Biometrics at the border
PAUL ROTHMAN
Our nation’s borders could be its most visible security risk. The United States has more than 7,500 miles of borders. Each year, more than 500 million...
Meeting security needs of leased public buildings
PAUL ROTHMAN
Securing a government building can become more complicated if someone else owns the building, and a government agency is leasing the space. “Our biggest...
Pop Quiz answers
Here are the answers to the July Pop Quiz on the back page of Access Control & Security Systems 1. D 2. False 3. C 4. False 5. biometric hand geometry...
Tools exist — from biometrics to smart cards — that can verify a citizen’s identity, but at what cost?
JENNIFER PERO
Immigration officials and law enforcement agents arrested 24 people and seized fake documents and counterfeiting equipment near the Adams-Morgan neighborhood...
A Smarter Image: New digital systems can see all, but they dont tell all
MICHAEL FICKES
Smart CCTV...
Know your enemy: It's the first step in mounting an effective defense
STEPHEN ZIMMERMAN
The five categories of aggressors...
Expo gives small business a piece of Homeland security pie
Nearly 50 companies showcased new product ideas, technology and research at the Small Business Homeland Security Expo last week on Capitol Hill. Co-sponsored...
Magaw resigns as head of TSA
John W. Magaw, the acting Under Secretary of Transportation for Security and head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) since Jan. 28, has...
Survey: IT spending dramatically decreasing
More than half of information technology executives at Fortune 1000 companies expect to underspend their budgets through the rest of the year, according...
Company releases Homeland security guide
FSI/Federal Sources, Inc., McLean, Va., has released its Homeland Security Guide, which offers in-depth analysis of the Homeland Security market from...
BSA proposes creation of cyber-security agency
A cyber-security agency should be created in the proposed Department of Homeland Security to ensure that significant attention and resources are focused...
Threat report: Internet attacks rising
Internet attacks have grown at a rate of 64 percent from January to June 2002, according to the recently released "Internet Security Threat Report" by...
Bush allocates more money to TSA
President Bush has transferred $270 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to...
LAX shooting prompts call for armed guards in airports
An attack on the El Al Airlines ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport on July 4 has prompted a call for police or military security officers...
Senator recommends technology agency
Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) has suggested a modification to President Bush's Department of Homeland Security, advocating a technology development...
Senator recommends technology agency
Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) has suggested a modification to President Bush's Department of Homeland Security, advocating a technology development...
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IT professionals warn government: Cyber-security still at risk
The U.S. government is at risk for a major cyber-attack in the next year, but agencies are not adequately prepared to defend themselves, according to...
House Judiciary to examine identity theft, fraud
The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing today to discuss the risks of identity theft and fraud as it relates to overall Homeland...
U.S., Canada reach border security agreement
Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley says that Canada and the U.S. have reached a major breakthrough by agreeing to a joint border security project...
Inspector general: TSA needs more money, time
Department of Transportation Inspector General Kenneth Mead says the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), while working to meet deadlines and...
Government agencies ally to promote IT security for small business
Small businesses will have better access to computer and information technology security resources and be able to assess their information security needs...
Hands-free entry systems catching on in auto market
The following excerpt is taken from Ward's Auto World, a sister publication of Access control and Security Systems: Like it or not, electronic devices...
Federal security chief bends rules for himself
Louisville (Ky.) International Airport federal security director Bruce Brotman has been stripped of his duties and called back to Washington amid allegations...
State bill pushes new ATM technology
Addressing security concerns at walk-up and drive-thru Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs), a bill currently on the floor of the Illinois General Assembly...
