The Authentication Battle
Tokens and biometrics are often used to replace insecure passwords. But these strong authentication systems are far from perfect.
The Hidden Camera
...and other surveillance missteps can sour employees, threaten your success or get you sued. These six dos and don'ts will keep you in focus.
Inside ROI
Allen Rude, security manager at Intel, invested more than four years in an ROI study to justify the cost of digital video surveillance
The Secaucus Model
New Jersey Transit included surveillance cameras in the design for Secaucus Junction station for security reasons. It turns out the technology delivers other benefits too.
Avoiding Legal Pitfalls
John Thompson, an attorney with Rider Bennett in Minneapolis, has 18 years' experience in security-related issues. He answers readers' questions about legal liability, noting that: Most CSOs are covered by their employers' insurance and typically cannot be sued; zero tolerance for workplace violence is a good thing, as long as it lets you evaluate the individual separately from the act; and policies against alcohol in the workplace are a very good idea.
Keystroke Cops
Monitoring access to corporate data can be an effective way to keep the crown jewels from walking out the door, but it requires a careful balancing act.
Network Detectives
Most employers tell workers about data surveillance policies, an American Management Association survey shows
Watch What You're Doing
The "CSO Surveillance and Monitoring Survey" finds a good many video surveillance practitioners stuck with outmoded practices
RoboGuard
Sohgo Security Services, a Japanese security firm, uses robot security guards in place of hard-to-find humans
New Yorkers Still Worry
Despite time and the security efforts of DHS and public and private sectors, New York City residents still worry about future terrorist attacks on their city.
London Eyes
Within days of the July 7 bombings in London that killed 56 people, images of the perpetrators flew around the world.
Quick and Dirty
New Jersey Transit's philosophy in deploying intelligent video surveillance has been reality first, policies second
Surveillance Field Guide
CSOs can monitor basically anything at any time. Here's how to do it wisely.
What Happens in Vegas Stays on Tape
Casinos make no bones about it: whether you're an employee, customer or stray dog, you're always on camera
CSO Study Hall:
Picks for Your Library
It's back-to-school season, time to hit the books. In honor of fall's more rigorous schedule, we're offering some brain food for your security plate. Because summer still lingers, consider our ratings system below (weighing the relative heft of these books) a way to ease the seasonal transition.
Message Received
Crisis communication systems automate the process of contacting employees in an emergency
From Outposts to Inboxes
In sociological terms, employee surveillance may one day come to define the modern human condition
The War Beneath the Floor
It takes skill and experience for a security leader to convince everyone else that information security can coexist with efficient business systems
7 Lessons from the ER
Think securing your office space is challenging? Imagine if your space housed 24/7 trauma, gang violence, deadly injury and unpredictable visitors.
More Fun Than a Rock Concert
arbis82: How does everyone get their cameras into the concerts?
Security Directions: A Virtual Conference
Available On Demand Sept. 30 - Dec. 30
Join us for a virtual event with candid, expert information on top security challenges and issues - all from the comfort of your desktop.
Protecting PII: How to Work with IT to Manage Risk
Understand the critical nature of the test data privacy problem and get tips on how to work with IT to implement a test data privacy program.
