INFORMATION
Daily Headline : Physical Security
02/15/2008 - Yesterday's tragic shooting at Northern Illinois University again highlights the need for schools to have alert plans.
Facility Management: Physical Security
01/28/2008 - Parking garages can use the principles of crime prevention through environmental design to protect patrons.
Daily Headline : Physical Security
01/24/2008 - The U.N. will review its security protocols after the suicide bombings that rocked the U.N.'s headquarters in Algeria's capital.
International: Physical Security
12/19/2007 - The charge of strengthening diplomatic and humanitarian locations is complicated by the need to secure vulnerabilities and ensure that the facilities are welcoming to visitors.
International: Physical Security
12/18/2007 - Find out how Canada's Police Service in Calgary has spread the word on CPTED and translated it into action.
Book Reviews: Physical Security
12/18/2007 - Asset protection and management pose unique and ever-shifting challenges, but the foundation principles on which these fields are based remain the same. For those basic components of physical security controls, one need look no further than the third edition of this Lawrence Fennelly work. It's a compilation of informative essays written by security professionals expert in various topics.
Technofile: Physical Security
12/18/2007 - The convergence of physical and IT security might worry physical security experts who dread the idea of having to learn the intricacies of bits and bytes. But there may be little choice: As CCTV systems increasingly rely on data networks, vendors are beginning to pay more attention to the IT department.
Legal Report: Physical Security
12/17/2007 - (Feinstein v. Beers, Massachusetts Court of Appeals, No. 01-P-1635, 2004)
Intelligence: Physical Security
12/17/2007 - According to a recent survey by the Defense Manpower Data Center, active-duty U.S. troops have gotten the message about sexually harassing behavior. Over a seven-year period, the rate of harassment of female colleagues dropped from 46 percent to 24 percent, with fewer incidents by Marines spurring the decline. @ A summary of the survey is on SM Online.
Physical Security
12/12/2007 - A physical security program should harmonize four core components, including the oft-overlooked human factor.
Daily Headline : Physical Security
12/07/2007 - Virtual fencing, to be deployed by the Department of Homeland Security, may not work as contractor promised.
Facility Management: Physical Security
12/05/2007 - To ensure that security barriers won't fall if subjected to a car-bomb attack, businesses must properly assess the risk and select the right barrier for the job.
Intelligence: Physical Security
12/04/2007 - Though it will not issue any recommendations until it releases a draft of the final investigation report in December, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been making solid technical progress in its probe of the World Trade Center (WTC) collapse.