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Home » Authors » Bill Zalud
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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School Violence: How Bad Is It?

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Bill Zalud
November 20, 2006
A milk-truck driver invaded a rural Amish schoolhouse and murdered five children before taking his own life. School security executives see limited strategies to protect from such rare attacks.A MILK-TRUCK
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So What Does Your CEO Think? Partner. Skeptic. Friend. Enemy.

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Bill Zalud
October 4, 2006
When the boss says that “In today’s business environment there is no delineation between the security mission and our business goals,” her security executive realizes the support and encouragement, and
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Biz Backs Biometrics

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Bill Zalud
October 4, 2006
Biometrics-based readers can provide a diversity of applications from physical access control and identification to time and attendance.Security industry reporters have been writing about “this is the year of biometrics”
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Zalud Report: I Touched the Badge and It Touched Me

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Bill Zalud
October 4, 2006
Super fusion enhancement allows law enforcement to take raw security video and bring out more details quickly.When I was a little tike, my dad took me to the Chicago Police
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A Gated Welcome, Plus

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Bill Zalud
October 4, 2006
A diversity of security technologies can protect the entrance to facilities as well as collect data on people and vehicles entering a facility.Gates are a solid and typical security protection
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As the Perimeter Turns

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Bill Zalud
September 12, 2006
Turnstiles can provide higher level security but also blend into the look and feel of a corporation or building lobby. Photo of optical portals courtesy of Automatic Control SystemsThink of
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Five Years After: From Father Mychal to Better Protection

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Bill Zalud
September 12, 2006
The body of Father Mychal Judge is carried from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Photo by Shannon Stapleton It was about 8:50 a.m. on Sept. 11 when
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Zalund Report: There’s perception and there’s reality. And, then, there’s politics.

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Bill Zalud
September 11, 2006
Bill ZaludOne dialog centers on “Are Americans safer today from terrorist threats because of our actions in Iraq and Afghanistan?” Lives are being lost and money continues to be spent.
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Zalud Report: Heightened Security Concerns Push Double-digit Salary Growth

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Bill Zalud
August 1, 2006
What a difference a year makes to some wallets. The nation’s top corporate chief security officers (CSO), those executives in charge of security for global companies in the U.S., are
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Business Story: Biz Shades for IP Radiance

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Bill Zalud
July 1, 2006
From the numerous security industry expositions to the Jones’ wireless home broadband net, today’s overarching buzz percolates with two words – Internet Protocol. For enterprise security operations, it’s IP security
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