SECURITY POLICY: What Keeps You Up At Night
According to a new report by Forrester Consulting, Cambridge, Mass., and commissioned by RSA Security, Bedford, Mass., creating and enforcing an enterprise...
They're Watching You
BY WALT CLEMENTS
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't watching you. When it comes to ensuring the security of your personnel and facility, a touch of...
The Trainer
By Ashley Roe
As the director of safety and security for Broadway House for Continuing Care (BHCC), Nicholas Nilio believes that every BHCC employee contributes to...
THE Enabler
By Michael Fickes
Curt E. Armbruster took over as director of security for Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (NGIT) sector late in the summer of 2005. A month later,...
Include The People Factor in Supply Chain Security
BY SEAN DETTLOFF
Supply chain security is more than securing assets such as ports and cargo. We have all heard it said that people are our most important asset. This premise...
The Initiator
By ASHLEY ROE
OhioHealth Corp., established in 1891, consists of a family of not-for-profit, faith-based hospitals and healthcare organizations serving patients in...
Crisis Leadership Vs. Crisis Management
By Bob Brand
When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, the Cox Enterprises Inc. phone bank team sprang into action to help locate approximately 400 missing...
The IP Protector
By Randy Southerland
Protecting the people and assets of a worldwide technology company requires integration and coordination across both distances and departments. For Steven...
No Time To Learn
By LARRY ANDERSON and MARLEAH BLADES
The transition to a new job is often tough, but walking into the role of security director presents a unique set of challenges that many new hires are...
A Vision Of What's Possible
By Jean-Marc Zola
Helping the world's businesses keep their buildings, employees and customers safe and secure is a fast-growing multibillion-dollar industry. Integrated...
Smart First Steps in Convergence
By David Ting
Physical and IT security might be said to have a rivalry. IT security is very much the younger sibling, taking its fundamentals from what has worked for...
As Good as Gold
By Ashley Roe
As the largest financial institution headquartered in the Western United States, Wells Fargo & Co. was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William Fargo...
Management by Walking Around Gets You Ready For A Crisis
BY RAD JONES
You are only as good as your contacts, a veteran law enforcement official once said. That adage proves true every day in the public and private sectors....
Man On A Mission
By SANDRA KAY MILLER
It's a name you might not be able to pronounce, but anyone involved in network security has seen it: Richard Bejtlich. He wrote The Tao of Network Security...
Outsourcing in the Converging World
BY CHRIS BERG
As the logical and physical security worlds converge, our focus moves from operational issues to business strategy and innovation. Organizations need...
From the Bookshelf
STEPHANIE SILK
THE ART OF WAR for Security Managers: 10 Steps to Enhance Your Organizational Effectiveness, by Scott A. Watson CPP, CFE. With more than 15 years of experience...
Beyond Security Knowledge: Learning What You Don't Know
Jeffrey J. Berkin
When you are ready to be promoted, you might find that security expertise is not enough. The skills and knowledge that have so far served you well might...
What Happens Here, Stays Here
STEPHANIE SILK
WHEN YOU HOLD MEETINGS, presentations and get-togethers in conference rooms, you are susceptible to data theft. In a business where the data that sees...
Identity Convergence
By Sandra Kay Miller
Organizations are bringing together logical and physical identity management under a unified system for better control and management of their locations...
Rx: Converge for Security Effectiveness
David Kent
Security is always less effective when approached from a perspective, as illustrated clearly by security challenges related to the biotechnology industry....
The Learning Curve
By Stephanie Silk
How can you be assured that the licensed repairman and electricians who are hired to maintain and fix everyday issues are as experienced as you would...
For Privacy, Put Your Heads Together
Ken Baylor
You cannot mitigate privacy risk without the help of others. A privacy breach could be a disaster for an organization, so analyzing your privacy exposure...
Seven Tips For Cyber Security
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), Washington, D.C., has called on small businesses to fight security apathy. The non-profit organization, which...
Thumb Drives: The Bad and the Good
According to a recent study from Centennial Software, Swindon, U.K., IT managers say portable storage devices, such as thumb drives and MP3 players, have...
Companies
Mergers & Acquisitions Universal Protection Service, Santa Ana, Calif., is under new ownership. Brian Cescolini and Steve Jones became the sole owners...
