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Fashion co. finds efficiencies through cloud-based access control

by: 
Whit Richardson
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02/27/2012
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Commercial and Enterprise

The Jones Group, which owns such fashion brands as Nine West and Anne Klein, as well as showrooms and distribution centers, has been able to streamline its security operations and generate buy-in from other departments by rolling out a cloud-based access control system across its disparate subsidiaries.

Energy co. lays off 61 police officers for more technology and contract guards

by: 
Whit Richardson
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02/22/2012
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Commercial and Enterprise

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—The Tennessee Valley Authority on Friday announced that it is laying off 61 of its uniformed police officers and replacing them with enhanced security technology and more contract security guards at its critical non-nuclear energy infrastructure.

Technology through the eyes of security's next leaders

by: 
Whit Richardson
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02/17/2012
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Commercial and Enterprise

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Four security professionals, each a member of Security Director News' 20 Under 40 list of security's future leaders, offered their perspectives on new and emerging technology at this year's TechSec conference.

Report: Securing critical infrastructure not receiving support it should

by: 
Whit Richardson
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01/22/2012
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Commercial and Enterprise

YARMOUTH, Maine—The federal government’s intelligence community needs to do a better job of sharing intelligence information with the country’s critical infrastructure sector, according to a recent report from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.

Two surveys expose clashing opinions on physical and logical security convergence

by: 
Whit Richardson
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01/18/2012
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Commercial and Enterprise

YARMOUTH, Maine—The discussion about the convergence of physical and information security is not new, but it seems there's still disagreement among security professionals about its usefulness and whether it's happening.

Two surveys offer differing takes on state of physical and logical security convergence

by: 
Whit Richardson
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01/18/2012
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Commercial and Enterprise

YARMOUTH, Maine—The discussion about the convergence of physical and information security is not new, but it seems there's still disagreement among security professionals about its usefulness and whether it's happening.

American Alarm takes on the Brink’s robbery

by: 
SDN Staff
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01/09/2012
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Commercial and Enterprise

ARLINGTON, Mass.—The men behind the Great Brink’s Robbery of 1950 used months of training and calculation to pull off what the media of the day called “the crime of the century.” But could a heist like Brink’s be pulled off today, given the security technologies now commonplace at U.S. banks?

When background checks aren't enough

by: 
Tess Nacelewicz
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01/04/2012
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Commercial and Enterprise

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—SecureWatch, an ADT authorized dealer based here, takes steps to make sure job applicants don’t have criminal backgrounds—such as paying a top-notch company to do background checks on them and searching the Internet for information about them, said company COO Paul Victor.

New cargo security council launched

by: 
Whit Richardson
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12/29/2011
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Commercial and Enterprise

YARMOUTH, Maine—A new industry group is forming in the mid-Atlantic region to combat cargo theft in the area.

Development continues on WTC security system

by: 
Martha Entwistle
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11/28/2011
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Commercial and Enterprise

WEST POINT, N.Y.—The tenth anniversary of 9/11 has come and gone without incident at the new World Trade Center site, but the development of the security system is a work in progress, Lou Barani, WTC security director told a crowd of more than 120 ASIS members and guests on Oct. 18.

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