Diane Ritchey

Diane Ritchey was former Editor, Communications and Content for Security magazine beginning in 2009. She has an experienced background in publishing, public relations, content creation and management, internal and external communications. Within her role at Security, Ritchey organized and executed the annual Security 500 conference, researched and wrote exclusive cover stories, managed social media, and authored the monthly Security Talk column.

The Smart City Talent Gap

Diane Ritchey

March 1, 2017

Cities big and small are making their way into the smart realm, putting sensors on everything from street lights to sensors, buildings to connected cars, and thus, making themselves “smart.”

According to Dr. Park Dietz, while lots of companies have crisis management plans that kick into gear in an emergency

Do No Harm: Profiling Evil and Violence in the Workplace

What Dr. Park Dietz wants you to know about mitigating workplace violence, zero tolerance policies, OSHA’s potential legislation and more.

Diane Ritchey

February 1, 2017

Workplace violence is seldom the freak episode that the media portrays it to be. It rarely involves a mass shooting with a gun, and rarely does it result in a homicide or mass casualty.

Diane Ritchey

February 1, 2017

After receiving the funding to develop several security projects to update or replace systems and components, including upgrading more than 3,000 cameras to IP, across more than 100 facilities that Security Director Kirk Simmons is responsible for securing in Hennepin County, MN, Simmons and his team found themselves in a predicament: navigating the county’s IT department processes for project development, as most systems depend on the IT network and servers for which the Hennepin County IT team has responsibility.

Patrick Talty, general manager (right), and Billy Langenstein, Director of Event Services

2017 Security Innovation in U.S. Bank Stadium, Where Technology Is King

U.S. Bank Stadium is not just a location, but an epicenter of security technology, excitement and Minnesota pride.

Diane Ritchey

January 1, 2017

Get an exclusive first look at the security technology in U.S. Bank Stadium, the new fortress of football in Minnesota.

Diane Ritchey

January 1, 2017

Growing up, Dr. Read Hayes saw his father and grandfather, both physicians, study the human body and how disease affects it.

Diane Ritchey

December 1, 2016

Mexico is finally taking a hard stance on corruption, with the passing earlier this year of a new anti-corruption law that takes effect next July 2017.

The Security 500: Beyond Best Practice to Best Fit

Diane Ritchey

November 1, 2016

For years, enterprise security executives have been sharing “best practices.”

Diane Ritchey

November 1, 2016

In criminology, examining why people commit crime is very important in the debate of how crime should be handled and prevented.

Working in the Public Interest

How MITRE President and CEO Al Grasso and his vision are providing innovative, practical solutions for some of the nation’s most critical challenges.

Diane Ritchey

October 1, 2016

Ask a CEO how he or she rose to the top, and they’ll typically cite a litany of past upper level executive management roles, with a clear strategy to get there.

Diane Ritchey

October 1, 2016

The role of CISO has evolved in the last five years from one of IT security administration to high-level risk management.

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Diane Ritchey

ARTICLES

The Smart City Talent Gap

Do No Harm: Profiling Evil and Violence in the Workplace

The State of Converged Security

2017 Security Innovation in U.S. Bank Stadium, Where Technology Is King

The Science of Shoplifting

Mexico Moves Forward on Corruption

The Security 500: Beyond Best Practice to Best Fit

Walmart's 'Second Chance' Program for Shoplifters

Working in the Public Interest

The New CISO: How the Role Has Changed

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