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Worth a Look: Cyberwear

- At first glance it may seem odd that this month’s “Worth a Look”  item is not a computer accessory or high-tech gadget, but rather a jacket. But it’s no ordinary jacket; it’s made to meet all the needs of cybersavvy travelers as well as physical security professionals who need a way to stow all their gear, from PDAs and cell phones to anything else that needs to be holstered.  @   Where to get one. The jacket is available at the manufacturer’s Web site for $199. Get there via SM Online.

Copy,Scan, Fax, Steal

- You’ve spent countless dollars securing your company’s intellectual property in safes and on servers, and you’re sure that sensitive customer or patient information is not being made public, as required by legislation. But meanwhile, your copy machine could be exposing this data to the world.

Smart Solutions to Security Problems

- A music center rings in a new security system.

Premises liability

- A California appeals court has ruled that the owners of a bar had a duty to intervene in an attack on a patron. In the case, the court ruled that bouncers at a bar who anticipated an assault did not attempt to keep the parties separated, resulting in the injury of a patron and liability for the bar.

Water Supply Systems Security

- Security professionals may need to understand their sector to protect it—no less for water supply systems—but there’s a limit to what they need to know.

Premises Liability

- A club owner may be held liable for failing to protect two patrons who were attacked outside as they left the premises.

Water Security on Tap

- Water utilities look to security basics, drug companies gain from BioShield II, and the use of jamming technologies to thwart terrorists.

Too Important for Security

- An incident at the U.S. Capitol underscores that no one should be above security.

Business News

- A wrap-up of industry awards, deals, and contracts. Plus, ASIS anounces the “Power of Certification” winners and the Foundation advances the rights of victims.

Gun Fight

- NRA-backed state laws that force companies to allow guns in their parking lots

Levers Against Liability

- To reduce premises liability exposure, companies must take sufficient and consistent measures that can be defended in court.

ASIS, NASCO Set Record Straight

- The fifth European Security Conference will be held in Nice, France; and ASIS and NASCO rebut a newspaper article  critical of security officers. Also, Howard Moster, CPP, PSP, is profiled.

Biometric Primer

- This white paper on biometrics discusses how the technology is being integrated into access control applications.