Vulnerability To Go
By Jacqueline Emigh
Protecting desktop PCs is tough enough, but securing mobile devices is even harder. Yet as laptops, PDAs, and cell phones proliferate inside and around...
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, INVOLVE EVERYONE
LARRY ANDERSON, Editor
A flying student and his instructor accidentally took their Cessna into airspace over Washington, D.C., this month, setting off multiple evacuations of...
ONLINE SECURITY SCORECARD
By CORRINA STELLITANO
At the Frank Erwin Center, an 85,000-seat arena at the University of Texas at Austin, all the traditional security measures are in place CCTV, security...
The Verdict Is In
Property owners are not required to prevent all crime, nor are they liable for all crimes committed on their properties. A recent study shows that property...
New Rule Requires Banks To Disclose IT Security Breaches
Four federal agencies have issued rules requiring U.S. banks to inform customers when their personal data has been made public because of an information...
Who's In Charge?
By MICHAEL FICKES
Some companies today appear to be exerting greater management control over their contract security guard forces. While greater control may improve security,...
ASSE Offers Workplace Homicide Prevention Measures
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 631 people fell victim to workplace homicide in 2003 the first time since 2000 that workplace...
Creating & Measuring ROI
by MICHAEL FICKES
When a corporate marketing team develops a program to sell widgets to a new market, team members present the case for the program to executive management...
ROI Among Topics At SIA Roundtable
Security return on investment (ROI) and the changing role of information technology (IT) in corporate security were the big topics of discussion at the...
PRIORITIZING SECURITY PROJECTS
By Nalneesh Gaur & Kevin Faulkner
Security projects are no longer tied only to best practices. Regulatory and compliance issues such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA make some security projects...
Ping, Power and Pipes
By Jacqueline Emigh
Jewelers and bankers are both well known for concealing shiny valuables inside of vaults. Less conspicuously, other companies are now doing much the same...
How Revealing Are Background Checks?
by MICHAEL FICKES
Does your company require background checks for prospective employees? If not, it might make sense for the security department to lobby to have them done,...
Fortune 1000 Plans Higher IT Security Spending
Information security spending will climb significantly in 2005, with 41 percent of the Fortune 1000 saying they plan to increase spending by more than...
Eyes On the Transactions
By Randy Southerland
A woman walks into a bank and up to a teller. She is clearly upset. Speaking quickly, she begins telling a bank official that someone stole her ATM card...
MONEY MATTERS
BY KATE HENRY
Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, is one of the 15 largest full-service financial institutions in the United States, with approximately $98 billion in assets...
THE WALLS HAVE EARS
By KEVIN D. MURRAY
Eavesdropping detection is a serious business in the corporate environment, and counterespionage work is a full-time specialty within the security field....
JANITORS AGAINST TERRORISM
By CORRINA STELLITANO
Each week, they walk the halls of hospitals, casinos, stadiums and food packing plants. They have access to the corporate offices of leading American...
PREDICTING THE UNPREDICTABLE
By J. BRANCH WALTON
No workplace is immune to an incident of violence. Understanding the importance of proactive attitudes, employee education and company policies and procedures...
THE HIDDEN FORTRESS
By Josh “Shuki” Einstein
The protection of critical infrastructure is an important task for both government and private industry, especially since Sept. 11. Given these requirements,...
THE BUSINESS CASE for Workplace Violence Prevention
By MICHAEL FICKES
Many companies do not appear to believe that the risks posed by workplace violence demand a workplace violence prevention program. They may draw this...
Fire Systems May Be A Stumbling Block For Building Integration
As organizations recognize the benefits of combining physical and digital security, integration of building security systems with other security systems...
Congress Passes Background Check Bill For Employees
An obstacle to the security of America's workplaces has been lifted with the Congressional passing of a measure allowing employers to request FBI criminal...
Security System for a New Millennium
Millennium Park, located in downtown Chicago, is a 24-plus-acre park that includes world-class art, music, architecture and landscape design. Opened in...
The Tech Factor
By Bill Woloch
Billions of dollars are spent each year on technology used to protect people, assets and facilities, and yet security failures occur daily. Technology...
How Much Testing is Enough?
By Don Sturgis
Testing a physical security system at various stages in a security project ensures that the user gets what he wants out of the system. But how much testing...
