGHT that temporarily blinds people and makes them nauseous, thus incapacitating them without using damaging lasers or causing long-term harm. It sounds like magic, but it's actually a new entry in the non lethal weapon category. The manufacturer, Intelligent ...
Disaster preparedness 2.0.(Intelligence)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SECURITY PROFESSIONALS may think that the latest Web site capabilities, such as social networking, blogging, and "wikiness" (more on this later) are just for teens or for recreational use, but they actually have serious implications for use in an ...
Nuclear power plants connect to state agencies.(Intelligence)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE PENNSYLVANIA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) now have a real-time view of monitors at Exelon Corp.'s three Pennsylvania nuclear power plants, including Three Mile Island (TMI). The state ...
Games aid emergency management: new game-based training simulations are designed to reduce the cost and increase the effectiveness of disaster planning.(Homeland Security)
Dec 01, 2007; ... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT is a training-intensive business. For security professionals, civilian administrators, and senior first responders, that usually means daylong, meeting-based tabletop exercises to drill on procedure and decision making. Less often, managers and volunteer "victims" take ...
Interstate interoperability.(Homeland Security)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT DIDN'T TAKE an incident of national significance for city officials in Danville, Virginia, to understand the importance of interoperable communications. Danville sits in Pittsylvania County in Virginia's southern edge, right on the border ...
State perspective--Massachusetts interview with Juliette N. Kayyem.(Homeland Security)(Interview)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Juliette N. Kayyem is Massachusetts' undersecretary of public safety for homeland security, serving since the post's creation in January of this year. She began her career in public service as a lawyer for the U.S. Justice Department and was later legal ...
Better controls for contractors: before contract employees can enter the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, they must be fingerprinted and pass a rigorous screening process.(Case Study)
Dec 01, 2007; ... THE U.S. COAST GUARD headquarters in Washington D.C. is a busy place. About 65,000 people enter its doors every month About 9,000 of these people work for outside contractors, as well as for the subcontractors they have hired, and each of them needs to be vetted. The growing ...
No more corporate cash for militias: U.S. companies must be cautious in dealing with foreign militia groups as the government cracks down on payment schemes.(International)
Dec 01, 2007; ... WHEN WE THINK OF the war on terror, we think of American business as an ally of the U.S. government, but when it comes to doing business in a conflict zone like Colombia or Nigeria, some companies have straddled the line--paying off or otherwise supporting outlaw groups that have been ...
WHO is preparing for the inevitable pandemic.(International)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) says that only "collective international public health action" will stem the spread of a future infectious disease pandemic. WHO, a United Nations agency based in Geneva, Switzerland, says the risk of a global pandemic, ...
Assessments target third parties: when evaluating their data security programs, companies must consider the safety of outsourced information.(Technofile)
Dec 01, 2007; ... WHEN IT COMES TO assessing the security of their data, companies typically look for their weakest link. And increasingly, they're concerned that it lies with third party business partners. Firms have increasingly entrusted their data to third parties in recent years both to save ...
Home office.(QUICK BYTES)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Ninety-four percent of government chief information security officers (CISO) do not consider telecommuting to be a security threat, according to a study that was supported by HewlettPackard. And about two-thirds say mobile-device security ranks among their top priorities About 83 percent ...
Gender and cybercrime.(QUICK BYTES)
Dec 01, 2007 ... One in five U.S. Web surfers have fallen victim to an online scam, according to a recent Microsoft-commissioned survey. Of those victims, 81 percent said they had taken some action that put their system at risk, such as opening an e-mail attachment that appeared to be from a credible ...
Corporate boards adopt secure portals.(Technofile)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AROUND THE TIME of the dot com boom, several companies tried to launch secure online portals that would be used for deals such as mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings. Bankers, attorneys, and company executives would be able to share ...
A site to see.(Technofile)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Can someone hack into your computer or install spyware, through your browser? An online tool can help you find out. Scanit's Browser Security Test checks for 40 known vulnerabilities. After several minutes, it produces a report on any weaknesses found and the degree of their ...
TechTalk from microsoft: removing malware.(Technofile)
Dec 01, 2007; ... This is the second in a series of four pieces that will highlight resources available from Microsoft. ASIS International is partnering with Microsoft to help raise IT awareness among its membership. Malware continues to present a serious threat to corporate networks. Containing ...
Show no fear.(Workplace Violence)(Cover story)
Dec 01, 2007; ... THE IMPORTANCE OF A MEASURED RESPONSE to threats or violence in the workplace has never been higher, both in terms of potential liability for an employer who doesn't take the appropriate steps to safeguard staff and, of course, for the person actually at risk. Articles on workplace ...
Caring for patients' records.(HIPAA Training)
Dec 01, 2007; ... THE BRODY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE at East Carolina University (ECU), like other institutions covered by the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), has to make sure that anyone handling electronic patient records is properly trained to ensure compliance with the HIPAA ...
Tracking dangerous cargo.(Homeland Security)
Dec 01, 2007; ... A TRAIN OF TANK CARS loaded with chlorine, lye, and other chemicals rolled into rural Graniteville, South Carolina, early on the morning of January 6, 2005. Hours earlier, a crew had parked another of the Norfolk Southern trains on a local track siding, but they had neglected to realign ...
Security solutions.(ASIS International 53rd Annual Seminar and Exhibits)(Company overview)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A RECORD-SETTING 23,708 PEOPLE gathered in Las Vegas in September to attend the ASIS International 53rd Annual Seminar and Exhibits. Keynote speakers both informed and inspired attendees with presentations on management trends and U.S. foreign policy. In addition, more than 150 educational ...
Video management.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Atlanta-based Steelbox Networks, Inc., has introduced Steelbox 2000, a network media appliance that offers the throughput and storage innovations of high-end solutions in an economical, compact device suitable for systems with as few as 16 cameras. It enables simultaneous live viewing, ...
Client communication.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A multi-faceted quality assurance and customer-care program, Customer Connection was launched by AlliedBarton Security Services of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, to enhance customer communication. It allows customers to express concerns or compliments and ...
Partner program.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A revolutionary software development kit from Software House of Lexington, Massachusetts, has spawned the creation of a new development partner program that promises to yield unique business and security applications. The C-CURE 9000 Software Development Kit allows licensed partners to ...
Threat detection.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Duos Technologies of Jacksonville, Florida, has introduced the PRAESIDIUM sensor detection suite, which analyzes and processes incoming video and sensor feeds to detect specific activities and events. Combined with intelligent browser-based mapping software, it visualizes suspected ...
X-ray Inspection.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The Gemini Parcel X-ray Inspection System from American Science & Engineering of Billerice, Massachusetts, combines dual-energy transmission with patented Z Backscatter technology for the most comprehensive threat detection available for parcel, baggage, and mail screening. Even in ...
Security integration program.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The OnGuard OpenAccess Alliance Program from Lenel Systems International of Rochester, New York, provides a way for customers, value-added resellers, and independent consultants to enable successful security programs all over the world and in nearly every market sector. It assists ...
Chemical detection.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Smiths Detection of Pine Brook, New Jersey, has introduced a multisensor hand-held device that can quickly identify toxic industrial chemicals, chemical warfare agents, and gamma radiation. The Hazardous Gas and Vapor Identifier (HGVI) uses ion mobility spectrometry, photoionization ...
Public surveillance.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CrimeEye is a citywide public safety CCTV system from Total Recall Corporation of Suffern, New York. The solution encompasses everything from the camera systems on the street to the command center. Digital solutions range from standalone, self-installed ...
Thermal camera.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... FLIR Systems, Inc., of Wilsonville, Oregon, has launched the VSR-6 thermal security camera, a passive thermal camera that provides clear video images of intruders based on their body heat, and provides high-contrast imagery in total darkness. The camera includes FLIR's advanced image ...
Incident management.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Perspective by PPM 2000 Inc. of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is a single enterprise platform for incident reporting and investigation management. It allows users to intelligently action and query data for trends, risk mitigation, and planning activities. The ...
Panic device power.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Strikelti Panic Device Power Controller from Altronix Corporation of Brooklyn, New York, is designed to independently or simultaneously power and control two panic hardware devices with very high inrush requirements. Simultaneous 12 VDC and 24 VDC ...
Access controllers.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Tour Andover Controls of Carrollton, Texas, has introduced the ACX Series Controllers. The powerful, all-in-one access controllers are designed for both critical government and public sector security applications. Competitively priced, the flexible access control system provides advanced ...
Card printer.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Team NiSCA of Somerset, New Jersey, provides reliable and cost-effective ID card printing and security laminating solutions to corporations, governments, and universities. The new PRC101 Card Printing Solution offers brilliant 24-bit color, 256-grayscale, ...
Bullet camera.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The new HT-INT8B Intensifier weather-proof bullet camera from Speco Technologies of Amityville, New York, features resolution of 54o lines and a 2.8- to 10-millimeter auto-iris vafifocal lens. This model also offers dual voltage (12 VDC/24 VAC) operation with line lock and a new ...
Anti-Tailgate Device.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The ES520 Anti-Tailgate Device from Designed Security, Inc., of Bastrop, Texas, consists of two self-contained narrow door-mounted units. Affordable and easy to install, the device uses infrared beams to detect tailgating through any standard doorway and sets off an alarm when more than ...
Employee screening.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] First Advantage of St. Petersburg, Florida, has introduced ScreenDirect, a Web-based screening system that provides an efficient environment for processing global background investigations, substance abuse testing, and fingerprinting. Using a customizable ...
Digital recorders.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The SD Range is the newest addition to the product line from Dedicated Micros of Chantilly, Virginia. It offers users high-performance, easy-to-use, plug-and-play digital video recorders that are preconfigured to guarantee 30 or 60 days of storage. Available in 4-, 8-, 12-, 16- and ...
Access control.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Amano Cincinnati, Inc., of Roseland, New Jersey, has introduced the AXP400 system, a multidoor, multisite enterprise solution for access control. The introduction of the powerful Ethernet-based 400i Controller increases the capacity of the AXP400 system to accommodate a single ...
Networked access.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Profile Series v.Si from SARGENT Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut, is an intelligent, integrated lockset that provides IP-networked access control. The lock operates on power over Ethernet, and a single network cable provides power and ...
Mounting racks.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The Intermediate Distribution Rack (IDF) Series from Middle Atlantic Products of Fairfield, New Jersey, is designed for integrators who need to house components where cable-run distances can become problematic. With a weight capacity of 150 pounds, units can be mounted to building truss or ...
Security services.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Covenant Services Worldwide, LLC, of Bolingbrook, Illinois, is comprised of Covenant Homeland Security Solutions, Ltd.; Covenant Aviation Security, LLC; Covenant Security Services, LLC; Covenant Nuclear Security Services, LLC; and Covenant Special Projects, LLC. The five operating ...
Guard tour system.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Detex Corporation of New Braunfels, Texas, offers the GCS ProxiPen Data Acquisition Unit and TopGuard Patrol reporting software. Proxi-Pen's data points are RFID tags, which ProxiPen senses and reads automatically whenever they come into its reading range, ...
Metal detector.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The PD 6500i walk-through metal detector from Garrett Metal Detectors of Garland, Texas, is designed for maximum patron throughput. It features 33 distinct zones to precisely identify multiple target locations. With transmitters and receivers in each ...
Luminous door handle.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Yale Commercial Locks and Hardware of Lenoir City, Tennessee, has introduced Lumi-Lite, a photoluminescent door hardware coating that illuminates an exit during a fire or power outage. Under normal conditions, this unique material constantly "charges" from ...
Access control software.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The WinDSX total access control software demo CD from Dallas-based DSX Access Systems, Inc., provides an extensive narrated walkthrough of the WinDSX program. It also serves as a basic administrative training tool for those who already have a WinDSX access ...
ID management.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... IdentityDefender by Lenel Systems International of Rochester, New York, automates the processes required to issue and manage smart-card credentials for use in physical and logical security. The modular system has four main components. Identity Director manages the credentialing workflow ...
Dome cameras.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The OpteliDome line of cameras addresses the requirements of today's video-based security systems and the requirement for more processing power in the camera itself By combining a high quality MPEG-4 encoder with reliable camera components, Optelecom-NKF of Germantown, Maryland, has ...
Door security.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new EasyKit from Detex Corporation of New Braunfels, Texas, is an integrated door security system for access and egress control. It includes everything necessary (hardware, wiring, documentation, etc.) for a successful implementation, with support from ...
Integrated security.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Honeywell Security of Louisville, Kentucky, is integrating the worlds of access control and video surveillance, enabling more effective security solutions for customers. The new ProWatch with VISTA integration combines the company's most popular access control system with video and ...
Guard tour system.(ASIS Seminar & Exhibits Product Showcase)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Miami-based Contronics Technologies manufactures the world's leading Guard Tour System, an electronic system composed of hardware and software that controls tours of patrol officers or security guards. Guardus data collectors are made of stainless steel and are extremely rugged. The wands ...