Disposing of Bomb Threats
Grant Haber
Blast mitigation devices, such as bomb-resistant waste receptacles, are being deployed to defend one of the softest terrorist targets. A necessity for...
Five Million and Counting
Michael Fickes
Called the Common Access Card or CAC, Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards today provide identification credentials, access to controlled doors and...
Making the Right Choice
James Gompers
With the escalating need for higher levels of security, many organizations look to access control to help meet the demand. What role should access control...
THE JUNCTURE OF DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
BY MICHAEL FICKES
Officials often talk about infrastructure security as if it is all one thing, but it's not. The United States contains more than 5,000 public airports,...
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
By Carol Carey
After Gen. George Washington transferred his headquarters to West Point in 1779, continental soldiers took action to secure the fortress. Among these...
ID Cards Behind Bars
Jennifer Pero
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Austin, Texas, manages offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities that...
A New Line on Perimeter Security
Michael Fickes
The Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth, N.H., had a perimeter security problem. As an air refueling station for the Air Force, Pease stores four...
PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI TURNS TO TECHNOLOGY
Randy Southerland
Terrorism seemed like a remote threat at the sixth largest seaport in the U.S., the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas, where cargo is loaded and offloaded...
Security Improvement Starts With a Plan
James Gompers
When it comes to project implementation, many security professionals jump right in at the solutions stage throwing any and all technology at the problems....
Emergency Response Management
Michael Fickes
Architectural design and information technology control the speed and effectiveness of an emergency operations center (EOC), according to Major Joseph...
Ready For Ricin
Paul Rothman
Security officials at the U.S. Capitol became well prepared for chemical and biological attacks through the mail after the 2001 anthrax scare. So when...
Re-Inventing The Public Safety Infrastructure
Michael Fickes
One component of the U.S. military success in Iraq has been information superiority, but here at home, “emergency response systems are still using 19th...
Wright On Track
Feb 1, 2004
At the Marin County Civic Center, the challenges of maintaining door security while protecting life safety and providing accessibility are complicated...
Automating Risk Response
Michael Fickes
Two days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Doug Pasley and another risk management officer with the Tampa police department received orders...
Constitutional Security
Michael Fickes
The U.S. government has altered the way it protects America's founding documents to fit the grim realities of an age of terrorism. Last September, the...
FULL CONTACTLESS
Nov 1, 2003
In September, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) became the first federal agency to successfully implement the government's new contactless smart...
Terrorism In All Its Forms
Noel Cummings, president of Scanna MSC Ltd., Sarasota, Fla.
Modern terrorism is not confined to traditional extremist, nationalist or separatist terrorist groups with political and religious agendas to further,...
The Cost Of Water-Tight Security
Michael Fickes
Last year, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) announced a five-year, $132-million security plan designed to protect the region's water...
Internal Audit
Aug 1, 2003
If indeed nothing is certain in life except death and taxes, the corollary is: It is essential to protect taxes and the people who collect them. That's...
An Overlooked Vulnerability?
Aug 1, 2003
American manufacturing facilities that produce and store toxic chemicals for various industrial uses are potential terrorist targets, according to Guardsmark...
PERMISSION TO MOVE FREELY
By RANDY SOUTHERLAND
Its reach and responsibility are staggering when it comes to providing medical services to those in need. Patients scattered over more than half of the...
Roadblocks To Disaster
By CORRINA STELLITANO
Stopping weapons disguised as vehicles requires varied approaches -- and available technology stands ready to do the job....
City of Edmonton Upgrades Access Control
May 1, 2003
15 years ago city officials in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, Canada, wanted an electronic access control system that could help protect dozens of...
Faces In The Crowd
Michael Fickes
In a test conducted for the Virginia Beach Police Department during the summer of 2002, facial recognition software found and matched faces in a crowd...
Backyard Threats
Paul Rothman
While North Korea and other nuclear-capable countries represent a possible threat from abroad, security measures taken at commercial nuclear facilities...
