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By Larry O'Brien · April 2008


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By Chris Wetzel · March 2008

This month’s expert outlines strategies and challenges involving special event security


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By Bill Savage · February 2008


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By John Krumme · January 2008

This month’s expert addresses security issues faced by multinational organizations


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By Mike Painter · November 2007


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By Jim Coleman · October 2007

According to the Department of Education, there are an average of 15 murders on U.S. university and college campuses each year -- not taking into account the recent Virginia Tech shootings that resulted in 33 deaths. Then there are 2,500 rapes and 3,000 cases of assault that also occur annually, as well as many crimes that go unreported because the victims are too scared or embarrassed to come forward. All these incidents give school officials cause for dusting off security plans and reevaluating them.


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By Brad J. Wilson · September 2007


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By Larry O'Brien · August 2007

This month's expert answers some tough questions about the evolution of the door lock

EVEN in the earliest buildings, locks were used to protect people's possessions. Throughout history, people have used peculiar methods for protecting their belongings and have created their own alternatives to locks. In India, valuable belongings were sealed into large blocks of wood, then placed into water where they were surrounded by hungry crocodiles.


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By Bill Burgess · July 2007

This month’s expert looks at four up-and-coming technologies

RISK management is a key focus for nearly all business owners and also is the motive behind the decision to invest in advanced, top-of-the-line physical security systems. Some of today’s new technologies in the security industry seem to come straight out of a James Bond movie. Forward-thinking manufacturers have made improvements in technologies like Web-based access control, biometrics, intelligent video and asset tracking to stay a step ahead of end users’ security needs.


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By David Coughlin ,JD, CPP · June 2007

This month’s expert focuses on how museum security can be streamlined to protect valuable assets

LOOKING to visit the official Hormel SPAM Museum? Hightail it to Austin, Minn. Or if you want to see an entire museum dedicated to different types of barbed wire try LaCrosse, Kan. Museums can house anything from valuable pieces of artwork, such as the Mona Lisa, to priceless, ancient artifacts like Egyptian mummies, or even a rare oddity such as a Pez dispenser that bears the face of Betsy Ross, the woman who sewed the first American flag.


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