Facility assessments, workplace violence prevention, access control, surveillance, and the site security programs that hold up under scrutiny.
An Overview of Physical Security Inspections A comprehensive physical security inspection is essential for protecting your business. A physical security inspection is a process of checking your asset…
A network breach, also referred to as network intrusion, refers to a cyberattack or unauthorized activity on your organization’s digital network. This breach typically jeopardizes network security…
A data center is a location that contains business-critical applications and information, and has components that IT needs to store and manage them. Within one of these centers you would find…
We often evaluate our compliance to different security standards and use them as guidelines to make sure we are minimizing privacy risk in our organizations – this is common practice. If your…
Using Drones for Security and Risk Management Drones have become increasingly useful for companies looking to boost their security and risk management efforts. Their capabilities often allow security…
“Why You Should Stop Thinking about Risk When You Think about CIP-014’s R4” Often physical security professionals associate CIP-014's R4 with the word risk. However, t his interesting and informative…
In wake of the April 2013 attack on PG&E’s Metcalf substation in San Jose, California, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order directing the North American Electric…
RiskWatch 360 product line now serving compliance risk assessment needs for the healthcare, physical security, credit union, banking, PCI, information systems and energy industries Sarasota, FL, June…
In response to the recent release of a study sponsored in part by Johns Hopkins entitled “Hospital-Based Shootings in the United States: 2000-2011,” the International Association for Healthcare…
Alaska’s Health and Social Services CSO Offers Lessons Learned Thor Ryan, chief security officer at the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, offers lessons learned as a result of his…
A man whose jet ski failed him in New York’s Jamaica Bay swam to John F. Kennedy airport, where he was easily able to penetrate the airport $100 million, state-of-the art security system. Daniel…
The FBI is treating a mass shooting on Sunday at a Milwaukee-area Sikh Temple as a possible act of domestic terrorism, officials announced in a press conference Monday. Wade Michael Page, a…
NIST Revising Guide on Detection, Prevention Software Intrusion detection and prevention software has become a necessary addition to the information security infrastructure of many organizations, so…
Hepatitis C Scandal Exposes Costly Hiring Flaws How could this happen? I received word last week that I’m one of 6,000 individuals who should be tested for hepatitis C amidst the healthcare scandal…
The obvious question after a horrible tragedy such as the one in Aurora, Colorado, is what can we do to prevent such a tragedy in the future? The answer to that question isn’t simple and is usually…
Thailand Case Study Study #11 Retail Store Bombing in Asia A large international retail chain has been the victim of a bomb where a security guard was killed. The store chain wants to make sure that…
The True Value of the Hospital Security Program By Caroline Ramsey-Hamilton Overview Violence in hospitals and against healthcare staff has been steadily increasing since 2004. A recent article in…
The Future of Security The Integration of Information Security, Integrated Systems Security and Physical Security By Caroline Ramsey-Hamilton This article was originally published as the cover story…
The Criticality of Security in Florida Hospitals By Caroline Ramsey-Hamilton Overview Violence in hospitals and against healthcare staff has been steadily increasing since 2004. A recent article in…
Journal of Healthcare Protection Management International Association of Hospital Security and Safety (IAHSS). By James Sawyer and Caroline Ramsey-Hamilton Background Every IAHSS reader knows that…
The American Association of Workplace Violence Prevention has designated April 2012 as official Workplace Violence Awareness Month! You can celebrate in your office by suggesting ways to reduce…
Companies often don’t think about preventing workplace violence until there is an incident that affects them, or a company similar to them, or geographically close. As soon as something happens close…
Security measures in place are being questioned in Kissimmee, Florida at Osceola Regional Medical Center after clerk passes as a physicians assistant! Hospital security procedures, including staff…
I just finished reading a new book called HALT THE VIOLENCE, written and edited by Patricia Biles and her Alliance Against Workplace Violence group. Here are some of my thoughts on it, if your…
Why Violence in Hospitals is Increasing Violence is not a concept that people usually associate with hospitals. For years, hospitals have been seen as almost a sanctuary of care for the sick and…
Workplace Violent Incidents have been on the rise in several specific organizations, including hospitals, home health organizations, social workers who do in home visit, and also late-night retail…
On September 8, OSHA issued a new directive about enforcement activity on workplace violence issues. This directive (CPL 02-01-052) takes effective on Sept. 8, 2011 and is called Enforcement…
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