June/July 2013

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Critical Infrastructure

My Point of View: Secured Cities Insider Preview

June 28, 2013
Conference returns to Baltimore with new look and content
Photo: Grant M. Hawkins, MPA Vice President of Programs & Strategic Projects, Atlanta Police Foundation
Atlanta's goal is to tie 14,000 public and private surveillance cameras into a unified network for public safety.
Video Surveillance

Special Report: Government Security - Sharing Video with Police

Law enforcement across the country is devising formal programs to ask businesses, public entities and residents to share surveillance footage
Enhanced Non-Lethal (ENL) tools combine two or more non-lethal capabilities, as well as an integrated communication or alerting platform.
Guard Protective Equipment

Special Report: Government Security - Non-Lethal Defense

June 14, 2013
Selecting the right tools will reduce risk among your force of protection officers
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Integrated Security Management Systems & PSIM

The Evolution of a PSIM

June 14, 2013
Three years after implementing the technology, New Orleans airport officials are now streamlining its capabilities

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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.
Information Security

Cool as McCumber: Who’s a Rock Star - Apparently Not Me

June 14, 2013
DHS is looking for hackers instead of managers
Kevin Beaver is a consultant with Atlanta-based Principle Logic LLC (www.principlelogic.com). He has authored/co-authored 11 books on information security, including Hacking for Dummies, Implementation Strategies for Fulfilling and Maintaining IT Compliance, and the Security on Wheels audio books and blog (www.securityonwheels.com). Follow him on Twitter, @kevinbeaver or connect to him on LinkedIn.
Information Security

Special Report: Government Security - Get with IT: Uncovering Your Weaknesses

June 14, 2013
What IT security policies are lagging when it comes to securing your municipality?
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Access Control

Special Report: Government Security - How to Get FIPS Compliant

June 13, 2013
A government access control roadmap to credentialing, authentication and validation
(Photo courtesy Axis Communications)
Fredrik Nilsson is the general manager for Axis Communications in North America.
Video Surveillance

Video Surveillance is Living on the Edge

June 13, 2013
IP cameras and encoders are working harder and smarter than ever, thanks to continuous innovation
Corey Nachreiner, CISSP, is Director of Security Strategy for WatchGuard and an expert on this emerging form of DDoS attack. To request more information about Watchguard, visit www.securityinfowatch.com/10863399.
Information Security

Attack of the Network Traffic

June 13, 2013
Understanding and Avoiding Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) Attacks
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.
Video Analytics

Tech Trends: Video Technology Evolving for Investigations

June 13, 2013
Analytics make solving crimes like the Boston bombing much easier
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John Romanowich is president/chief executive officer and founder of SightLogix, a manufacturer of intelligent video surveillance systems based in Princeton, N.J.
Video Surveillance

Special Report: Government Security - CFATS and Surveillance

June 10, 2013
How smart video can help you comply with the DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards