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...
President seeks Cabinet-level department by year-end
PAUL ROTHMAN
In creating a Department of Homeland Security, President Bush advocates a cohesive, Cabinet-level conglomerate that would be answerable to Congress. As...
On duty in Lakewood, Colo.: A public-private policing partnership
MICHAEL FICKES
The Lakewood, Colo., Police Department uses private security officers to protect the integrity of crime scenes and to guard prisoners during hospital...
Infrastructure on alert: Assessing security needs of dams and transmission systems
MICHAEL FICKES
In August of 2001, just weeks before Sept. 11, Sandia National Laboratories of Albuquerque, N.M., announced the completion of two risk assessment methodologies...
A computer system to warn U.S. cities of atmospheric releases
MICHAEL FICKES
This fall, Ronda Mosley-Rovi plans to detonate a simulated chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon in Seattle. As director for environmental programs...
Biometric standards pave the way for greater implementation
JENNIFER PERO
As interest in biometrics grows, industry standards and related activities are emerging from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST)...
Congress pioneers audio search technology
JACQUELINE EMIGH
The U.S. House of Representatives is one of the earliest adopters of emerging technology aimed at searching through reams of audio and video with instantaneous...
Security checks are in the mail
JACQUELINE EMIGH
In the war against terrorism, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is working with industry partners on initiatives for both anthrax detection and trackable...
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...
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...
