Strategic Security and the Facilities Manager
By Jim Crumbley
Corporate America has realized the strategic importance of the security function and has taken great pains to fully integrate risk mitigation into business...
The Enemy Within
By Jim Crumbley
When it comes to contracted service personnel, what do employers truly know about them? Can this lack of knowledge be harmful? Security professionals...
Cyber-Crime Can Have Real-World Ramifications
By Jacqueline Emigh
On almost a daily basis, news headlines blare out tales about crimes committed on the Internet and other computer systems. These cyber-crimes can be every...
File Tracking: Case Closed
By Randy Southerland
Tony Donaldson knew that his new file tracking system was worth the money the day a senior partner in the law firm called and asked for an important case...
Portal to Portland
By Kate Henry
Convention business depends heavily on the confidence of travelers, and savvy destinations have redoubled their investments in security as a means to...
A Powerful Combination
StorageTek is a $2 billion worldwide company with more than 7,000 employees in 32 countries. The storage solutions and services firm faces many of the...
Knowledge is Security
Thomas Wheatley
The National Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination (NC4) focuses on bridging the public-private sector gaps in two areas. First, by focusing on...
Managing Risk and Protecting the Organization: A Military Team Approach
By Daniel Ward
During the 1990s, the Department of Defense (DoD) established so-called Force Protection Programs with the purpose of increasing awareness of the threat...
THE PULSE OF CORPORATE SECURITY
In a survey of 317 senior U.S. corporate executives 88%rate security as the top or a high priority. 65%have adopted new security standards in the past...
Corporate Security Learns To Be Streetwise
By RANDY SOUTHERLAND
It can be one of corporate America's worst nightmares. A security guard engages in a tussle with a customer or visitor to their building. Heated words...
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....
Orchestrated Security
By JO'EL ROTH
When Robert Harris was planning security for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, little did he know that some day he would be in charge of one of the city's...
When Trouble Comes To Visit
By MICHAEL FICKES
Recent workplace murders have renewed interest in the need to screen visitors entering public as well as commercial buildings. The hope is that proper...
When Worms Get Serious
By PAUL ROTHMAN
After a long day at work looking at a computer, sometimes I like to play computer games on the Internet when I get home. The other day I fired up my home...
A High-Tech Fortress
By PETER CASSIDY
Ten years ago, Synopsys Inc. decided it needed a secure means of working out conflicts in its chip-design software. The company wanted to protect its...
Major Corporations Increasing Security Spending Only Slightly
Major U.S. corporations have increased security spending only slightly since the Sept. 11 attacks raising questions about their vulnerability to terrorists,...
From Peer To Peer
Larry Anderson, Editor
What can the government learn from the world of corporate security? We asked security industry readers that question recently in an e-mail poll and received...
45 Things To Look For When Conducting A Guard Tour
Submitted by Thomas W. Leo Following is a list of specific items security guards should look for and report when making a patrol: Slippery floors, driveways,...
Uncle Sam Wants Private Guards
Michael Fickes
For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. Army is asking private security firms to provide new security services for domestic military facilities. Issued...
Ensuring The Quality Of Temporary Officers
For many customers that regularly need temporary security officers such as the retail and loss prevention industry long-term security contracts simply...
Protecting Assets and the Organization's Bottom Line
BY JAMES GOMPERS
Security and IT professionals understand the need to track and manage assets to reduce liability, but few have established an asset protection program...
Riot Act: Be Prepared For A Demonstration Of Strength
Security managers are directing their attention to how to effectively handle the threat of protests and demonstrations on or near their premises. Since...
Training For A Secure Future
Arlene Sharpe is true to her name. In appearance, she wears a uniform that is neat and crisp. The badge says she means business. And she's just as sharp...
Who Guards The Guards?
Economics and other issues have forced individuals to take on more and more professional responsibilities, often outside of their area of expertise. This...
SIA Gets Behind Security Spending Legislation Measures
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has called on Congress to pass the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003 to help strengthen America's...
