TREATMENT
Michael Fickes
Perhaps the greatest test of hotel security arrives with a visiting VIP - a dignitary, celebrity, or prominent business person.Sometimes hotels pass this...
Countdown to 2000: Party or Panic
D. Anthony Nichter
Dateline: Las Vegas, Dec. 27, 1999 - In what has been labeled as the "longest parking lot in the world," tens of thousands of holiday travelers literally...
Preparing for emergencies can prevent disruption of all-important cashflow
Larry Anderson
Find time to think the unthinkable.It's the first step toward getting prepared for a crippling emergency that could halt cashflow - the lifeline of a...
What large companies expect from their security systems integrators
James G. Spencer
Security systems dealers and integrators - while significant players in the security industry - are really quite small businesses compared to the customers...
Outsourcing: Be Prepared for the call
Rolland G. Watson
Sometime during your security career, it is likely your corporation will consider outsourcing. Outsourcing is a reduction in personnel achieved by shifting...
Keep illicit drug users off the payroll through employment assessment
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
The Department of Labor estimates that 70 percent of illegal drug users - roughly 10 million people - are employed on a full- or part-time basis. Pre-employment...
Fiber optics link two plants in two cities
Randy Southerland
Occupying the sunny Southern California coast just south of Los Angeles, Orange County's sprawling 950 square miles are home to nearly three million people....
William Seagraves plots a course for the 21st century at Navistar International
Kate Henry
William Seagraves has devoted tireless effort to readying security operations at Navistar International, Indianapolis, for the 21st century. As team leader...
Charles Guenther keeps his eye on the money at Trump Marina Casino
Kate Henry
At the Trump Marina Casino, Atlantic City, N.J., director of surveillance Charles Guenther watches all the money, and there is a lot of it. Using the...
Public-private partnerships
Radford Jones
When the public and private sectors join forces to solve community-based problems - especially those involving critical incident planning and response...
Robert Delbo goes beyond the call of duty in Northumberland County, Pa.
Kate Henry
In Northumberland County, Pa., Robert Delbo directs security for 11 county government office buildings, including a courthouse, an administration center,...
Gaming security roundtable
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Sitting around tables is a common pastime in Las Vegas, but they are usually blackjack tables or contain roulette wheels.We recently recruited some of...
Business is booming for Ontario Mills' Joe Malone
Kate Henry
Last year, Joseph Malone was responsible for the security and safety of the more than 18 million visitors to Ontario Mills, a two-million-square-foot...
Tom Boyette
George Partington
Tom L. Boyette, security director for the 62-story SunTrust Plaza in downtown Atlanta, keeps on his desk a stone engraved with a quote from General George...
How to choose your IT security level
Access Control & Security Systems Integration Staff
Computer information networks - especially the Internet - are the most valuable communication development in the last 40 years. They are here to stay...
Symbol of security
Don Garbera
Symbol Technologies stakes its reputation on up-to-the-minute datamanagement technology. Its security systems are no less advanced.Symbol Technologies...
Balancing head counts among security officers and patrols.
Access Control & Security Systems Integration Staff
Balancing head counts among security officers and patrols.o reduce personnel needs.But the other side of this is ADT bringing in Borg-Warner to solve...
Seven steps to preventing workplace violence
MARK BRAVERMAN
There may not be a murderer lurking in the next cubicle or at the loading dock, but just consider the overall effects of trying to work in an environment...
Technology answers ROI challenge
TINA D'AVERSA-WILLIAMS
The mission of corporate security is to protect corporate professionals and assets through preventive measures and investigation.Security systems are...
Employee-related security concerns top list of business threats
GEORGE PARTINGTON
Workplace violence is the most important security threat to America's largest corporations, followed closely by crisis management.So says the sixth-annual...
Computer & Information Security
Access Control & Security Systems Integration Staff
Authentication tokenNetwork with physical securityThe product is a proximity card for physical access, an ID card for locations secured by guards and...
A Chicago-based bank found out that rapid growth
MICHAEL FICKES
No matter how you look at it, growth costs money. And unplanned growth costs more money.For years, security technology did not accommodate planning for...
Digital badging saves time and money at MicroAge/Pinacor
SCOTT FARRER, CPO
MicroAge/Pinacor, a Fortune 500 computer integrator and distributor based in Tempe, Ariz., depends on its Corporate Security Services division for functions...
Program instructs security managers on workplace violence
George Partington
When faced with the possibility of workplace violence - and it can happen anywhere at anytime - you have two choices: Do something or do nothing.Do nothing,...
Emergency preparedness - Seven-step guide to developing a plan
ANNA NORTHCUTT
Has your emergency preparedness plan been collecting dust? I used to be the security manager of a multi-facility site and the corporate security director...
