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Bill Zalud

Bill Zalud

Bill was the editor emeritus of Security Magazine, and he can be reached at (773) 929-6859.

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ARTICLES

Buy a Coke, Copy a Class Lesson, Oh, and Open a Door

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Bill Zalud
September 1, 2010
Card access control, especially newer multi-functional approaches, can do more than secure a door or provide entry to a parking garage. Today, a card, sometimes branded to the issuing organization,
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Security Innovations Today and Tomorrow: More Personal, Versatile and Mobile

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Bill Zalud
September 1, 2010
Country Joe McDonald sung his question about war in the 1960s: “It’s 1-2-3, what are we fighting for?” Well, besides freedom and survival and dispatching evil, often one outcome of
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Watch My Video, Please

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Bill Zalud
August 1, 2010
A one-of-a-kind security video monitoring system that balances protection and privacy allowed cameras in sensitive locations, according to Bill Sullivan, Marshfield chief of police.Products turn into systems and systems turn
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Poor Sister No More: Access Enters Spotlight, Again

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Bill Zalud
August 1, 2010
Before everyone fell in love with their security video image, before there were millions of cameras from lipstick to megapixel, there were electronic access control systems, which were true revolutionary
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Whose Email Is It Anyway?

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Bill Zalud
July 1, 2010
Some policies, procedures and measures can be counterproductive when it comes to protecting emails, voicemails and communicating of large data files, contends Steven Brower of the law firm Buchalter Nemer.
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Multi-tasking – It’s in the Cards

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Bill Zalud
July 1, 2010
Multi-functional access cards and biometric devices can work with biometrics to provide a higher level of security with other facility and event uses.Access control for remote facilities may include security
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High Tech Guarding: Is Security the Steamroller or the Road?

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Bill Zalud
June 1, 2010
Once a new technology rolls over you, the adage goes, you’re either part of the steamroller or part of the road.  There has been a lot of tech rocking and
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Just Pixels, But A Lot More

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Bill Zalud
May 1, 2010
During a game-day event at the University of Southern Mississippi, a dozen high-definition cameras were positioned outside and inside the stadium complex and their performance evaluated by the National Center
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What Your CEO Thinks: As Recession Recedes, Security Execs Feel C-Suite Spotlight

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Bill Zalud
May 1, 2010
How does John Imhoff, director, Office of Firm Security for Ernst & Young, sell his security ideas to the C suite? “By communicating security’s value…and establishing a routine that creates the expectation of essential information on a regular basis.”
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Convergence: Leap and the Net Will Appear

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Bill Zalud
April 1, 2010
Joey Sudomir looks for a natural convergence when serving his enterprise. He gets help from Schneider Electric, which offers collective expertise in power, building automation, security and IT management. Here
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