Government vs. Corporate Security
Security professionals in the government arena are more likely than their counterparts in private industry to see their jobs expand with additional responsibility....
AVON CALLING FOR ACCESS CONTROL AT DATA CENTER
Shortly after last Memorial Day, security officials at Avon Corp. faced a daunting challenge the access control at its corporate data center had crashed...
BULKING UP ON SECURITY
By CHARLES E. WILSON
A lot has changed for U.S. tank truck carriers since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. Security issues are now in the...
Technology secures remote access
By Diana Kelley
Many enterprises are realizing the need to provide their users, partners and customers with remote access to their internal network or Web servers. Allowing...
Partners in security
By Jacqueline Emigh
With security and financial pressures mounting, more companies are looking to outsource information security needs to service providers. Beyond improving...
DESTINATION: INTEGRATION
By Paul Talley
Integration may be one of the most important and talked about phenomena in the electronic security industry. But even with all the talk about integration,...
WHEN EMPLOYEE STRESS TURNS VIOLENT
By JAY CRAWFORD
The current economic climate in the United States has recently spurred layoffs at large companies throughout the country. Without a doubt, downsizing,...
A MEETING OF THE MINDS
By JAN RABINOWITZ
How well do security industry suppliers know their customers? To find out, Access Control & Security Systems magazine surveyed both groups. The results...
MANAGING SECURITY AT THE TOP
By LARRY ANDERSON
To be among the Fortune 1000, a company must be at the top of its game. The same is true of the Fortune 1000's security departments, whose job it is to...
DISSOLVING THE DARKNESS
By KATE HENRY
On a quiet Connecticut peninsula, night has settled, and small waves breaking on shore are the only sound. Atop three sleek, six-story buildings set back...
SIMPLIFYING SAFETY AND SECURITY AT PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS
Inside mobile telephones, color televisions and countless computer peripherals and cars, there resides a Philips Semiconductors integrated circuit. Most...
THE EVOLVING ROLE OF PROTECTION OFFICERS
By CHRISTOPHER A. HERTIG
The events of Sept. 11 will add another layer of public scrutiny to security personnel. Regulatory agencies are tightening requirements, and the media...
Fear of anthrax grips mail rooms everywhere
When NBC News, ABC News, The New York Times and even Congress are sent suspicious packages containing a potentially deadly virus, which mail room is next?...
FEDEX PUTS SECURITY ON TRACK
By RANDY SOUTHERLAND
A seemingly endless flow of packages comes streaming through the Oakland, Calif., processing facility of overnight package shipper Federal Express. Throughout...
Requirements for in-house PKI
Yuriy Dzambasow
A number of factors need to be considered for an organization to set up a PKI in-house as a self-contained, closed system. For a large portion of the...
Minnesota Life protects employees, visitors at its St. Paul headquarters
Criminals contemplating breaking the law near Robert Street in downtown St. Paul, Minn., had better think twice. Outdoor cameras protecting the headquarters...
WHAT WENT WRONG?
By BILLIE H. VINCENT
The world watched in horror as a masterfully planned and executed terrorist attack was carried out against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. An...
Johnson-Matthey provides precious metals protection
By KATE HENRY
When Johnson-Matthey Ltd. hired I. Nish Clarke as a security officer in 1976, the company promoted him to security supervisor within a day. Presumably,...
No stone is left unturned to protect the casino
By KATE HENRY
Doug Ostrander has used his ability to deal effectively with people in each of his various career roles as teacher in the South Bronx, as a major in the...
Using training as a recruitment, retention and organizational tool
By CHRISTOPHER A. HERTIG
Training is essential both for professional job performance and for organizational development. Without adequate training, it is illogical to assume that...
A vested interest in FleetBoston Financial
By KATE HENRY
Michael Franke joined FleetBoston Financial's Albany, N.Y., office six mergers and acquisitions and 11 years ago as a member of its guard staff, fresh...
Beyond guards at Kaiser Permanente in Colorado
By RANDY SOUTHERLAND
Three years ago, when Jeff Karpovich became the first security director for Kaiser Permanente's Colorado Region, he was given a chance to build on an...
Centralizing information security for North Carolina
By PAUL ROTHMAN
Think being an information security administrator is easy? Ann Garrett, chief security officer at the North Carolina Office of Information Technology...
MADE STRONGER BY TRAGEDY
By JEANNE BONNER
JOHN MARTINICKY is in top form as security director at INTERNATIONAL TRUCK and ENGINE, even in the wake of a workplace shooting spree. When John Martinicky...
Changing climate of liability suits could put the spotlight on security
Larry Anderson www.securitysolutions.com
In the past, liability lawsuits against corporations have often been settled quietly out of court. The corporation pays the plaintiff some amount of money,...
