How Encryption Complicates Data Recovery
BY SEAN BARRY
The encryption of workstations and mobile computers is becoming more common in order to protect critical business data. But how do you maintain your IT...
THE Enabler
By Michael Fickes
Curt E. Armbruster took over as director of security for Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (NGIT) sector late in the summer of 2005. A month later,...
They're Watching You
BY WALT CLEMENTS
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't watching you. When it comes to ensuring the security of your personnel and facility, a touch of...
Include The People Factor in Supply Chain Security
BY SEAN DETTLOFF
Supply chain security is more than securing assets such as ports and cargo. We have all heard it said that people are our most important asset. This premise...
Crisis Leadership Vs. Crisis Management
By Bob Brand
When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, the Cox Enterprises Inc. phone bank team sprang into action to help locate approximately 400 missing...
SECURITY POLICY: What Keeps You Up At Night
According to a new report by Forrester Consulting, Cambridge, Mass., and commissioned by RSA Security, Bedford, Mass., creating and enforcing an enterprise...
The Initiator
By ASHLEY ROE
OhioHealth Corp., established in 1891, consists of a family of not-for-profit, faith-based hospitals and healthcare organizations serving patients in...
The Partner
By Randy Southerland
When it comes to security at national retailer Target Corp., Minneapolis, the best approach is one of partnership. Working closely with others - whether...
The IP Protector
By Randy Southerland
Protecting the people and assets of a worldwide technology company requires integration and coordination across both distances and departments. For Steven...
The Trainer
By Ashley Roe
As the director of safety and security for Broadway House for Continuing Care (BHCC), Nicholas Nilio believes that every BHCC employee contributes to...
Survey Finds Top Concerns for Network And Security Managers
Q1 Labs, Waltham, Mass., a network security management company, finds that today's IT managers are plagued with insider threats and internal issues, according to a new survey.
Responding to these concerns requires more complete internal monitoring that integrates with identity and access frameworks to identify who, not just what, is responsible.
A survey of more than 9,000 network and security managers from various industries and organizations found that more than 53 percent of respondents cited security mishaps originating from employees' careless or malicious behavior as their top issue. ...
Canadian Security Personnel Face Stricter Rules
Ontario's private security industry quietly entered a new era when legislation governing private security guards and investigators came into force, reports The London Free Press.
Designed to better define the role of a growing number of security personnel and ensure stricter standards of training, the new act overhauls rules that had been in place since 1966.
The new legislation, the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, requires all private security practitioners to be licensed, including in-house security staff, such as those working for retailers and bars, who were previously exempt....
Business Management Botching Access Control, Survey Says
Polled about their organization's approaches to identity and access management, audit and compliance professionals in industry and government expressed a high level of frustration with how their IT and business management units are managing IAM.
Almost half (45 percent) of the 845 respondents questioned by the Ponemon Institute for the research study released today said their own organization does not effectively focus its IAM policies and controls on areas of business risk.
The compliance professionals, 68 percent of whom said IAM products were in use in their organizations, also expressed frustration that IT and business management groups weren't collaborating well in deploying IAM....
Smart Technology In The Office Opens Back Doors
Information is routed in huge amounts through networked printers, copiers and scanners every day, moving hard-copy data into information technology systems and putting digital data onto paper. And although most federal agencies have been working hard to secure their systems, little thought has been put into securing these devices, according to Government Computer News.
The potential problem of smart peripherals has developed gradually, as stand-alone scanners, faxes and copiers have been integrated into online printers. Not only are these peripherals privy to sensitive information, they often have their own IP addresses and can be vulnerable to network attacks. ...
Study Finds Internal Theft Biggest Issue
Most major retailers perceive wrongly that shrink is a bigger problem for their competitors than for their own organizations, according to a new research report by the Loss Prevention Research Council, sponsored by IntelliVid.
According to the study of more than 100 major U.S. retailers, only 10 percent characterized their shrink as high compared to their competitors, while 65.5 percent said it was average. Twenty-four and half percent said their annual shrinkage was lower than average. One reason for this misperception may be there is no agreed-upon shrink measurement method, according to the survey.
While 42.9 percent of respondents said their companies measure shrink "at cost," some 57.1 percent reported their companies measure shrink "at retail price." The differences exist within and between retail segments....
Security Favored Over Privacy
With the eyes of big brother following Americans, the debate grows over security versus privacy in the United States. Critics question the high costs and privacy issues that come with such heavy surveillance.
An ABC/Washington Post poll says 71 percent of Americans favor the increased use of surveillance cameras....
Schneider Electric "Extremely Pleased" With Pelco Acquisition
"Schneider Electric is an ideal partner for Pelco. Both companies share the same commitment to people, innovation and customer service that will make our combined enterprise an even stronger, more competitive player in the industry. We look forward to the unique benefits this partnership will bring to our customers and employees," says David McDonald, president and chief executive officer of Pelco.
The comment is in response to the recent acquisition of Pelco Inc. by Schneider Electric of Rueil-Malmaison, France. Acquisition of the supplier of video security systems will further strengthen Schneider Electric's Building Automation offering....
When Disaster Strikes, Take Nothing For Granted
In case of a natural or man-made disaster, basic infrastructure services may be available at diminished levels or not at all. These include shelter, communications,...
Make Awareness Programs Count
By Eric Cowperthwaite
A security and awareness program should be more than a mark on the regulatory compliance checklist or a way to satisfy the auditors. It is, fundamentally,...
Comply Through Teamwork
By Kathleen Kotwica
Is your company dealing with regulatory compliance issues and/or pressure to comply with industry standards? How are you working with the other company...
Predicting the Unpredictable: Warning Signs of Workplace Violence
Stephanie Silk
Each week, more than 33,000 workers are assaulted on the job. Identifying and handling a threatening situation in the workplace can save lives, so recognizing...
Invasion of the Identity Snatchers
By Sandra Kay Miller
While attending the Black Hat digital security briefings in New Orleans in 2002, Jim Harrison, an employee at Microsoft, was pick-pocketed in the French...
A Vision Of What's Possible
By Jean-Marc Zola
Helping the world's businesses keep their buildings, employees and customers safe and secure is a fast-growing multibillion-dollar industry. Integrated...
Smart First Steps in Convergence
By David Ting
Physical and IT security might be said to have a rivalry. IT security is very much the younger sibling, taking its fundamentals from what has worked for...
A Pod of Protection
By Stephanie Silk
It's the desk that people sit at every day. It's the trashcan that is used continually week after week. It's the car that takes you around town. These...
