The common identification standard for all federal employees and contractors is the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart card, defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201.
The recognition of the need for homeland security, and the rapid growth of the security industry around that need, is based in part on recognition of the critical need to ensure that no individuals in a facility or campus ever have access to an area where they are not authorized to enter.
New York City is testing a new application to analyze video streams of city streets to glean data about pedestrian traffic patterns. City planning officials say that data illustrating the flow of people can offer several advantages, from helping small businesses scout new locations to enabling the sanitation department to anticipate demand for trash pick-ups, the article reports.
The California State Senate is considering a bill to prohibit law enforcement agencies in California from selling data collected by automatic license plate readers.
Identity theft is already a serious problem—the No. 1 complaint to the Federal Trade Commission, and tax-related identity theft is a growing part of this crime spree.
To most people, the term “access control” refers to beeping key-card readers, little lights turning from red to green, doors unlocking and turnstiles opening, but access control also happens to be one of the most important duties that a security officer is tasked with.
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