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Exclusive Q&A: GVI's New CEO Steve Walin

gkohl — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:20:29 -0500

Steven E. Walin joined GVI Security Solutions in February as the company's CEO, bringing extensive experience from GE and Siemens, but also bringing a long-term integration background to one of the industry's top products manufacturers.

SecurityInfoWatch.com caught up with Walin on March 20, 2006, to talk about his focus for the company, what's on the table for ISC West, and how integrators, dealers and manufacturers can better work together.

See our printed story:

A Q&A with GVI's New CEO Steve Walin

SIW Radio: An ISC West Q&A with Nice Vision's Ian Ehrenberg

gkohl — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:11:59 -0400

Live from the show floor on April 5, 2006, the opening day of ISC West 2006, SecurityInfoWatch.com caught up with Nice Vision's Vice President and General Manager Ian Ehrenberg to discuss how video analytics is changing the world of surveillance. In this exclusive interview from SecurityInfoWatch.com, Ehrenberg also discusses what the recent acquisition of Fast Video Systems means for dealers and integrators.

SIW Radio: An ISC West Q&A with Verint's Mariann McDonagh

gkohl — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:30:47 -0400

At ISC West 2006 in Sands Convention Center, Verint's Mariann McDonagh discussed the company's new Nextiva solution of video surveillance for critical infrastructure and how video technologies are changing the security paradigm for enterprise and infrastructure operations.

SIW Radio: GE Security Execs Discuss the Company's Positioning

gkohl — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:41:07 -0400

At ISC West 2006, GE Security President and CEO Louis Parker joined with some of his lead executives to discuss different market areas the company is pursuing, some top technologies being developed (including nanotechnology and homeland security threat detection applications), and how GE Security is positioning itself for the future. SecurityInfoWatch.com invites you to listen in to this lengthy (30-plus minutes) audio conference to stay up-to-date on GE's plans.

SIW Radio Episode 1: Conducting Disaster Exercises

gkohl — Tue, 30 May 2006 15:25:51 -0400

SecurityInfoWatch.com editor Geoff Kohl speaks with business continuity and disaster planning consultants (and regular SIW contributors) Tom Abruzzo and William Comtois about trends in disaster exercise programs and why disaster exercises have become such a hot topic for today's security directors.


Tom Abruzzo	William Comtois

Approximate listening time: 17 minutes

Episode 1: Show notes and links :

News -- Northrop Grumman bid ; HID acquisition of Fargo

Interview -- Abruzzo/Comtois article on Business Continuity Planning 101; Comtois article series on Disaster Exercise Planning & Management

SIW Radio Episode 2: Preparing for FIPS 201 Implementation

gkohl — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:09:12 -0400

With a looming deadline which requires government agencies to begin FIPS 201 card implementations by Oct. 31, 2006, there is a great deal of concern whether 1) the technology will be ready in time and 2) whether security chiefs at government agencies will have the funding and staff resources to implement FIPS 201 card projects on time.

To discuss those challenges, SecurityInfoWatch.com editor Geoff Kohl caught up with Paul Brisgone by phone live from SecTec '06, a semi-private homeland security expo held in Washington, D.C., for invited government and agency officials. Brisgone serves as the director for ADT's Federal Systems Division, and has been working with federal agencies on their security projects for 20 years.

Show links: ADT's new one-card FIPS 201 offering (press release); NIST publications related to FIPS 201/HSPD-12; plus, the directive that started it all: the White House's HSPD-12 (from Aug. 2004);

SIW Radio Episode 3: Managing Security Guards with GPS Technology

gkohl — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:15:44 -0400

Now that the prices for GPS technology have dropped so significantly, companies are devising more and more ways to use this tracking technology -- including such tasks as asset management, cargo security, even school bus speed and safety tracking. SecurityInfoWatch.com's editor catches up with Scott McDonald, CEO of Monument Security, to learn how Monument Security is using GPS technology to find operational efficiencies for its uniformed and patrol guards, as well as for plainclothes loss prevention officers.

Plus...news about industry acquisitions (Global ePoint buys Tops Digital Security; RISCO Group buys Keyware), a new verified response policy that's coming for Madison, Wisc., plus how San Francisco's airport plans to screen all of its passenger cargo for explosives.

Show links:
Monument Security: http://www.monumentsecurity.com/
Xora: http://xora.com/Ã‚Â

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 3; Show date: 06/23/2006; Show length: 26 minutes; Download file size: Approx 10.6Mb]

SIW Radio Episode 4: An HSPD-12/FIPS 201 Discussion

gkohl — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:46:06 -0400

On Thursday, Aug. 24, SecurityInfoWatch.com held a webinar featuring Michael Butler, the director of theÃ‚Â Access Card Office for the Department of Defense andÃ‚Â Jason Halverson, a smart card analyst with research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. The webinar was sponsored by Hirsch Electronics, Bioscrypt, Ultra Electronics (Magicard) and GE Security.

Last week's webinar on HSPD-12/FIPS 201 was so popular, with so many listener-submitted questions, that we brought back Michael ButlerÃ‚Â and Jason Halverson on Monday morning for a phone call to discuss some of the finer points of HSPD-12/FIPS 201 access control for government facilities, agencies and contractors.

From access control, to smart card capacities, to what the Oct. 27 deadline means for the federal government, Butler and Halverson share their knowledge of this major government securityÃ‚Â initiative.

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 4; Show date: 08/28/2006; Show length:Ã‚Â 32:45 minutes; Download file size: ApproxÃ‚Â 13.8 Mb]

SIW Radio Episode 5: Hardening Buildings and Adding Window Protection

gkohl — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:57:49 -0500

SIW Radio's podcast series gets the engine started again this December. We feature an interview by SecurityInfoWatch.com editor Geoff Kohl with Hollice Stone, the director of operations for the New York City office of Hinman Consulting Engineers.

Hollice has looked at building egreess issues pertaining to building hardening, as well as basic parameters that building owners and security directors should be considering when looking at options for hardening against terror threats and natural disasters. One of the unique efforts Hollice has been invovled in is the issue of firefighter safety (ingress and egress) and the concept of a window typing system that would let firefighters know what techniques will need to be used to breach a hardened window.

Related links:
Hollice Stone's bio: http://www.hce.com/about/hollice_s.htm
Hinman Consulting Engineers: http://www.hce.com/

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 5; Show date: 12/12/2006; Show length: Approximately 19 minutes; Download file size: Approx 7.7 Mb]

SIW Radio Episode 6: Security Technologies Coming out of the Labs

gkohl — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:23:38 -0500

SIW Radio host Geoff Kohl looks at new security technologies, including a next-generation 360-degree technology from RemoteReality Corp., as we well as new research into bleeding edge technology applications from the University of Marylands's James Clark School of Engineering. Our interview this week is with James Ionson, Ph.D., CEO of RemoteReality, who talks about the company's new 360-degree technology. Our chat ranges from how this is different from what IPIX had been doing, to the concept of video-based situation awareness, and of course, what the commercial sector can do with this kind of technology. The company is even looking at a camera design with a 16-megapixel CMOS chip that can count the legs on a spider at 2,000 meters (OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but the company is testing a 16-megapixel chip).

Related links for Episode 6:
- RemoteReality Corp. and the company's press release on new funding.
- News story on the University of Maryland's new security technology research
Plus: Hirsch expands in EMEA market, Honeywell's wireless wall transmitter, Brivo's new ACS OnSite, Intelasight's surveillance system for remote areas, and Napco's code-free alarm system.

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 5; Show date: 12/18/2006; Show length: 13:59; Download file size: Approx 5.6 Mb]

SIW Radio Episode 7: Speaking of Convergence

gkohl — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:01:25 -0500

Security Technology & Design Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Steve Lasky and security convergence consultant Ray Bernard join host and SIW Editor Geoff Kohl for a round-table discussion on top trends in the convergence between physical security, IT and business management.

Lasky and Bernard have been heading up a unique convergence track of seminars which are part of the SecureWorld Expos, a series of IT-focused road shows that look at information security trends and threat vectors. In this episode of SIW Radio, they share what they've been hearing directly from the frontline IT directors, CSOs and LP directors that have been attending the ST&D Convergence seminars at the SecureWorld Expos.

Relevant links:
SecureWorld Expo: http://www.secureworldexpo.com/
ST&D Convergence Seminars: Security Technology & Design Convergence Seminar - Boston

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 7 Show date: 01/18/2007; Show length: 19:24; Download file size: Approx 7.7 Mb]

SIW Radio Episode 8: RF Technology and Privacy

gkohl — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:02:07 -0500

In Episode 8 of SIW Radio, we look at the security issues of smart cards, RFID tags, the new ePassports, Mastercard's PayPass, Visa contactless payment cards and smart cards -- as they relate to privacy and identity theft. Our program starts with an interview with Randy Vanderhoof, executive directorÃ‚Â of the Smart Card Alliance. VanderhoofÃ‚Â discusses the SCA's new RF Technology Best Practices and shatters myths about RF technology. In the second part of this week's program, Kathleen Carroll, government relations director for HID Global, discusses legislation impacting the smart card industry, and what the card and RFID industry should be doing to address the public's concerns of identity theft.

Relevant links:
Smart Card Alliance: http://www.smartcardalliance.org/
SCA Best Practices for the Use of RF-Enabled Technology in Identity Management: http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/publications-rf-technology-best-practices
HID Global: http://www.hidcorp.com/

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 8 Show date: 02/05/2007; Show length: 35:27; Download file size: Approx 14.2 Mb]

Episode 9: Live Report on School Security from Campus of Va. Tech

gkohl — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:28:44 -0400

SecurityInfoWatch.com editor Geoff Kohl speaks to school security advisor Patrick Fiel Sr. (pictured left), the public safety advisor, education, for ADT Security Services. Fiel was live on the campus of Virginia Tech one day after a student killed 32 of his fellow students before turning the gun on himself.

Fiel discusses emergency notification procedures, crisis management plans, lockdown procedures, access control and video surveillance -- all as applied to respond and prevent episodes of school violence and school shootings.

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 9 Show date: 04/17/2007; Show length: 08:35; Download file size: Approx 3.4 Mb]

Episode 10: Bringing Video Analytics Firm VideoIQ to Market

gkohl — Tue, 22 May 2007 09:19:35 -0400

SecurityInfoWatch.com catches up with Scott Schnell, CEO of Massachusetts-based video analytics firm VideoIQ, to talk about the company's technology and their new 800HD Smart Video Analyzer, their recent spinout from GE Security and how they're going to market and working with VARs, integrators and dealers.

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 10 Show date: 05/22/2007; Show length: 16:48; Download file size: Approx 6.7 Mb]

Episode 11: Hacking Network Surveillance Cameras

gkohl — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:43:35 -0400

In Episode 11, we catch up with Jason Hart, CEO of Cryptocard Europe, to talk about surveillance cameras that are running root passwords and which can be "hacked". Also on this program, Joseph Costa, CEO of videoNEXT, discusses the firm's expansion into the dealer/integrator channel as they go to market with $5.4 million in new funding for the video management solutions firm.

To follow along with Jason Hart's "hack" into unsecured network surveillance cameras, you can use the following Google searches that will lead you right to the lenses of the many hundreds, perhaps thousands, of unsecured network surveillance cameras installed around the world:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=intitle%3A%22toshiba+network+camera+-+User+Login%22&btnG=Suche&meta=

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=inurl%3Anetw_tcp.shtml&btnG=B%C3%BAsqueda&meta=

http://www.google.com/search?q=camera+linksys+inurl%3Amain.cgi&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 11 Show date: 06/05/2007; Show length: 12:33; Download file size: Approx 5.0 Mb]

Episode 12: Air Security and the Recent JFK Plot

gkohl — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:20:05 -0400

In this episode, SIW Radio host Geoff Kohl interviews Will McGuire of Global Security Associates, a New York-based firm specializing in air security to talk about the recent terrorist plot against JFK airport in New York City.

Links to other stories in our news:
Fluidmesh education roadshow on mesh networking
Diebold earns CSAA Station of the Year award
IQinVision and OnSSI partner on video project
Adesta to deliver intelligent video at Port of Houston

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio Episode 12; Show date: 06/11/2007; Show length: 8:55; Download file size: Approx 3.5 Mb]

Episode 13: New Image Sensor Technology for Security Cameras

gkohl — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:22:48 -0400

In this episode of SecurityInfoWatch.com, SIW Radio host Geoff Kohl interviews Michael DeLuca, market segment manager of image sensor solutions at Eastman Kodak, to discuss the company's new pattern for deploying both color and panchromatic pixels on an image sensor. The result of the new pattern, says DeLuca, is that the sensors are better in low-light situations, and can help freeze the image better to reduce motion blurs, and will cut out some of the "noise" that tends to appear when digital images are taken in low-light situations. Do these sound like benefits that could help solve some of your low-light problems with security cameras providing poor image quality? We also touch upon the differences in resolution between monochromatic (black and white) images and color images.

Links to articles/news/websites mentioned in this episode:

FCC denies AMPS extension petition
School security study by CDW-Government
Archived webinar on school security
Eastman Kodak's "1000 Nerds" blog

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 13 Show date: 06/25/2007; Show length: 15:58; Download file size: Approx 6.4 Mb]

Episode 14: Global Security Operations 2010, Privaris PlusID and 3VR SmartStorage

gkohl — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:31:47 -0400

Episode 14 features an interview with Ray Bernard and James Connor, speakers and hosts of the Global Security Operations 2010 event.

Also featured is Privaris' plusID biometric token technology and 3VR's video analytics SmartStorage system. John Petze, CEO of Privaris, and Tim Ross, executive vice president of 3VR, join SIW Radio host Geoff Kohl to discuss their respective technologies.

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Left to right: Ray Bernard, leading security consultant and contributing editor to Security Technology & Design; James Connor, former senior manager of global security systems for Symantec and current principal of N2N Secure consulting firm; and John Petze, CEO of Privaris, discuss the GSO 2010 event scheduled for Aug. 22-23, 2007. Tim Ross, co-founder and EVP of 3VR, is featured as part of a technology spotlight on his company's new SmartStorage solution.

Links for this podcast:
GSO 2010
Privaris PlusID technology
Announcement of 3VR SmartStorage

To listen to this podcast: 1) Use the streaming player at top right, or 2) Download this episode here.

[SIW Radio; Episode 14 Show date: 07/18/2007; Show length: 26:11; Download file size: Approx 10.4 Mb]

Episode 15: Voice Biometrics and Security Leadership

gkohl — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:43:46 -0400

In Episode 15, we catch up with Julia Webb of VoiceVault to talk about voice-based biometrics for securing and matching identities for telephone call centers and web systems. We also turn to Lynn Mattice, CSO of Boston Scientific, and Bob Hayes, executive director of the Security Executive Council, to talk about security leadership concepts as a quick preview of the presentations they will be making at the GSO 2010 event in August.

Links for this podcast:
VoiceVault and Content Babel contact center report
GSO 2010

[SIW Radio; Episode 15 Show date: 07/31/2007; Show length: 23:32; Download file size: Approx 9.4 Mb]

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Episode 16: Hot Topics in Network Video Surveillance

gkohl — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:34:03 -0500

In Episode 16, we catch up with the folks from Axis Communications as SIW Editor Geoff Kohl sits down with Axis North America's General Manager Fredrik Nilsson and Axis' founder Martin Gren. Our discussion ranges from new compression technologies, to what network video surveillance advances mean for security systems integrators, new network technology and more.

[SIW Radio; Episode 16 Show date: 11/08/2007; Show length: 12:26; Download file size: Approx 4.9 Mb]

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Episode 17: Discussing Loss Prevention with David Gorman

gkohl — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:36:40 -0500

In this episode of SIW Radio, we chat with David Gorman, who served for 21 years heading up Wal-Mart's loss prevention program. He is an internationally recognized retail loss prevention consultant and public speaker. During 21 years with Wal-Mart he served as Director of Internal Audit and Vice President of Loss Prevention, Risk Control & Quality Assurance. Upon leaving Wal-Mart he founded David Gorman & Associates to help retailers and suppliers enhance earnings and sales through improved performance. SIW Radio caught up with David during a small conference hosted by IP video company Axis Communications, and I hope you enjoy our discussion of loss prevention, shoplifting, and retail store security as much as I enjoyed speaking with David.

Links for this podcast:
David Gorman & Associates

[SIW Radio; Episode 17 Show date: 11/27/2007; Show length: 24:21; Download file size: Approx 9.75 Mb]

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Episode 18: Web Security: IT Basics for PhySec Pros

gkohl — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:22 -0500

In this episode of SIW Radio, we speak with Kevin Beaver, CISSP, on why web security issues like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, SSL and default passwords are important to corporate physical security directors and security systems integrators. You'll learn about some of the common web security concerns so you can talk the talk with your IT counterparts as well as learn how web security affects the physical security realm and overall business risks.

Kevin is an independent information security consultant, author, keynote speaker, and expert witness with Atlanta-based Principle Logic, LLC where he specializes in performing independent security assessments. He has authored/co-authored seven books on information security including the highly-successful Hacking For Dummies and Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies (Wiley). HeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s also the creator of the Security On Wheels information security audio programs providing security learning for IT professionals on the go (securityonwheels.com). He is also a regular contributor to Security Technology & Design magazine.

This episode, no. 18, marks the first of a series of podcast segments SecurityInfoWatch.com will be producing with Kevin to train physical security professionals in the basics of IT management and information security. Stay tuned for more great segments on "IT Basics for PhySec Pros".

Episode Sponsor: THAWTE, a leader in SSL Digital Certificates. Download THAWTE's free guidelines to managing multiple digital certificates.

[SIW Radio; Episode 18 Show date: 12/18/2007; Show length: 25:50; Download file size: Approx 10.3 Mb]

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Episode 19: Integrators' Roundtable

gkohl — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:09:39 -0500

Episode 19 marks the first in our regular partnerships with SECURITY Dealer & Integrator magazine conducting "roundtables" to discuss the hot topics affecting the reseller community. Roundtables appear in the magazine, and we follow up by continuing and expanding the dicussion on this podcast program.

Our topics this month: new technology, commercial market outlook for 2008, making money with fire systems, IP video and access control, what IP means for integrators' businesses, and a lot more.

Joining us for this program are:
-Alan Kruglak, senior vice president, Genesis Security Systems (Germantown, Md.)
-John Krumme, CPP, president and CEO, Cam-Dex Security Corporation (Kansas City, Kan., and St. Louis, Mo.)
-Paul Owen, regional vice president, ADS Security (Nashville, Tenn.)
-Richard Penney, Viscom Systems (Watertown, Mass.)

Also on the line with SIW Radio host Geoff Kohl to conduct this roundtable is Deborah O'Mara, editor, SECURITY Dealer & Integrator magazine.Ã‚Â

[SIW Radio Episode 19; Show date: 1/22/2008; Show length: 44:25; Download file size: Approx 10.1 Mb]

Episode 20: Wireless Security: IT Basics for PhySec Pros

gkohl — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:08:41 -0500

In this episode of SIW Radio, we speak again with Kevin Beaver, CISSP, as part of our "IT Basics for Physical Security Pros" SIW Radio series. In this episode, we cover the basics of wireless networking and why wireless security issues like WEP, WPA and more are important to corporate physical security directors and security systems integrators. Just like we did in Episode 18 with web security, in Episode 20, you'll learn about some of the common wireless security concerns so you can talk the talk with your IT counterparts as well as learn how wireless affects the physical security realm and overall business risks.

Who is Kevin? Go back and check out our post on Episode 18 to get his bio, and stay tuned in the future for more discussions with Kevin (including our upcoming program on securing mobile devices).

[SIW Radio; Episode 20; Show date: 1/28/2008; Show length: 23:48; Download file size: Approx 5.4 Mb]

Episode 21: Keystroke biometrics, Pelco's channel commitment

gkohl — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:05:00 -0500

SIW Radio Episode 21 takes a look at the technology of keystroke biometrics and we catch up briefly with Pelco CEO Dean Meyer to discuss how the company is managing its dealer/integrator channel strategy even while being owned by an integration firm. More news coverage includes security at Chicago water filtration plants, funding for Pivot3, biometrics at vending machines (you'll never guess what type of vending machine we're talking about!), Northrop Grumman's big surveillance project, and more.

[SIW Radio; Episode 21; Show date: 02/03/2008; Show length: 15:17; Download file size: Approx 3.5 Mb]

Episode 22: Roundtable on IP Security Technology

gkohl — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:38:54 -0500

Episode 22 of SIW Radio hosts another integrator's roundtable with Security Dealer & Integrator editor Deborah O'Mara, Tom Lienhard of Artery Lock Technology Group, Mickey Lavery of I2C Technologies and your host Geoff Kohl of SecurityInfoWatch.com.

The key topic for this integrator's roundtable is the issue of IP security technologies and what that business area means for your systems integration business. From IP video to IP access control, dark fiber, network latency and more, we cover some of the most pressing topics that are facing today's security systems integrator.

This podcast is available as an add-on to a great roundtable article with a variety of integrator's in the February 2008 issue of Security Dealer & Integrator. If you don't receive the printed magazine, check them out on the web (where you can subscribe).

[SIW Radio; Episode 21; Show date: 2/26/2008; Show length: 34:41; Download file size: Approx 7.89 Mb]

Episode 23: Mobile Device Security - IT Basics for PhySec Pros

gkohl — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:26:30 -0500

We're back with Kevin Beaver, CISSP (principlelogic.com, securityonwheels.com), as part of our regular "IT Basics for Physical Security Pros" series to talk about the problems of security mobile devices in the corporate and organizational settings. From issues of mobile devices (PDAs, smart phones, etc.) lacking power-on password security to issues of stolen and lost laptops, we hit on the top concerns and issues around mobile devices and corporate risk exposure.

Topics: hard-drive encryption, partition-based encryption, file encryption, hardware-based encryption, laptop security, whole-disk encryption, data breaches from laptop losses, device log-on passwords.

Suggested links:
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse -- lists high-profile data breaches

Episode 24: Talking Security Convergence

gkohl — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:37:39 -0400

On episode 24, we bring aboard Peter Fehl, Honeywell's marketing manager, and Ivan Hurtt, Novell's product manager for identity and security solutions, to talk about recent research from Honeywell Labs on convergence at U.S.-based, global firms with revenues from $1 billion to $100 billion. Peter and Ivan cover the research but also talk about where convergence is today for many firms.

Suggested links:
Article: Research looks at security convergence for global firms

[SIW Radio; Episode 24; Show date: 3/13/2008; Show length: 20:15; Download file size: Approx 4.63 Mb]

Episode 25: Ins and Outs of Password Security

gkohl — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:12:45 -0400

Kevin Beaver, CISSP, on what makes a good password, what makes a bad password, good IT security password management, and why the lowly password needs to be such an important concern for security directors.

[SIW Radio; Episode 25; Show date: 4/14/2008; Show length: 23:27; Download file size: Approx 5.63 Mb]

Episode 26: Malicious Mindset Security Assessments

gkohl — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:54:07 -0400

Security consultant Kevin Beaver, CISSP, is back for our series "IT Basics for Physical Security Pros" to talk about using the malicious mindset to improve your security. After all, says Kevin, the criminal has a malicious mindset when approaching your organization as a target, so you should adopt this skillset too, as you decide how to secure your organization's physical and data assets.

Plus: Kevin reports in on the recent IDC Security Conference in Milan, Italy.

[SIW Radio; Episode 26; Show date: 4/25/2008; Show length: 19:52; Download file size: Approx 4.55 Mb]

Episode 27: School Security Roundtable

gkohl — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:06:40 -0400

Episode 27 of SIW Radio brings together independent campus security consultant Dr. Adam Thermos along with Cindy Downing of Honeywell Security and Andy Wren of Wren Solutions to discuss the challenges facing K-12 schools, colleges and universities as those organizations protect their students and secure their campuses. From issues of where to put surveillance cameras, how to use shelter-in-place systems to funding and more, our panel gets down to the core issues schools deal with today. SecurityInfoWatch.com editor-in-chief Geoff Kohl and Security Dealer & Integrator magazine editor Deborah O'Mara co-host this episode.

[SIW Radio; Episode 27; Show date: 5/27/2008; Show length: 47:40; Download file size: Approx 10.9 Mb]

Episode 28: Convergence update & Network video standards

gkohl — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:46:57 -0400

In this episode of the SecurityInfoWatch.com podcast series SIW Radio, Principle Logic's Kevin Beaver and Security Technology & Design editor-in-chief Steve Lasky discuss Tim Mather's recent critique of convergence and proprietary security technologies. We then jump into an interview with Axis Communications' director of business development Jonas Andersson about a new network video standards framework partnership between Axis, Sony and Bosch.

[SIW Radio; Episode 28; Show date: 6/3/2008; Show length: 24:08; Download file size: Approx 5.5 Mb]

Episode 29: Security Integrator Partnerships

gkohl — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:51:40 -0400

For our July 22, 2008, episode of SIW Radio from SecurityInfoWatch.com, we take the time to speak with three integrators on how they do "partnerships" -- with vendors, with subcontractors, with competitors, with potential business lead generators. SecurityInfoWatch.com's Geoff Kohl and Security Dealer & Integrator magazine's Deborah O'Mara speak with Wayne Becker, vice president of business development at Communication Systems Inc. (Allentown, Penn.), Jeff Brummett, president/COO, American Sentry Guard (Greenwood, Ind.), and Alan Kruglak, senior vice president, Genesis Security Systems (Germantown, Md.). Alan, Jeff and Wayne share insights into how they're "doing" partnerships, and we close with a honest look at what the current economic climate means for commercial security systems integrators.

Show Notes:
For more on partnering, the recommended reading for this podcast is the May 2008 issue of Security Dealer & Integrator, specifically the article by Karen Duane Johnson titled "Leading integrators discuss partnering and selling value."

[SIW Radio; Episode 29; Show date: 7/22/2008; Show length: 43:10; Download file size: Approx 9.9 Mb -- this uses a 32 KB/S format (we respect your bandwidth!) ]

SIW Radio: Episode 30: Lean Security & GSO/GSI 2010

gkohl — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:53:07 -0400

Episode 30 addresses the concept of "lean security," a term adapted from the concept of lean manufacturing. Lynn Mattice, Ray Bernard and Derrick Wright, co-authors of a Security Technology & Design magazine article by the same name (see article in July 2008 issue), discuss why security must be lean, and what that means in terms of aligning the security department with overall business goals. Then we turn our focus to the GSO 2010 and GSI 2010 security events happening this week in California.

Show notes/links:
"Lean Security", Security Technology & Design magazine, July 2008, by Lynn Mattice, Ray Bernard and Derrick Wright
Global Security Operations - GSO 2010 event webpage
Global Security Integration - GSI 2010 event webpage

[SIW Radio; Episode 30; Show date: 8/19/2008; Show length: 24:25; Download file size: Approx 5.9 Mb Ã¢â‚¬â€ this uses a 32 KB/S format (we respect your bandwidth!) ]

Episode 31: ASIS 2008 Day 1 Report

gkohl — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:16:34 -0400

This episode of SIW Radio finds our staff at the ASIS 2008 tradeshow in Atlanta, Ga. We head out onto the show floor with our recorders to get technology updates from Xtralis, Axis Communications, GuardTrax and Hirsch Electronics.

Episode 32: Talking security with NFL legend Cris Carter

gkohl — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:29:42 -0400

SIW Radio from SecurityInfoWatch.com catches up with NFL legend Cris Carter (wide receiver for Minnesota Vikings) and his brother John Carter about their security and constructionÃ‚Â project management firm Carter Brothers during the ASIS 2008 security tradeshow in Atlanta, Ga. Carter Brothers recently announced a partnership with Johnson Controls, and the company has had longstanding business relationships with ADT and GE Security. Enjoy our lively chat with Cris and John Carter of Carter Brothers in this episode.

Episode 33: BRS Labs' new analytics technology

gkohl — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:51:56 -0400

Episode 33 features an interview with BRS Labs President John Frazzini and Chief Technology Officer Eric Eaton on the topic of their new video analytics technology. The company's technology, titled AISight,Ã‚Â centers around adaptive learning for analytics software, as could be applied for physical security.

Episode 34: Video lifecycle management by Geoff Kohl, Editor

gkohl — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:27:05 -0400

Episode 34 features an interview between SIW Radio host Geoff Kohl and TimeSight Systems' CEO Charles Foley discussing video lifecycle management for surveillance data, conducted live at the IQsummit 2008 hosted by IQinVision. Charles' company is a new firm focusing on the problem of how we retain archival video surveillance footage. We also have a spotlight on IP-over-coax firm Veracity as well as quick note about Viseox, a French company providing video management software.

Related company technology links:
TimeSight Systems
Veracity
Viseox
IQinVision

Episode 35: Old Physec Computers

rpowell — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:41:56 -0500

Presented by SecurityInfoWatch.comâ€™s editor Geoff Kohl and Principle Logicâ€™s Kevin Beaver, Episode 35 focuses its discussion on security for machines running older operating systems, plus a news update on Obamaâ€™s CTO position, shutdown of McColo Corp and its impact on spam and a limited hack of WPA wireless encryption.

Episode 36: Integrating IP video in the real world

dsheffler — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:00:06 -0500

This week's episode is a follow-up from our webinar last week on Feb. 5, 2009. That webinar, sponsored by Cisco, presented information on IP video for government and educational scenarios, and it also presented an in-depth case study on the protection of two Amtrak facilities. Since we ran out of time on the webinar itself to do our normal Q&A, we saved our readers' questions and answered a handful of them in this 30 minute SIW Radio podcast episode. Joinining us on the podcast are Steve Collen, Lindsay Hiebert and Paul Thatcher of Cisco, Keith White from Intrametrix Consulting and Kevin Dailey from Consiliant Technologies (the integrator on the Amtrak project). We discuss a variety of topics, including EMP threats, grants and funding sources for security projects, management of software upgrades in integrated physical security systems, pole-mounted cameras, video analytics, working with legacy security technologies over the network, and wireless video transmission issues such as latency, jittery video and lag. If you haven't viewed the webinar yet, I highly recommend you check it out "go here to register to view the webcast.

Other recommended links include:
Grants.gov
Cisco's Physical Security Website

Episode 37: The Pre-ISC West

rhammond — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:55:02 -0400

In episode 37 of SIW Radio, SIW's Geoff Kohl catches up with Ed Nichols, show manager for ISC West, to discuss keynotes, training sessions, the exhibit floor and all things related to the tradeshow.Â Highlights include an update on the IP Institute, info on the keynote address, discussions of new tech companies exhibiting, and Nichols' goal to improve the quality of education available from ISC. We then catch up with Ray Bernard, a California-based security consultant and tech guru, to discuss how integrators and end-users can approach the tradeshow floor. Ray also invites attendees to join him on Tuesday before the exhibit floor opens for a reception (see invitation) hosted by a vendor (free drinks!) where you can discuss industry issues in a one-on-one format with many thought leaders like Ray, Steve Hunt, Dan Dunkel, Bob Hayes and others.

Episode 38: Hosted video and more at ISC West

rhammond — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:48:33 -0400

Focus on hosted video and central station video monitoring, plus quick looks at access control and high-end video

Episode 39: SIA New Product Showcase winner Pivot3

rhammond — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:38:27 -0400

In episode 39 of the SecurityInfoWatch.com podcast series SIW Radio, SIW's Geoff Kohl speaks with Lee Caswell of Pivot3 about high-volume storage of video surveillance data. Pivot3 recently won the Security Industry Association's New Product Showcase Best in Show Award for their "Serverless Computing" offering for video surveillance data storage. Caswell discusses the award, the company's product and trends in storage solutions for video surveillance systems.

Episode 40: The Latin American Security Market

rhammond — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:37:03 -0400

George Fletcher speaks with SecurityInfoWatch.com editor Geoff Kohl about the 2009 Expo Seguridad Mexico tradeshow and then speaks about the business climate for security systems and integration services in the Latin American market. We look at the different manufacturers, entry barriers vs. entrepreneurial environments, political climate, overall security needs, residential alarm service adoption. This interview is a great primer on the security and alarm market in Latin American market; it is a must-listen for any business considering expanding into Mexico, or other Central and South American nations.