Physical Security - Articles - Page 347

Counting Up the Hidden Costs of Security Licensing

June 10, 2014

Licensing may not be as exciting as a game of high-stakes poker, but how you play your security and access control licensing cards can significantly affect the bottom line.

TSA to Extend Risk-Based Screening to Luggage

June 9, 2014

As part of a $2.2-billion plan over the next five years, the TSA says it will be adopting a system to identify the risk level of each bag based on information about its owner. Higher-risk passengers’ luggage would receive a more thorough screening.

Security Software Takes Selfies in Phone Thefts Cases

June 5, 2014

Lookout Mobile has created a security system the company says uses your phone’s own camera to take a “selfie” of the perpetrator.

5 Steps to Boost K-12 School Security through Environmental Design

Minu Youngkin

May 27, 2014

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design – better known as CPTED – is a multi-disciplinary approach to preventing crime through the thoughtful design of an environment.

Alleged "Rapist List" Appears Around Columbia University

May 16, 2014

Fliers with the names of four alleged campus "rapists" are being circulated at New York's Columbia University.

Looking Back at Boston: Responding to Multiple Threats with Mobile Command Solutions

David R. Powers

May 13, 2014

One year after the events in Boston, it is important that our nation’s law enforcement and homeland security leaders take a hard look at the lessons learned from that day and make some needed changes.

600 Suspected Gang Members Arrested in Latest ICE Crackdown

May 1, 2014

More than 600 suspected gang members have been arrested in the Homeland Security Department’s latest crackdown on street gangs, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

Savannah Government Buildings, Businesses Preparing for Gun Law

May 1, 2014

The new Georgia gun law that will take effect July 1 is making officials consider beefing up security at government facilities. A metal detector was placed in the front entrance of the Old Courthouse on Wright Square in Savannah, Georgia, after the law was passed.

Copper Theft Rates and Costs Continue to Rise

Copper fetches nearly three dollars a pound at scrapyards these days, and the demand does not appear to be abating at all.

May 1, 2014

Common recommendations for deterring copper theft include painting copper black to disguise it as plastic tubing, fencing areas with copper, or investing in alarm systems, surveillance cameras or security officers.

Does Enterprise Physical Security Count as a ‘Real’ Field?

We define physical security as measures taken to protect tangible physical assets from harm.

Roger G. Johnston Ph.D. Jon Warner PhD

May 1, 2014

There are a wide range of available metrics, meaningful standards, licenses and certifications, rigor, ongoing debates and controversies, critical thinking and creativity. Snake oil, product hype, misleading claims and charlatanism, while unavoidably present, tend to get weeded out fairly reliably. Committees, groupthink and linear/concrete thinkers don’t dominate the field.