Sharing the wealth
By Denis O'Sullivan
As new generations of security and facility managers take leadership positions, the role of technology in management practices is increasing. It can be...
Recruitment and retention strategies
By CHRISTOPHER A. HERTIG
In the contemporary world of asset protection management, increasing governmental regulation and technological sophistication are operational realities....
Workplace violence among top concerns
Violence in the workplace is the number one concern of security managers in America's largest corporations, according to a survey of Fortune 1000 companies....
Security from the top down
Jeanne Bonner
Ian Poynter advocates a holistic approach to security. The president of Jerboa, an information security consulting firm located in Cambridge, Mass., Poynter...
Putting security on the corporate agenda
By Frank J. Bernhard
Peering inside the culture of security for any given company, somewhere between the solace of a boardroom and the employee policy manual, there exists...
Security on the web
By Carey Adams
Attacks on company computers are becoming all too common. The vulnerability of e-commerce sites is in the news daily. Cyber-attacks against retail sites...
Put it in writing
By Ben Rothke
Milton spends his day sending instant messages to his family and managing his stock portfolio. David administers his anti-death penalty web site (which...
How Uncle Sam blocks workplace investigations
Larry Anderson www.securitysolutions.com
Government regulations can sometimes be stifling to business, and often a seemingly well-meaning law can have negative consequences that defy logic. Such...
When an IMPOSTER calls
By JEANNE BONNER
We tell our banks to instruct their customers to shred documents, not to carry their social security cards. in a wallet.Quote Here. Every day in the United...
Companies pay a high price for cyber-crime
Cyber-crimes are costing American companies millions of dollars annually. According to a survey conducted by the Computer Security Institute (CSI), companies...
Biometrics comes of age
By Jeanne Bonner
Biometrics has outgrown its futuristic image and entered the mainstream. Today, biometrics biological measurements that provide positive identification...
Biometrics for PC-user authentication: A primer
By Uday O. Ali Pabrai
Biometrics is about verification and identification. It is about verifying the identity of an individual based on measurable physiological and/or behavioral...
Biometrics takes flight
How technology protects and enhances the lives of everyday people in the global airport, airline and travel industries The depth and breadth with which...
Technology fortress awaiting new tenant
RANDY SOUTHERLAND
Military Highway cuts a busy swath through Boca Raton, Fla. The corporate campuses of high-tech industrial companies such as Siemens and Sony line both...
Take a project approach to securing a facility
JAMES G. FORT
Taking a facility security project from concept through design and implementation requires a step-by-step strategy that includes structuring a team, assessing...
Promote an image of quality at your security department
Larry Anderson
When was it that water got to be way more expensive than gasoline?It's a question that comes to mind in this time when consumers complain about the high...
Security's in the eye of the beholder at Affinity Internet
JEANNE BONNER
It makes sense that a hip new-economy startup company would use high-tech biometric devices to control access.Affinity Internet is a Web hosting and applications...
Security along the Waterfront
Jeanne Bonner
The Embarcadero Center is a mixed use retail/entertainment complex in San Francisco's Waterfront district. Ron Parenti, a 31-year veteran of the San Francisco...
Background checks provide means to combat employee theft
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Security departments across the country have their hands full. Not only do they have to combat breaches of security from non-employees, but also they...
How do you measure up to the Fortune 1000?
JAN RABINOWITZ
With technology changing so quickly, sometimes it's hard to judge if you are behind the learning curve, or whether it just feels that way. Security trends...
Recruiting the top of the class
JAMES STEVENS
In today's tight labor market, security managers struggle to recruit good trainees, and top students have many options. An `A' student, however, is not...
Privacy issues and the security manager
Charlie Pierce
- As the usefulness of CCTV systems increases, so do the possibilities for the equipment to be misused. Careful planning can help you walk the tightrope...
Untouchable value
David Gersh
In the information age, a company's most important asset often is - duh! - information. But are we doing enough to keep it safe?A corporate security director...
Of a single mind
Jim Spencer
Many companies have two security directors ... one for physical security and one for information security. Does it make sense? How is it changing?The...
Virtual experience
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Prison control room operators are challenged by lifelike scenarios.The future for training British prison control room operators has been unveiled. The...
