August 2013

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Information Security

The ABCs of APTs

How to identify and stop Advanced Persistent Threats
John McCumber is a security and risk professional, and author of Assessing and Managing Security Risk in IT Systems: A Structured Methodology, from Auerbach Publications. If you have a comment or question for him, e-mail Cool_as_McCumber@cygnusb2b.com.
Cybersecurity

Cool as McCumber: Is Anybody Listening?

July 23, 2013
The key to selling security to the C-Suite is learning their language
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School Security

Success Story: Traverse City Schools

July 18, 2013
VMS ties together multiple systems for Michigan school district
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Video Transmission Equipment

What’s Your Position on Transmission?

July 17, 2013
Five considerations when deploying or upgrading video signal transmission products
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School Security

School Security: Best Practices

July 17, 2013
How to mitigate shootings and other violent events on school grounds

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NFC technology enables smartphones to be used to open door locks in campus residence halls.
Access Control

School Security: NFC Proves Itself on Campus

July 17, 2013
Pilot projects at Villanova and the University of San Francisco confirm the viability of the technology
Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Email him at ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com, or contact him through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter: @RayCoulombe.
Integrators

Tech Trends: Raising the Bar(s) in Wireless

July 17, 2013
New options in Wi-Fi and beyond
Alison Kiss is Executive Director of the Clery Center for Security On Campus. She has contributed to textbooks on campus crime and sexual violence and has spoken nationally and internationally on these topics. She is currently completing a doctoral degree in higher education leadership at Northeastern University with research interests in leadership and compliance with Federal law. For more information about the Clery Center, visit www.clerycenter.org.
School Security

School Security: Clery Act Compliance

July 17, 2013
Avoid these four common mistakes in reporting campus crime and security policies
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Metrics for Success: Be a Learning Organization

July 17, 2013
Scrutinizing failures using Root Cause Analysis will likely prevent them from happening again
Ray Bernard, PSP, CHS-III, is a leading security consultant and author, who over 26 years has led many noteworthy security projects for international airports, nuclear disarmament facilities, sports stadiums, water districts, energy utilities, hotels, manufacturing plants and multiple-tower high-rise facilities (www.go-rbcs.com). Follow him @RayBernardRBCS
Access Control

Convergence Q&A: The Facility Code Vulnerability

Be sure to close this potential loophole in your access control
James Dye is an associate in the Irvine, Calif., office of Fisher & Phillips LLP. He represents employers in various aspects of labor and employment law. He can be reached at jdye@laborlawyers.com Additional information is available at www.laborlawyers.com.
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The Dos and Don’ts of Background Checks

July 16, 2013
Tips to avoid liability once you have narrowed the applicant pool
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ASIS 2013: Session Preview

July 16, 2013
Educational opportunities will be in abundance for security executives in Chicago
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School Security

Inside the Mind of the Active Shooter

July 16, 2013
Knowing your adversary is the first step to stopping your school’s worst enemy