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A New Dawn:
Using CCTV As Infotainment
As protesters gathered outside the Security and
Prosperity Partnership summit in Montebello, Quebec, to confront George
Bush, Felipe Calderón, the Mexican president, and Stephen Harper,
the Canadian prime minister, Associated Press reported this detail:
"Leaders were not able to see the protesters in person, but they could
watch the protesters on TV monitors inside the hotel ... Cameramen hired
to ensure that demonstrators would be able to pass along their messages
to the three leaders sat idly in a tent full of audio and video
equipment ... A sign on the outside of the tent said, 'Our cameras are
here today providing your right to be seen and heard. Please let us help
you get your message out. Thank You.'"
Like contestants on a reality TV show, protesters at the SPP meeting
were invited to vent into video cameras, their rants to be beamed to
"protest-trons" inside the summit enclave. It was security state as
infotainment.
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Survey Says
Corporate Security Policies Often Not Enforced
What keeps security administrators awake at night? It
could be the latest attack, or a newly-discovered vulnerability in the
systems. But according to a report by Forrester Research and RSA
Security, creating a security policy is still the biggest nightmare for
most chief security officers.
Sixty-two percent of respondents consider the enforcement of existing
company policies to be their most pressing driver in ensuring that data
is properly secured. However, controlling the rising costs of ongoing
compliance with those policies is becoming a burden, and 33 percent of
the respondents -- the majority response to this question -- said
compliance costs are too high.
Security policy issues have been around for years -- and that's part of
the problem. Fifty-five percent of respondents have data security
policies that are either outdated or require significant changes to
bring them in line with regulatory and company mandates, the study says.
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What Are The
Biggest Security Challenges You Face?
Please take our online poll and provide
valuable feedback. We will announce the results during the ASIS show in
Las Vegas in a session co-sponsored by Verint Systems Inc. Click here
to take the poll.
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Surveillance
Vs. Privacy: A War People Aren't Fighting
Largely unmonitored and apparently ineffective in
solving any crimes, the video surveillance cameras in San Francisco
housing projects have become symbols of futility and waste. The
intrusive Big Brother implications of cameras peering into the daily
lives of its citizens were ominous enough. But for many who responded to
news of the cameras, the real crime is the money spent on something that
simply doesn't work, reports The San Francisco Chronicle.
However it plays out, the controversy opens a window on a much larger
truth: Americans are being closely and constantly watched, carefully
scrutinized and meticulously monitored as never before. From government
wiretapping, to Google cameras that offer up street-level views of
private houses around the world, to mighty digital data banks that
record and store everything from real estate loan applications to pizza
purchases, the machinery of observation and analysis has become powerful
and pervasive.
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SIA Offers
Networking Opportunity With Australian Delegation
The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced it
will co-host a Sept. 18 reception at the Australian Embassy in
Washington, D.C. for SIA members to network with a visiting delegation
of leading-edge Australian security companies. The 4:30 -- 8:00 p.m.
event is available to the first 30 SIA members who register.
"SIA is continuing its efforts to present international market
opportunities for our members," says Richard Chace, executive director
and CEO, The Security Industry Association. "We view this networking
event as the beginning of a new relationship with these companies as
well as the Australian Security Industry Association."
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VoIP May Make
Eavesdropping Easier
A leading member of the Jericho Forum security group
has criticized the security of voice over IP technology after
researchers revealed that it was possible to eavesdrop on VoIP
conversations, according to ZDNet UK.
An eavesdropping vulnerability was revealed on the Full Disclosure
mailing. Vulnerability researchers Humberto Abdelnur, Radu State and
Olivier Festor claimed the exploit could allow a remote attacker to turn
a VoIP phone into an eavesdropping device, citing a Grandstream SIP
phone as an example.
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mechanical locks into full-functioning access control systems. A record
of every entry and attempted access is stored in both the cylinder and
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cabinets, containers, and padlocks throughout an entire facility.
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1105 NE Circle Blvd.
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541-758-0521,
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sales@videx.com
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Business Beat
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- ITT Corp., White Plains, N.Y., supplier
of advanced technology products and services, has acquired Dolphin
Technology Inc., Rome, N.Y., developer of information assurance
technologies that enable secure networks for military, intelligence and
law enforcement customers.
- ECSI International Inc., Clifton, N.J., provider of perimeter
security, has been named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program, a
ranking of 50 fast-growing technology, media, telecommunications and
life sciences companies in the New Jersey area.
- ForeScout Technologies, Cupertino, Calif., provider of
clientless network access control (NAC), has signed a valued added
reseller (VAR) agreement with Conexsys Communications Ltd.,
Mississauga, Ontario, provider of full-service enterprise security and
network infrastructure solutions.
- Bullzi Security Inc., Lake Mary, Fla., a converged security
provider, has released its new, NERC Awareness e-learning course, which
addresses security education in the energy and utility
sector.
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Lenel, a UTC Fire & Security company, is a leading provider of software
and integrated systems for commercial security markets. Lenel's flagship
OnGuard security platform provides an open, seamlessly integrated
solution encompassing access control, alarm monitoring, identity
management, smart cards, biometrics, intrusion detection, digital video
management, intelligent video and IT convergence. www.lenel.com
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People in the News
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- Pixim Inc., Mountain View, Calif., a
provider of image sensors and processors for security cameras, has
appointed Thomas Ayers as vice president of engineering.
- Joe Ford has been hired as vice president of professional services
at Patriot Technologies, Frederick, Md., developer of
comprehensive IT security solutions.
- Mycroft, New York, provider of IT infrastructure services,
has hired Jim Dimitriou as senior vice president, sales.
- Aaron Saks has been appointed to the position of product trainer for
Panasonic Security Systems, Seacaucus, N.J., where he will
conduct training for Panasonic's newly launched products.
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Events
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Sept. 6
Security Canada Atlantic
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Sponsor: Canadian Security Association
Information: Call (905) 513.0622 or e-mail staff@canasa.org
www.canasa.org
Sept. 10-13
2007 Building Industry Consulting Service International Fall
Conference
Las Vegas
Organizer: BICSI
Information: Call (800) 242-7405 or e-mail bicsi@bicsi.org
www.bicsi.org
Sept. 10-14
17th Annual Motor Vehicle Criminal Interdiction Intelligence Networking
and Training Conference
2007 Theme: Intelligence Led Policing
Bally's Hotel/Casino; Atlantic City, NJ
Organizer: State Troopers Fraternal Assoc. of the NJ Police and Middle
Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network
www.2007diapepicnj.com/welcome.shtml
Sept. 11-12
ISC EXPO East 2007
Jacob Javits Center; New York City
Information: Call (800) 840-5602 or e-mail inquiry@isceast.com
www.isceast.com
Sept. 12
2007 Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center; Washington,
D.C.
Organizer: The Telework Exchange
Information: Contact LeeAnn Merritt at lmerritt@teleworkexchange.com
or (703) 883-9000 ext. 133.
www.teleworkexchange.com/townhallmeeting
Sept. 13
Wireless Mesh Educational Seminar
Fluidmesh Networks Training Facility; Atlanta, GA
Organizer: Fluidmesh Networks Inc.
Information: Call (617) 381-4219
www.fluidmesh.com
Sept. 17-20
Identity 2007: Identity Risk Management Conference
La Costa Resort and Spa; Carlsbad, Calif.
Organizer: ID Analytics
www.idanalytics.com
Sept. 18
Emerging Trends in Security and Video Technology Webinar
Topics Covered: Megapixel analytics, video analytics, covert
surveillance, remote surveillance technologies
Instructor: Steve Surfaro, strategic technical liaison, Panasonic
Security Systems
Information: Visit www.panasonic.com/ptech
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