Security video, card access control, guard and background check services, budget cuts and privacy concerns are among the top elements of private security this year, according to the 2004 SECURITY

ACCESS Control: Best Way at Best Buy

February 1, 2004

By Bill Zalud

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It’s a challenge. How can an organization which wants employees to roam its facility and interact also make sure that appropriate door access controls are in place? Best Buy has

ID Systems: The Ins & Outs of Ids

February 1, 2004

By Bill Zalud

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David Baker wanted an ID system to keep people inside. Tom Ridge searched for a design to keep people out. Sandy Osaki sought a way to know when people went

ACCESS Control: Customizing the House, Guardhouse that Is

February 1, 2004

By Bill Zalud

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They may be prefabricated but they can come in hundreds of variations from bare-bones to seemingly luxury enclosures, guardhouses and smoking shelters. What started as a functional but plain enclosure

SECURITY Services: Backgrounds Upfront

February 1, 2004

By Bill Zalud

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Pre-employment screening, limited in previous years to cash-handling, government and top management employee hiring, is now pervasive. Employers more often focus on proactive ways to cut employee theft and workplace

Zalud Report: War of the Walls

February 1, 2004

By Bill Zalud

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The security director at a major metropolitan hotel gave me a courtesy tour of his facility. He showed me door access controls integrated to time and attendance for employees. He

High Safety at High Rise

January 16, 2004

By Bill Zalud

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Expectations must be met. Residents of the Mediterranean Towers West (MedWest) luxury co-op apartment building in Fort Lee, N.J., owned and operated by Mediterranean Towers West Owners Inc., expect to

Heeding the Warning

January 16, 2004

By Bill Zalud

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A high-rise fire in Chicago. Homeland security’s color-coded terror alert system. Routine evacuation of airport terminals. Notification of potential bad weather to office workers in southern Florida. Before that, the

IDs Get More Personal

January 15, 2004

By Bill Zalud

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Las Vegas McCarran International Airport later this year will use an RFID smart tag system to track passenger bags through the airport’s security screening system. The technology can include a

Guarding Diversifies

January 15, 2004

By Bill Zalud

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Security officers now blend protection and reception in assignments at public places. A Barton Protective Services officer can provide video surveillance while also answering customers questions at a shopping mall.With

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