DOUBLE STANDARDS
By JACQUELINE EMIGH
Private companies and government are collaborating on new industry standards in areas combining both physical and information security, such as emergency...
Event Planning
By ROB SHUSTER
Planning security for a special event requires a tailored approach that balances effective, non-excessive, security measures against a realistic assessment...
Security never tasted So sweet
By CORRINA STELLITANO
Located in the outskirts of Hershey, Pa., is Hershey Park, the Sweetest Place on Earth made even sweeter by the technology and manpower that keep its...
SECURITY SYSTEM MAINTENANCE: Strategies for Choosing a Plan
By ANDREW N. ONDICH
Investing in security technology, like many things, has become a more complex business decision. Longer life-expectancy means users are more likely to...
SAT PREP
By DON STURGIS
Most customers and system providers will agree that a Site Acceptance Test (SAT) must be performed for any physical security system. However, insufficient...
SECURITY HOT SPOT: LOADING DOCKS
By JAMES GOMPERS
The loading dock that place for unglamorous shipping and receiving is often overlooked or downplayed in the larger security picture. Nearly every loading...
Follow the Leader
By Kate Henry
People today striving for organizational nirvana most often turn to technology, inputting life's details into online commerce and banking, PDAs and the...
The Power of Convergence
By Jacqueline Emigh
Are physical security and information security (IS) still separate islands? Lately, experts are seeing signs that some organizations are starting to make...
The Power of Networking
By Corrina Stellitano
When the international IT consulting firm American Management Systems (AMS) decided to upgrade its corporate-wide security management system, company...
Terrorist Alerts: How To Respond
By Sal Lifrieri
Remember when building security meant doing what the tenant asked for? Recent events have caused building security to take a more pro-active approach....
Mission: Morale
By Glen Kitteringham, CPP
It takes more than a paycheck to get employees to come to work every day and do a good job. Attention must also be paid to what motivates employees, and...
Take It To The Bank
By Joanne L. Harris
Cash isn't the only asset that financial institutions have to worry about protecting. Critical customer identification and personal financial information...
The Skinny on FATs
By Don Sturgis
The Factory Acceptance Test or FAT (sometimes called a Pre-Shipment Test, System Test or more recently Integration Test) was originally used for all kinds...
Security Hot Spot: Elevator Systems
By James Gompers
Among the critical points of vulnerability for many high-rise multi-tenant facilities are elevator lobbies and the elevators themselves. Properly securing...
How To Analyze Security Needs
By SAL DePASQUALE
Developing a comprehensive security plan requires methodical and deliberate analysis. Starting with a macro understanding of an organization and progressing...
Are Private Buildings At Risk In D.C.?
By Paul Rothman
Lack of training and low wages for security guards are undermining anti-terrorism efforts in our nation's capital, according to an 11-page report compiled...
DOWNTOWN SECURITY, UPTOWN TECHNOLOGIES
by MICHAEL FICKES
Gregg Popkin is haunted by the fear that the next terrorist attack might hit one of the 110 buildings in his property management portfolio. I don't let...
Trust, But Verify, That Systems Will Do the Job
By Don Sturgis
Technology is always changing. Its rapid pace continuously prompts the security industry to evolve often leaving little or no time to test new security...
Monitoring a Financial Hub
The next time you stop at an ATM machine, think of Genpass Inc., Irving, Texas, an electronic funds transfer (EFT) processing company that might be handling...
Inside Business Continuity
By Mark Pickett
Few business functions are as capable and prepared to react to emergency and crisis situations as are the physical security department and its officers....
Crushed By Too Much Information
By Jacqueline Emigh
Certain cyberattacks are severe enough to bring even giants to their knees. Known as denial of service (DoS) attacks, these hacking crimes can shut down...
Security Structure Should Match the Corporate Culture
By Glen Kitteringham
Corporate culture has a big impact on a security department. Often a company's culture dictates whether the security department emphasizes service or...
Bridging the Gap
By Michael Fickes
There are lots of attempts to standardize technology today. The goal is to open up the architecture. This is very important to end-users, especially those...
Making The Rules
By Corrina Stellitano
The security industry provides protection, but what protects the security industry from delivering inconsistent, widely fluctuating results? Several national...
Ensuring Security Success for Aetna
Aetna Inc. is a world-class healthcare and life insurance company, but when it came to their access control and security requirements, they previously...
