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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.
    Cybersecurity

    So What is it I Do, Again?

    John McCumber
    Oct. 21, 2013
    DHS job description leaves void
    Steve Lasky is the Editorial Director of Southcomm Security Media, which includes print publications SD&I, Security Technology Executive and Locksmith Ledger International – as well as the world’s top security web portal, SecurityInfoWatch.com. He is a 30-year veteran of the security industry and a 26-year member of ASIS. Contact him at slasky@southcomm.com.
    Secured Cities

    My Point of View: Secured Cities is More Than a Concept

    Steve Lasky
    Oct. 21, 2013
    Secured Cities Conference the best of public-private partnership initiatives
    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
    Home

    Why Do I Need a Technology Roadmap?

    Ray Bernard, PSP, CHS-III
    Oct. 21, 2013
    Why Do I Need a Technology Roadmap?
    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.
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    Tech Trends: Thermal Imagers: Shrink Wrapped

    Ray Coulombe
    Oct. 21, 2013
    Thermal imaging is based on heat sensing from a surveillance target
    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.
    Healthcare

    Get With IT: Are Obamacare’s Health Insurance Exchanges Secured?

    Kevin Beaver, CISSP
    Oct. 21, 2013
    Government officials freely admit the security requirements have not been achieved.

    More content from October 2013

    While 10 years may have passed since the 2003 blackout, the threat of power outages has not diminished. On the contrary, it is an ongoing — and growing — security threat. The number of large outages (defined as those that impact more than 50,000 individuals) has been on the increase since the early 1990s. News headline-making outages are just the tip of the iceberg; it is in fact the smaller and more localized power emergencies that have the greatest financial and security impact on properties and businesses. Consider this: Last year’s damaging and disruptive hurricane hybrid Superstorm Sandy left approximately 8.5 million people without power. But that is only one chapter in the 2012 story. Because, all told, outages impacted more than 40 million people last year. Without adequate preparation and protection, even a small outage can have devastating consequences for businesses and lead to dangerous and avoidable security exposures.
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    Lights Out: Lessons Learned from the Great Northeast Blackout

    Bob Kenyon
    Oct. 21, 2013
    Basic steps needed to help prevent power outages
    Navigant Credit Union has 13 locations. Branches are typically around 4,000 square feet, featuring the usual configuration of drive-through lanes, ATMs, night depositories and other member-service areas. Cameras watch it all, with pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras “sweeping” the parking lots. Inside, cameras monitor who enters the vault lobby, and view each teller line.
    Retail

    When Continuity Counts

    Debjit Das
    Oct. 21, 2013
    Video systems are one way the financial market can leverage technology
    As Axis Communications' Security Industry Liaison, Steve Surfaro consults with a number of industry associations, including ASIS, BICSI, SIA and NBFAA/ESA, on physical security technology innovation and best practice adoption.
    Home

    Forensic Video: Your Best Investigation Tool

    Steve Surfaro
    Oct. 21, 2013
    Understanding personnel traffic flow will often help camera placement and ultimately the video forensic-review process
    The ergonomic design of the Enterprise Security Command Center is strikingly evident. Everything is very well situated so that the operators can sit in a comfortable environment for long periods of time, and supervisors can have a clear view of operators and the activity displayed on the video wall.
    Critical Infrastructure

    The Power of PSIM Protects Utility Giant’s Critical Infrastructure

    Linda Haelsen
    Oct. 21, 2013
    Duke Energy is one of the first electric power companies in the U.S. to successfully deploy PSIM
    Dan Cremins is director of product management with March Networks.
    Retail

    What to Bank on when it comes to Video Surveillance

    Dan Cremins
    Oct. 21, 2013
    Video surveillance is one of the most important components of a financial institution’s security infrastructure
    Photo: FLIR Systems
    FLIR recently announced a thermal imaging camera small enough to fit into a smartphone.
    Night-Vision, Thermal & Infrared Cameras

    Tech Trends: Thermal Imagers Feeling the Shrink

    Ray Coulombe
    Sept. 17, 2013
    Nearly everything about infrared is decreasing — including size and, most importantly, cost