Seven resolutions for computer network security
As New Year's Eve approaches in a hacker-prone era rife with data theft, historically high levels of SPAM, and increasingly innovative computer fraud, IT security managers should resolve to combat these attacks ...
Report to help companies measure up in corporate compliance
It is an issue that senior management is taking very seriously -- and it can have both direct and indirect impacts on security. The rise of Sarbanes-Oxley and other federal laws has ...
IBM to pilot mobile transit security network in Chicago
IBM is working with the Chicago Transit Authority on a pilot program to test a mobile security network that will improve safety and security on CTA's bus and rail system.
The pilot program will begin in mid-December and will allow CTA buses to transmit live video to Chicago Police Department Public Transportation cars and CTA supervisory vehicles. ...
Employers can do more to address workplace violence
More than 70 percent of U.S. workplaces do not have a formal program or policy addressing workplace violence, according to a survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). More than 7.4 million U.S. employers, employing more than 128 million workers, participated in the survey -- making it one of the largest and most comprehensive workplace violence surveys to date.
The survey also revealed that nearly 80 percent of companies provide no training for workplace violence prevention....
Violent crime up for second straight year
A surge in violent crime that began last year accelerated in the first half of 2006, the FBI reported this week, providing the clearest signal yet that the historic drop in the U.S. crime rate has ended and is being reversed.
Reports of homicides, assaults and other violent offenses surged by nearly 4 percent in the first six months of the year compared to the same time period in 2005, according to the FBI's latest Uniform Crime Report....
Universities especially vulnerable to ID theft
Universities have become attractive targets for hackers who are taking advantage of the openness of the schools' networks, their decentralized security and the personal information they keep on millions of young adults, The Associated Press reports.
A major database breach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), that went undetected for more than a year and a smaller breach at the University of Texas are the latest examples of how vulnerable colleges are to such attacks....
Online theft shifts to smaller retailers
The year-end holiday season typically brings a surge in the number of fraudulent orders received at online retailers, and thieves seem to have shifted techniques to combat tightened security practices among bigger merchants this year.
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Mobile device security projected to boom
A steady rise in security attacks on vulnerable mobile devices will power a boom in mobile device security, Juniper Research reports.
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Delaware rule could arm security officers
Some security and armored car guards could soon be permitted to carry rifles and shotguns during certain emergencies if a new rule is passed in Delaware.
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Announcing the 2006 New Product of the Year
The 2006 New Product of the Year is a system of wireless locks from SimonsVoss Technologies Inc. that provides users with a full-scale access control system at a reduced cost. The product was chosen as winner by a panel of judges and a tally of reader votes from 20 finalists in the fifth annual contest sponsored by Access Control & Security Systems magazine.
For a complete online listing of the Top 20 finalists for 2006 Product of the Year, Click here -- or to see all the entries in the contest, Click here
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Homeland security miscue affects home garage doors
A secretive Air Force facility in Colorado Springs recently tested a radio frequency that it would use to communicate with first responders in the event of a Homeland security threat. ...
New video certification exams announced
The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) has just released three new exams in the Video Security Systems (VSS) suite.
The Security Industry Association (SIA), which requested NICET to create this new credential, was one of the many organizations NICET worked with to craft the exams....
Convergence in today's security environment
Clients are embracing not only the technical transformation from analog to digital video, but also the incremental value that integration brings when all security systems are managed at the enterprise level ...
Corporate security smart card market continues to grow
Mounting security threats across the world and the positive spillover effects of smart card use in government ID and other applications continue to drive the growth of the global corporate security (physical and logical) smart card market, market research firm Frost and Sullivan reports. ...
NASCO announces 2007 legislative agenda
Symantec launches online security training portal
Symantec Corp. has launched its Security Awareness Center, a subscription-based online training program designed to help companies meet the regulatory requirements specific to employee security awareness training and improve their overall IT risk posture....
N.Y. schools implement security technology
Several New York local school districts have increased spending on security after recent school shootings across the country.
Administrators say they think preventative measures already in place -- including single points of entry and checking in visitors -- work well.
But some school leaders say they are constantly looking for ways to make their schools more secure, and money put toward students' safety is well spent....
Corporations face mobile device compliance and security risks
The dramatic growth in the use of mobile devices in the workplace exposes many corporations to the risk of regulatory compliance violations and security threats, a study from the Business Performance Management (BPM) Forum reveals, and corporate executives are largely to blame....
IBM jumps into video analytics
IBM Corp. hopes to capitalize on the enormous growth in video surveillance by selling technology from its research labs that performs real-time analysis on footage captured by security cameras in stores and sensitive locales, The Associated Press reports....
Lack of bidders delays public camera system
Police ask for control panel standards adoption to curb false dispatches
Last month the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) passed a resolution urging municipalities and counties to require the SIA CP-01 standard for all alarm control panels. The resolution calls for panel manufacturers to comply with the standard in producing all new panels as well.
"The CP-01 standard has proven to be successful in reducing false dispatches. Now we just need to get more people to adopt it," says Stan Martin, executive director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC). ...
Students, police support university surveillance network
In an attempt to increase safety around campus, the Purdue University Police Department is revamping security. "We are looking into the possibility of video surveillance," Purdue police chief Gary Evans tells The Exponent, the campus newspaper. "We are certainly committed to do anything to enhance safety."...
Travel planner: Is it a liquid? A gel? None of the above?
Since the Transportation Security Administration started restricting carry-on items in August, travelers have been befuddled over the definition of gels and liquids. If it jiggles, is it a gel? What if you can eat it with a spoon? ...
Academy aims to turn security directors into hackers
Hacker attacks have always been one of the nightmare scenarios for security directors. Now, an academy aims to train the security directors to think like the hackers -- and learn some of their tricks of the trade....
Report: Airport security can be improved with better screening technology
The best way to prevent terrorist attacks on airplanes may be to improve security screening of all travelers rather than just high-risk passengers, according to experts at Harvey Mudd College and MIT.
The report argues that a more effective way to prevent attacks might be to focus instead on improving the X-ray, metal and explosives detection technology used in airports.
Researchers at the University of Maryland are devloping technology that may be able to accomplish the improved passenger screening....
