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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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Fake IDs, Real Risks

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Diane Ritchey
September 1, 2009
With ISA’s CCSS software, a visitor to a school enters his name and other information, then clicks a button to have his photo take and receive a visitor’s badge. The
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Upgrading Security Using a Retrofit Approach

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Diane Ritchey
September 1, 2009
John Doude, airport operations supervisor at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, tests the airport’s new access control system. Facility security, especially at airports, can be very costly. However, Brownsville
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SecurityXchange: Making Meetings Matter

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Diane Ritchey
September 1, 2009
Imagine the opportunity to meet face to face with your manufacturers and vendors and asking them exactly what you want to know. Imagine the same scenario, without interruptions from phone
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Mass Communication Systems Notify the Masses

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Diane Ritchey
September 1, 2009
Time is of the essence when disaster looms. Weather-related tragedies and terrorist activities of the past decade have created increased demand from public and private stakeholders for a reliable means
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Preventing Copper and Coal Thefts with Video

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Diane Ritchey
August 1, 2009
Installation of the MotionViewer remote sentry, a solar powered trailer with megapixel PTZ cameras mounted on a high mast, helped to catch thieves at a coal mine in the central
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Biometrics and Travel Go Hand in Hand

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Diane Ritchey
August 1, 2009
Travelers flying Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) use a biometric fingerprint check-in system to board airline flights. Biometrics have been in the marketplace for more than two decades, protecting facilities that are
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Access Control for Smaller Facilities

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Diane Ritchey
July 1, 2009
Small retail stores, offices, universities and school districts and small manufacturers need access control just as larger facilities do, but sometimes, can be limited with smaller budgets and other obstacles.
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Best Security Systems Mean Better HealthCare

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Diane Ritchey
July 1, 2009
From the control room at Toledo Hospital and Toledo Children’s Hospital, operators can access any of the more than 160 video surveillance cameras installed in the new tower. A healthcare
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