How quickly could my existing security technology become obsolete? How can I tell when a cloud-based technology is secure enough to use? What questions should I be asking my vendors of choice? What does “future-proof” mean in the context of accelerating technology change? Will proprietary systems lock me out of technology advancements? Is there anything I should be doing to make my existing security systems more secure?
At 11:00 AM on Monday, September 28th, a special panel convenes at the ASIS 61st annual seminars to answer these and other questions, and to examine the effects of rapidly accelerating technology advancement and how this impacts your security technology decisions. Take advantage of this session to update your thinking cap about the key factors that will help you evaluate the technology that you see and hear about at the show.
This is a highly interactive session with lots of audience Q&A with the panelists.
Technology Insights
Three technology leaders were selected to provide answers about where technology is going, and how technology trends will affect physical security technology roadmaps. They all come from the world of information technology, and are applying that knowledge in their particular fields of expertise in the domain of physical security. The panel will include:
Dean Drako
Dean Drako, president and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks, recently expanded his commitment to helping move the physical security industry to the cloud by personally acquiring Brivo, where he serves as chairman. Drako was previously founder and CEO of Barracuda Networks, a provider of security and cloud solutions, and currently serves on its board of directors. Drako is a holder of 27 patents, including patents in network security, network protocols, digital circuits, software, and biochemical processes. Drako has recently authored a highly acclaimed white paper “12 Security Camera System Best Practices – Cyber Protection”. This paper covers major attack vectors and 12 cyber-safe best practices for security camera systems (http://bit.ly/security-camera-system-cyber-best-practices). Best practices include cloud-based systems as well as still-in-service legacy technology like DVR-based systems.
Ray Bernard
Ray Bernard is president and principal consultant for RBCS, Inc., a group of highly expert corporate, physical and IT security consultants with outstanding track records in their fields of expertise. He has led many noteworthy security projects for international airports, nuclear disarmament facilities, sports stadiums, water districts, manufacturing plants and multiple-tower high-rise facilities. Bernard is the Convergence Editor for Security Technology Executive magazine, for which he writes the “Convergence Q&A” column as well as highly-regarded features articles about the convergence of information technology and physical security systems. Bernard is also the author of the newly-published Security Technology Convergence Insights from Elsevier. He is also a subject matter faculty member of the Security Executive Council. An ASIS-certified Physical Security Professional (PSP), he is also active in the ASIS Physical Security Council and the IT Security Council.
Rick Withers
Rick Withers is an information systems security specialist, and works on the leading edge of cyber security practice. He is the Consulting Practice Lead and Senior Security Consultant at Triad Consulting & System Design Group. Rick has over 30 years of experience in the field of security. Certifications include CPP, CMAS, CISM and CHS-III; with Master’s Degrees in Security Management and Computer Information Systems Management. Withers is a retired 20-year Counterintelligence Officer with a solid hands-on background in Technical Surveillance Countermeasures and an extensive tactical and strategic background in counterterrorism, force protection, project management and security master planning for national security and critical infrastructure protection. He is also an active member and former chairman of the ASIS IT Security Council and is the ITSC Liaison to the newly-formed Security Applied Sciences Council (SASC). Rick is also a member of ISACA and ISSA, as well as a number of anti-terrorism and other security professional associations.
About the Author: De Anna Bush is an independent business consultant and security assessment specialist with a strong background in finance and HR. Reach De Anna at [email protected].
