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Mall Shooting
Sparks Security Debate
Following last week's shooting rampage at an Omaha,
Neb., mall in which nine people were killed including the 19-year-old
gunman, new questions about security measures are being raised at
shopping centers.
According to CNN, there are 1,200 enclosed malls in the United States
and about 50,000 shopping centers. Most of these malls don't have a lot
of heavily armed, visible guards. Much of the work is done behind the
scenes, reports ABC News.
WCPO News in Cincinnati asked Ed Bridgeman for answers. He is a security
and terrorism expert who teaches at the University of Cincinnati
Clermont campus. He contends that all malls should have reason for
concern. "This sort of thing can happen, and happen here," Bridgeman
says.
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Accreditation For Certification Programs Available From
ASIS
ASIS International, a society for security management
professionals, has been awarded accreditation by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI), the U.S. member of the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO). This endorsement confirms that
ASIS's international certification programs adhere to the highest
professional standards.
ASIS offers three international certifications: the Certified Protection
Professional (CPP), the Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) and
the Physical Security Professional (PSP).
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Churches See
Need For Security After Attacks
When a black-clad gunman walked into New Life Church,
Colorado Springs, Colo., and started shooting, he was met with the
church's first line of defense: a congregant with a concealed weapons
permit and a law enforcement background. The woman, an armed volunteer,
shot the gunman taking him down, though it was later reported he was
killed by his own bullet. New Life's pastor credited her with saving 100
lives, The Associated Press reports.
Churches want to present an open and welcoming image, but in an era of
mass-casualty shootings and terrorism threats, the violence at New Life
highlights a new emphasis on security. AP reports that some of the
nation's estimated 1,200 megachurches -- places where more than 2,000
worshippers gather each week -- have been quietly beefing up security
in recent years, even using armed guards to protect the faithful.
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Survey Says
Everyday Behavior Puts Sensitive Information At
Risk
RSA, the security division of EMC, has announced the
findings of its recent insider threat survey. Conducted by RSA in early
November, the person-on-the-street survey polled government and
corporate office workers in Boston and Washington, D.C. on their
work-related security behaviors and attitudes. The results provide a
snapshot of the everyday actions of trusted insiders who have access to
sensitive data such as customer information, Social Security numbers,
credit card data, company financials and intellectual property.
The results of the survey underscore that the risk posed to data by
well- meaning insiders - employees, contractors, suppliers, partners,
visitors and consultants who have physical and/or logical access to
organizational assets - must be as closely managed as that posed by
malicious insiders who deliberately leak sensitive data for personal
financial gain or other criminal purposes.
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Law
Enforcement IDs Criminals And Missing With Iris
Scans
A growing number of sheriff's departments are using
iris scans to identify sex offenders, runaways, abducted children and
wandering Alzheimer's patients, reports USA Today.
More than 2,100 departments in 27 states are taking digital pictures of
eyes and storing the information in databases that can be searched later
to identify a missing person or someone who uses a fake name, says Sean
Mullin, president of BI2 Technologies, which sells the devices.
"It's evolving quickly," he says. Most of the sheriffs are doing
voluntary iris scans of senior citizens and children.
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Business Beat
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*Correction: SANYO Security Systems has
appointed Robert Schindler to the position of regional sales manager for
the Northeast region. We apologize for listing his name incorrectly in
last week's edition.
- Alarm Security Group LLC, Beltsville, Md., an electronic
security company, has acquired Matrix Security Group Inc.,
Turnersville, N.J., a commercial and residential security systems
provider.
- TopEyeView, Norcross, Ga., a provider of a highly efficient
real-time video image from a "bird's-eye-view," and Vidiation
LLC, Lake Zurich, Ill., a company pioneering Homeland security
radiation detection solutions, have entered in to a strategic
partnership agreement that enables the companies to market each other's
service to their respective customers.
- Lumension Security Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., a security
management company, has announced a partnership with
Alcatel-Lucent, Paris, a voice, data and video communication
services provider, that will integrate Lumension's management solution
into Alcatel-Lucent's OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian.
- Content security vendor Irdeto, The Netherlands, has acquired
Cloakware, Vienna, Va., a privately-held application security
company.
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People in the News
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- ID Analytics Inc., San Diego, a
supplier of Identity Risk Management, has hired Peter J. Hopfensperger
as chief customer officer.
- ICOP Digital Inc., Lenexa, Kan., a company engaged in
advancing digital surveillance solutions, has appointed Bryan Ferguson
as the newest member of ICOP's Corporate Advisory Board.
- Panda Security, Glendale, Calif., a provider of IT security
solutions, announced that Gary Leibowitz has joined the company as
general manager for Panda Security USA.
- Vicon Industries Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., a designer and
producer of video surveillance systems, has appointed Richard Stang as
Vicon's new Territory Manager for the states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming,
Montana and most of Idaho.
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