UNBREAKABLE INC.
by DONALD R. TURNAGE & WILLIAM F. BOOTH
While the United States government defends itself against terrorism by military means, American corporations employ terrorism defense measures that are...
Risk Management Crosses Disciplines at PNC Bank
By JACQUELINE EMIGH
Every day, banks are faced with security hazards ranging from robberies to hacker attacks all while complying with an increasingly complicated regulatory...
Flexibility Makes It Happen
By CORRINA STELLITANO
Major surgery can be a traumatic experience. For almost 25 years, Boston Scientific Corp. has introduced less-invasive therapies and medical devices designed...
Creating A Professional Workforce: A Look At Office Building Security
Creating a security workforce requires thinking of security officers in a different way. So says the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). According...
Call a Consultant
by JAMES GOMPERS
Integration is a buzzword, but how many of us know exactly what it means and what benefits it has for end-users? I think end-user frustration grows, in...
Internet-Based Security System Service Almost Ready For Prime Time
It wasn't that long ago that people advocating the use of a cell phone as a backup to a dial-out alarm system were ridiculed. Cellular back-up is routine...
Making More Things Possible
by JAMES GOMPERS
Many end-users are seeing major improvements in multi-system collaboration enabled by enhancements in communications and compatability. But these only...
Retention Through Training: A Success Story
Personnel retention is a major issue within the security industry. While more pronounced in the contract security sector, proprietary organizations are...
Twelve Steps To Assessing Vulnerability
Tom Allen, vice president of security systems for Johnson Controls Inc., Controls Group, Milwaukee, manages a subsidiary focused on large design-build...
Uniformed Protection: A Low-Tech Approach To High-Tech Security
Responsible organizations are aware that comprehensive computer network security includes both high-tech and low-tech components. High-tech components...
Beware Of The Social Engineer; Your Assets Could Be in Danger
By JIM WILLIAMS
A computer system administrator receives a phone call from a distressed employee who has lost access to the network and humbly requests a password change....
New York City Police Say Banks Need to Tighten Security
A rash of unarmed bank robberies in New York City has prompted Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to blame security lapses. The banks are staying open longer...
Going Mobile: Wireless Technology A Proactive Tool
Now, more than ever, we need to provide proactive solutions rather than be reactive, says Darcy Kernaghan, president/CEO and founder of Securiguard, a...
IP Communications: The Integration Door Is Wide Open
by JAMES GOMPERS
Within the security industry, the search for new and innovative technologies is accelerating rapidly. At the same time, we have yet to see the full impact...
Are You Compliant?
by JO'EL ROTH
The Americans with Disabilities Act, commonly known as the ADA, became law on July 26, 1990. The ADA guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with...
How To Expand The Department
By DARRELL WILSON
In 1998, Truliant Federal Credit Union had a lone security officer as required under the Federal Banking Laws. Yet Truliant soon recognized that with...
How To Foster Greater Acceptance Of Security Programs Among Employees
By JIM SMITH
At Trilegiant Corp., we bring security to the forefront through a variety of security awareness programs. New hire security orientations, held on the...
HOW TO INCREASE TENANT AWARENESS
GINA ARBEAU Coordinator, Security & Life Safety
Here is an idea our security department is incorporating in the downtown high-rises of Calgary, Alberta. Most of the buildings owned by the company I...
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING LAPTOP
By JACQUELINE EMIGH
As computers get smaller and easier to lift, PC theft statistics rise. Anti-theft solutions, however, are no longer limited to traditional locks and cables....
The Power of Information
By CORRINA STELLITANO
Ocular Sciences, a Concord, Calif.-based manufacturer and distributor of soft contact lenses, operates remote offices in 15 locations from Puerto Rico...
How To Keep Intruders Top-Of-Mind
By THOMAS LEO
We have been under internal attack for years, by people who have been allowed through our society's permissiveness, our lack of control, or not caring...
HOW TO SELL YOUR SERVICE
By RON HNILICA
To increase security awareness within the corporate structure, you should treat all employees as you would your best customer. When I was hired at Comcast...
HOW to RAISE THE PROFILE of SECURITY
By BONNIE MICHELMAN
Our industry has evolved from untrained guards doing robotic watches and patrols to an era of integrated security programs that balance educated, well-trained...
Access Control TRAFFIC COP
BY MICHAEL FICKES
Since Sept. 11, tenants entering office buildings in New York City often face two, three, and four card readers tying into multiple access control systems....
How To Define Threats
By E. ALAN PLATT
Twenty years ago, security often meant a small office headed by a retired police officer or FBI agent, staffed with a half dozen moderately trained security...
