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Improving the Dependability of an ID Program
by Bernard J. Scaglione
From the Fortune 10 conglomerate securing company trade secrets to the local retailer verifying the authenticity of customer's credit cards, inaccurate identification can lead to lost revenue and increased liability. Identification is the collecting of data to determine who an individual is and what level of security they should possess. This process is conducted through the checking of an individual's background and credentials. When designing an identification program, processes should be considered, to increase the program's effectiveness and reliability. In assessing the implementation of an identification program, consideration should be given to authenticating baseline data and
providing continuous data updates.
The authentication of identity has become a complex and sometimes unreliable process. The ability to obtain first hand information on an individual's background is becoming expensive and available information is increasingly more unreliable. In order to maintain a high quality authentication program, multiple types of verification should consider in the identification process. The authentication verification process requires the establishment of standard criteria for the collection and confirmation of the data chosen to establish identification. These standards should be specific and written, outlining the hiring and retention of employees and their access privileges into security
sensitive areas.
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Smart Grid May Be Vulnerable; Analysts Urge
Precautions Against Hackers
Determined hackers with as little as $500 worth of equipment and some computer know-how could cripple the smart-grid technology being piloted in Boulder and rolled out nationwide, security experts say. Seattle-based IOActive, a computer security-assessment firm, says a yearlong independent test of smart-grid technology and infrastructure plans found that the systems are vulnerable to the same types of attacks as most any computer system.
What's the danger of an attack on the grid?
Pinal Jail Takes Steps To Fix Deficiencies: Lack Of Trained Guards, Faulty Air Conditioning Among Problems
The Pinal County Sheriff's Office is beginning to fix some of the poor conditions and lack of training found in a recent inspection of its 2 1/2 -year-old jail. And one of the problems, a deficient heating and air-conditioning system, has put at risk an $11 million-a-year contract to house inmates for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
What else did the inspection uncover?
Lawmakers Get Tour Of Stadium Security Surveillance, Team Of Agencies In Game Plan At Cowboys' New Home
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave two local leaders from Washington a tour of his nearly finished stadium Saturday to assure them that, thanks in part to Department of Homeland Security dollars, it will be safe from terrorism when it opens this summer.
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Drilling into certain business sectors, there's a lot of successes and advice. Security Magazine looked at five areas: Healthcare, schools - from K-12 through colleges, private and public, government; utilities; and property management.The bottom line is that security that works is security attuned to the business. While everyone's wish list includes more resources, all share solid planning and a firm focus on working that plan.
Look for the rest of this article in the March Issue of Security Magazine, or sign up
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