Ready or Not?
By Corrina Stellitano
THE RESULTS OF POOR PLANNING OR FAILED PLANS ranged from cataclysmic to inconvenient: thousands stranded on rooftops and overpasses; highways stalled...
Security Director of the Year 2005: Stu Herrington, Combating Copycat Clubs
By Corrina Stellitano
AFTER 30 YEARS in the U.S. Army, Stu Herrington made an interesting retirement choice: He took the job of protecting a worldwide golf equipment manufacturer...
SURVEILLANCE INCREASINGLY FOCUSES ON COLD MEDICINES
Erin Semple
Video surveillance is emerging as a tool in the effort to stem the spread of the drug crystal meth. One of the ingredients used to produce crystal meth...
CAMERA SYSTEMS CONNECT STORES
Lakeland Limited, a U.K.-based retailer of kitchenware and other home products, has installed video surveillance cameras at more than 30 sites. Nearly...
Shopping Mall
Here are some responses to a recent Security Beat e-mail poll asking, Are surveillance technologies good enough to deter shopping mall incidents? We posed...
SPEEDING UP THE LUNCH LINE
Once the purview of the FBI and criminal investigators, fingerprint technology is now being used at colleges around the nation for everyday applications...
Nearly $2 Billion Lost to Retail Theft in 2003
Nearly $2 billion was lost to shoplifting and employee theft in just 24 U.S. retail companies in 2003, with only 4.6 percent of those losses resulting...
HOT WHEELS, COOL SECURITY
THE COLLECTION is a luxury car dealership in Coral Gables, Fla., located in a state-of-the-art, three-story, 350,000-square-foot facility. It is home...
MALLS AS TERRORIST TARGETS
By DAVID W. GAIER
AT 6 P.M. on a crowded weeknight in the spring of 2004, a middle-aged man of unassuming appearance walked toward the lobby entrance of a busy shopping...
CODE ADAM
By CORRINA STELLITANO
In 1981, Rev and John Walsh's 6-year-old son Adam was abducted from a Florida department store and later killed. The tragic story is familiar to most...
SECURING PUBLIC VENUES
BY MICHAEL FICKES
At the end of this month, Democrats will convene at the FleetCenter in Boston and nominate Senator John Kerry in the first national political convention...
Take It To The Bank
By Joanne L. Harris
Cash isn't the only asset that financial institutions have to worry about protecting. Critical customer identification and personal financial information...
Dealership's DVR System is No Lemon
With nearly $15 million in inventory sitting on the Allen Samuels Chevrolet lot in Waco, Texas, at any given time, one might assume that the car dealership's...
A Heritage of Quality
From a one-man, direct-mail-order business, L.L. Bean has expanded to a 4,500-person operation with annual sales of more than $1 billion generated from...
System Takes Convenience Out of Crime
It is unfortunate that the convenience of convenience stores often accommodates both the customer and the criminal. For the consumer, convenience stores...
A Secure Market Revival
The Chicago International Produce Market has served as the city's produce hub for restaurants and grocery stores for more than 78 years. The market, first...
The Numbers Are Staggering
More than $4.7 billion was lost to shoplifting and employee theft in 25 U.S. retail companies surveyed in 2002, with only 2.43 percent of those losses...
Nike Puts Clamps on Tiger Center
At Nike World Headquarters in Portland, Ore., door hardware throughout the Tiger Woods Center was planned to support the building's diverse functions....
Inside Job
By RANDY SOUTHERLAND
Some people just don't like to pay for things. When a shoplifter walks out of a store with an item cleverly concealed in an oversized jacket, it's chalked...
Order in the Food Court
By KATE HENRY
In a flood of anonymity, people stream across food courts every day in a seemingly ceaseless flow of noise, jockeying and general hubbub. Food courts...
Security In The Fast (Food) Lane
By JO'EL ROTH
The U.S. restaurant industry employs an estimated 11.6 million people, according to the National Restaurant Industry 2002 Pocket Fact Book, making it...
New York City Police Say Banks Need to Tighten Security
A rash of unarmed bank robberies in New York City has prompted Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to blame security lapses. The banks are staying open longer...
Shopping centers keep up their guard
Larry Anderson
Along with Peace and Joy, the holiday season brings with it a heightened awareness of security especially as it relates to that favorite holiday pastime,...
Safeguards for financial records
By DANIEL J. LANGIN
Many years ago, a famous bank robber, when asked why he robbed banks, said that's where the money is. Bank regulation and reform since then have created...
2002 Security Honor Roll
FOSTERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT REVLON By JENNIFER PERO John Farley is a man of few words. He modestly lets the success of his security program...
