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Diane Ritchey

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.

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Sports Security

Balancing Security and the Fan Experience in Sports Security

Entertaining the public is a unique animal.
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Diane Ritchey
July 1, 2014

All major sporting event organizers face great challenges in the development and enhancement of effective emergency management capabilities.


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Day/Night Cameras

Maintaining Awareness with Day/Night Cameras

River Islands has been advertised as the ideal place to raise a family because of extensive surveillance technology, security checkpoints and other policing strategies.
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Diane Ritchey
July 1, 2014

Violent crime has either steadily declined or increased, depending upon the part of the country, although consistent budget cuts are one reason that lawmakers in some municipalities have been forced to hire fewer police officers when new camera equipment will do.


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Cut the Cord

Tracking Employees On-the-Go with Smartphone Apps

More than a quarter of U.S. households have ditched their landline phones and gone 100-percent mobile
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Diane Ritchey
July 1, 2014

The youngest households are abandoning landlines in droves. About two-thirds of households led by people ages 15 to 29 relied only on cellphones in 2011, compared with 28 percent for the broader population.


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Security Branding

2014 Security Leadership Issue: Building Security's Brand for Better Buy-in

In a wired world that is also full of risk, an enterprise’s reputation can be destroyed in hours.
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Diane Ritchey
June 1, 2014

We share threat information throughout all areas of the organization, we coordinate response events, mitigating controls and we also report to our executive staff and regulatory group on incidents and events. My organization was formed to reduce reputational, financial, operational, and compliance related risks.”


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Wried or Wireless?

Adopting Wireless Video to Tackle Covert Surveillance Operations

Crime and vandalism are down with wireless video.
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Diane Ritchey
June 1, 2014

The results have been amazing: over the course of six months, more than 100 arrests have been made for outstanding warrants, gun violations, underage drinking, drug possession and robbery. Crime and vandalism are down; hikers and bikers feel safe again visiting the area.


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Viakoo

How to Make Unreliable Video Reliable

At any given time, 30 percent of an IP video network does not work properly.
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Diane Ritchey
June 1, 2014

Viakoo detects and alerts customers to anything that threatens, degrades or stops a video stream from the camera across the network to the recording disks; every 20- minutes. It also points to the probable cause and what corrective action should be taken


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Security Talent Gap

Why the Security Talent Gap Is the Next Big Crisis

The next national security crisis may be a lack of ability to mitigate or respond to such an attack because frankly, there’s no one available to mitigate the attack or respond to it.
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Diane Ritchey
May 1, 2014

The battle means that companies might be in danger of losing simply because they lack the manpower to deal with it. The battle means that companies looking for more security staff aren’t going to find them – they’re going to have to create them.


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Security Talk

Are Productivity Apps More Harm than Good?

According to the website “Tech Cocktail,” there are some “awesome apps” out there to make employees more productive at work.
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Diane Ritchey
May 1, 2014

Banning specific cloud applications is bound to fail. Maintaining a blacklist of cloud applications is ineffective, at best.


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Perimeter security

How to Protect an Ever-Expanding Perimeter

Four New York-area men were arrested after a BASE jumping stunt from atop One World Trade Center.
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Diane Ritchey
May 1, 2014

The museum’s exhibits guide visitors along an interactive walk that reveals the unique influences and challenges that shaped George Bush’s life and presidency. Visitors can explore and learn about the most important events of the 20th century, from World War II through the Persian Gulf War.


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Tornado Alley

Managing Mass Communication in Tornado Alley

Tornado Alley is a colloquial term for the area of the United States where tornadoes are most frequent.
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Diane Ritchey
May 1, 2014

That’s where mass notification systems come into play, as well, as is the case with MillerCoors’ Fort Worth, Texas, brewery, which is located in Tornado Alley and sees about 25 tornadoes each year. The brewery employs 105 employees spread across 150 acres, and it brews 9 million barrels a year. It houses an on-site refrigeration system with 150,000 pounds of ammonia to assist with the brewing process.


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