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Home » Authors » Laura Stepanek

Articles by Laura Stepanek

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On Location: Axis A&E Technology Summit

Laura Stepanek
February 3, 2012

I’m reporting from the Epic Hotel in Miami on the eve of what is sure to be an epic networking, educational, and pleasurable adventure over the next three days.


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Health care workers

Secure, Yet Open

A conversation with hospital security professionals
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Diane Ritchey
Laura Stepanek
November 22, 2011

Keeping staff and patients safe while maintaining an open facility is just one of the challenges facing security teams in hospital and healthcare settings. Security and SDM find out more from both ends of the syringe: healthcare end users and integrators. Diane Ritchey, editor of Security, and Laura Stepanek, editor of SDM, recently spoke with end users and integrators in healthcare security about what drives this important market.


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Government Building

Securing ‘Uncle Sam’

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Diane Ritchey
Laura Stepanek
September 13, 2011
Kansas City, Missouri. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Nashville Metropolitan Government. And Hennepin County, Minnesota. Four different government agencies that vary in size, physical characteristics, geography, history and culture. But the security directors responsible for securing these municipalities are finding common ground in their unique needs and challenges, which include funding, meeting demanding constituent needs and having the right technology.
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Transportation Collage

On the Move: How Security Works by Air, Land and Sea

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Diane Ritchey
Laura Stepanek
July 29, 2011

Security issues exist every day on our nation’s ports, terminals and roads, but funding challenges and regulations makes securing those areas difficult. What’s working, what’s not and what do security end users and integrators wish they had in their arsenal of tools? Security magazine editor Diane Ritchey andSDM magazine editor Laura Stepanek brought together end users and integrators from these critical infrastructure areas to discuss their challenges and successes.


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Right on the Money

A conversation with banking and retail security professionals reveals how funding, PCI compliance, fraud and the recession make securing their banking, financial and retail facilities a challenge.
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Diane Ritchey
Laura Stepanek
June 1, 2011

Money moves from bank to retailer and back to bank. Just as important, personal information accompanies any electronic transaction. Security magazine editor Diane Ritchey and SDM magazine editor Laura Stepanek brought together financial, banking and retail professionals and a security integrator to discuss how their industries are similar but yet have such differing security needs from other segments.


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Community Feature

Securing the ‘Community’

An open environment, challenges with funding and many constituents to please: campus security directors and integrators share their challenges with securing these “communities within a community.”
Laura Stepanek
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Diane Ritchey
April 1, 2011

They say that these are the “greatest years” of someone’s life. The college years, the time to figure out a career, make friends and use the valuable time and experiences as the launching pad in which one can continue those “great” years in their 20s, 30s and beyond.


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Children Going to School
Vertical Sector: K-12 Education

Security-Smart

Security issues exist at all grade levels; but diminished funding makes implementing the many available technology solutions a challenge.
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Diane Ritchey
Laura Stepanek
February 1, 2011
The world of K-12 education brings to mind the archetypal images of playgrounds and lunchboxes, marching bands and football games. But clearly the “dear old golden rule days” of school have not been immune to pressures that are giving security directors greater concern and increased responsibility, even at the lower grade levels.
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A Healthy Balance

Laura Stepanek
November 1, 2010
Healthcare workers are used to seeing people at their worst – illness, injury and death can cause a normally controlled situation to become unpredictable. But add to that the pressures
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No Interruptions

Laura Stepanek
April 1, 2010
At power- and water-generating facilities, it’s important that operators do not miss a beat. So many citizens depend on having access to electricity, heat and clean water that in the
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Possible Side Effect: A Secure Environment

Laura Stepanek
February 1, 2010
The manufacture of controlled substances and valuable medical supplies is an industry that must meet heightened standards and comply with strict regulations. Security is paramount, because the products produced by
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