Choices, Demand Drive Uptake In Access Control Market
Terrorism and escalating security threat perceptions have had ramifications on the security environment in North America, bringing vigor into the security surveillance market. ...
Lighting Considered A Security Deterrent By Some
Patric Johnstone, a longtime blinding-streetlight critic and author of a 61-page report for then-Mayor Bill LaFortune of Tulsa, Okla., in 2002 on municipal street-lighting, challenges "the flawed premise that street-lighting prevents crime — a theory debunked by the Department of Justice in studies finding no real correlation between street-lighting and crime." ...
Security Cameras Watching High-Ranking NYPD Officials
Among the hundreds of New York City police security cameras installed throughout the city are three in front of the Brooklyn home of Chief of Department Joseph Esposito, according to police sources as reported in Newsday....
ASIS Foundation Reports On Workplace Dishonesty
Employers cannot afford to ignore this large-scale problem and should do everything in their power to create a workplace atmosphere that promotes honesty and encourages and rewards good behavior. ...
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More Than Half Of Organizations Access Data With Password Only
A recent study shows that 52 percent of organizations require only passwords for employees to access critical data, rather than augmenting passwords with stronger forms of authentication such as hardware tokens, digital certificates or risk-based scoring....
Popular Fast Food Chain Puts Recipe Under Security
Colonel Harland Sanders' handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices was to be removed Tuesday from safekeeping at Kentucky Fried Chicken's (KFC) corporate offices for the first time in decades....
Apple’s Impact On Video Surveillance, And Emerging Video Components
IPVideoMarket.info, a Web site that monitors in-depth coverage of video surveillance, has recently released two reports regarding video surveillance and CCTV in today’s security industry....
ASIS Foundation Explores Gun Violence In The Workplace
Workplace violence affects more than two million workers in the United States every year and accounts for about 20 percent of all violent crime. That’s according to “Preventing Gun Violence in the Workplace,” a Connecting Research in Security to Practice (CRISP) Report commissioned by the ASIS Foundation....
Report Says Security Boosts Payment Cards Market
Apart from replacing the cumbersome and often risky paper-based transaction system, electronic payments have boosted business prospects of organizations worldwide according to the report titled "Payment Cards: A Global Outlook," published by Global Industry Analysts Inc....
Republican Convention Security Plans Under Way
The Republican convention, which has already begun, has been designated a "national special security event," which means the Secret Service is responsible for planning and implementing a security scheme....
RFID Security Alliance Emerges As New Industry Resource
The RFID Security Alliance (RFIDSA) is a new resource for the radio frequency identification (RFID) industry, driving market education and discussion about security and privacy issues surrounding the use of RFID technologies, solutions and applications. ...
Will Exiting Employees Steal Data?
Companies should exercise extreme caution when it comes to dismissing employees with knowledge of a business’s IT systems, according to a new survey released by a company specializing in identity management. ...
Study Finds Organizations Lack Controls Over Network Threats
A new study has been released revealing that half of the IT professionals who responded had endpoints connecting to their corporate networks without their knowledge....
SIA Interoperability Framework Approved As National Standard
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released American National Standard ANSI/SIA OSIPS-01:2008 SIA Open, Systems Integration and Performance Standards – Framework, the foundation for all of SIA’s Open Systems Integration and Performance Standards (OSIPS) family of standards....
IP Technical Forum And Expo Hits Its Mark
IP UserGroup USA’s IP-in-Action LIVE Chicago event is receiving high marks on its technical forum and expo held in mid-August at the American Management Association Executive Conference Center, Chicago....
Parents Fear Children In Danger On School Campuses
Details of the "ADT National Back-to-School Security Survey" show that nearly half of the 1,948 parents who responded expressed concerns that a sexual predator could target their child while at school....
Higher Education Act Amendment Authorizes Security Grants
Congress recently passed legislation establishing a federal grant program that provides a new source of financing for colleges and universities to acquire and install electronic physical solutions. ...
Big Name Companies Participate In Olympic Security
General Electric, IBM, Honeywell, Siemens, Panasonic and LG have all won major contracts providing security technology for the Olympics....
Chicago Public Schools To Increase Security
When Chicago Public Schools open in September, some of the schools identified as trouble spots will see improved emergency procedures and more surveillance cameras and security personnel, school officials said Monday....
Does Smart Card Flaw Pose International Issues?
A recent hacking into Boston's mass transit system by three local university students underscores a broader problem: More than a billion mass-transit fare cards and door-swipe badges worldwide have a security weakness....
Denver Readies Security For Democratic National Convention
After 19 months of work, Denver is ready to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The convention, starting Aug. 25, has pushed the host city to step up security measures. ...
Plan Would Allow Photo-Capture Of Every Vehicle Entering NYC
The Police Department is working on a plan to track every vehicle that enters Manhattan to strengthen the city’s guard against a potential terror attack, the department’s chief spokesman said....
2008 Hacker Security Conference Offers Information, Research
The 2008 Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas was chock full of security research and vulnerability information provided by the brightest minds in the security community....
Demand For Private Security Services In The Billions
U.S. demand for private contracted security services is forecast to advance 4.7 percent per year to $65.9 billion in 2012....
