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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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ID Systems: The Ins & Outs of Ids

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Bill Zalud
February 1, 2004
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
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ACCESS Control: Customizing the House, Guardhouse that Is

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Bill Zalud
February 1, 2004
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
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SECURITY Services: Backgrounds Upfront

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Bill Zalud
February 1, 2004
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
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Zalud Report: War of the Walls

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Bill Zalud
February 1, 2004
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
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High Safety at High Rise

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Bill Zalud
January 16, 2004
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
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Heeding the Warning

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Bill Zalud
January 16, 2004
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
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IDs Get More Personal

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Bill Zalud
January 15, 2004
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
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Guarding Diversifies

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Bill Zalud
January 15, 2004
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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Hardening the Entrance

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Bill Zalud
December 15, 2003
Guardhouses, often pre-assembled buildings, come in a variety of sizes and architectural lookas as well as outside ans inside accessories.Paraphrasing a famous actor on Broadway, the best entrance is a
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ID Tech Goes Mobile

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Bill Zalud
December 15, 2003
Emerging and nontraditional identification technologies now play a larger and more important role identifying people, vehicles and assets as well as protecting perimeters ranging from parking lot entrances to borders.
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