Access Control | Identification

Featured Video of the Month

MorphoTrak

Gary Jones, Sr. Manager, Biometric Security, points out that MorphoTrak systems manage a combined 2.5 billion fingerprints in customer databases, not to mention a 60% worldwide market share of the biometric market and 50% of USA state and local biometrics. Jones demonstrates the Morpho Access 500+ series, the Morpho J Series, and the Morpho Outdoor Access Device, all of which are waterproof and dustproof. Another great year of customer feedback, he claims.

News

CBP awards 'total maintenance contract' in Hammond, LA, to Siemens

Wed, 2010-07-28 12:34 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to award a sole source contract to Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., of Buffalo Grove, IL, to update, repair and maintain the HVAC control system and...

DHS boasts about its aviation security efforts…and more

Wed, 2010-07-28 10:58 AM

DHS marked the sixth anniversary of the issuance of the 9/11 Commission Report by patting itself on the back for the progress it says it has made in a wide range of counterterrorism arenas, but most...

GSA is re-thinking its HSPD-12 implementation strategy

Wed, 2010-07-14 04:57 PM

The General Services Administration (GSA) is gathering information from government agencies as well as current and potential vendors of products and services related to the implementation of Homeland...

S&T advisory committee to examine foreign infrastructure protection technologies

Tue, 2010-07-13 09:19 AM

The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee will hold public and closed sessions in Arlington, VA, on July 20 and 21 to discuss “the applicability of foreign infrastructure...

Audit reveals security flaws in DHS’s Microsoft Windows active directory

Thu, 2010-07-08 03:02 PM

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses Microsoft Windows Active Directory services to manage users, groups of users, computer systems, and services on its headquarters network. But an audit...

DHS wants whole body scanners that are portable

Thu, 2010-07-08 01:23 PM

Having become accustomed to stationary advanced imaging technology (AIT) systems – also known as full body scanners – the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now interested in acquiring portable...

CBP to examine environmental impact of its actions along U.S.-Canadian border

Wed, 2010-07-07 04:46 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has decided to prepare four different environmental impact statements that will assess the effect of stepped-up patrols, surveillance, cargo scanning,...

AGT International makes its initial foray into the U.S. security market

Wed, 2010-06-30 10:36 AM

Mati Kochavi

AGT International, a security system designer and integrator which has implemented sophisticated projects around the world worth more than $7 billion, is making its initial entrée into the U.S....

Secret Service awards $1.2 million fencing contract for its Maryland training facility

Sun, 2010-06-27 11:49 PM

James J. Rowley Training Center

The U.S. Secret Service has awarded a $1.2 million contract to Hurricane Fence Company, of Richmond, VA, to install a 3.5-mile “true anti-climb perimeter security fence” around its James J. Rowley...

Commerce Dept. to send lower-ranking official as leader of its security industry trade mission to Brazil

Tue, 2010-06-22 01:05 PM

Rochelle Lipsitz (center)

After President Obama’s National Security Council expressed its concern about possibly appearing to influence the upcoming presidential election in Brazil scheduled for October 3, the U.S. Commerce...

EXCLUSIVE -- Cherokee Nation plans to build a major portfolio of security-related companies

Mon, 2010-06-21 06:57 PM

Russell Claybrook

“Our vision is big,” said Russell Claybrook, the president of the soon-to-mushroom security services firm, which is called Cherokee Nation Security and Safety, in an exclusive interview on June 21...

Biometrics gets challenged

Sat, 2010-06-19 06:27 PM

What is the next big idea in the field of biometrics? Harry Helmich, assistant vice president and division manager at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), of Mclean, VA, is asking...

Commentary and Opinions

Best practices for controlling contractors and privileged users who access your critical IT infrastructure

Government agencies are more dependent than ever on computer systems to carry out their missions. From providing citizens access to public information over the Web to processing and accounting for trillions of dollars in spending, computer systems permeate virtually every aspect of government work.

Under the cover of bright sunlight

Editor's Note: When GSN learned that the alleged Russian spy ring in the United States was using deception techniques such as "steganography," we decided to turn to a true expert in steganography for a description of this little-understood field.

Airport security and body scanners – a new paradigm?

During the past seven years, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has taken the position that it knows how to best create the safety and security standards necessary to secure airports across the United States.

So, what could possibly be wrong?

Everything.

COMMENTARY // Taking the pulse of the government security marketplace

While strolling up and down the aisles at the ASIS New York City Chapter’s security expo at the Javits Center on April 30, I tried to take a quick reading on the current state of the government security marketplace, but frankly the views of half a dozen exhibitors were all over the map.

I wondered whether the economy-wide recession during the past two years was depressing government procurements, or whether the Obama administration’s pump-priming stimulus program had led to an increase in such government purchases.

OPINION / Using good technology to find bad people

By Jonathan McDonald

Many government organizations are charged with combating terrorism, identifying criminals and effectively applying immigration policies. All these activities require that persons of interests (and organizations and networks) be accurately identified. Identification is an extremely complex process that is only compounded by increasing data volumes, complex relationships, and tightly coupled application and data architectures.

Company News

ATG Access acquired Allen-Vanguard

ATG Access Inc., based in Lillington, NC, has announced that it has acquired the vehicle barrier and gate division of the Canadian group Allen-Vanguard Corp. ATG Access engineers and produces high impact vehicle security barriers (HIVB), traffic bollard systems and manual bollard ram raid deterrent bollards which can be seen in situ in most major cities and venues globally.

Evolis celebrates its 10th anniversary with its new Pebble Black Edition

Celebrating its 10^th anniversary, Evolis, a European supplier of solutions for plastic card personalization, has unveiled a new edition of its single-sided color printer, the Pebble Black Edition.

The Pebble Black edition, available in a basic version, is a limited edition that is shipped with eMedia-Cards CS, an advanced badge design software, as well as consumables (cards and ribbon), ready to personalize 200 cards.

Keri Systems releases V-Track Vehicle ID System

Keri Systems, Inc. has released its V-Track Vehicle ID System, an RFID product designed to automatically identify vehicles for such applications as gated community access control, parking lot access and fleet management.

LRT-10 Transponders are placed in the vehicle's windshield and can be activated at distances up to 30 feet by the EX-10 Exciter antenna and read by the RXR-10 receiver from up to 100 feet away, allowing for simple and flexible installation that in most cases does not require trenching.

Integrated security systems key to long-term growth, says IMS Research

Integrated systems will account for more than 70 percent of the total security systems installation and maintenance market in Europe by 2013, according to a new study from IMS Research, of Wellingborough, England.

The research, which measured the potential market for integrated security systems, also identified integration with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and building automation systems as a key trend for the future.

City of Calgary and IndigoVision create new surveillance network

IndigoVision’s IP Video technology is at the heart of a new “Data Warehousing” and surveillance system for the City of Calgary, Canada. Data streams from different city operations are integrated into a centralized Oracle database. This powerful tool allows the city authority to analyze an amazing array of data.

Collecting air passenger data is time-consuming and costly

Each year, more than 1,100 commercial airlines spend more than 307,000 hours compiling and transmitting to U.S. Customs and Border Protection biographical information about more than 184 million airline passengers and crew members, at a total cost to the airlines of nearly $68.4 million.

In addition, an estimated 460,000 private aircraft pilots provide similar biographical information – including full name, date of birth, gender, citizenship, passport number, expiration date, country of issuance, etc. – to CBP, a huge paperwork burden that consumes about 115,000 hours each year.

Expiring visitor badge has built-in security tab

Time-expiring visitor badges change color to prevent reuse and to eliminate the need for employees to collect them from visitors who have left a facility.

Since their invention almost 30 years ago, these expiring badges have always required multiple pieces to activate the color-changing process. This is a problem because the person issuing the badge doesn’t always assemble all the pieces properly (too little time or training). As a result, a visitor’s badge sometimes is activated, and sometimes it is not.

L-1 Identity Solutions introduces HIIDE 5 and new middleware application

L-1 Identity Solutions, a provider of identity solutions and services has introduced the HIIDE system that meets a wide range of U.S. and non-U.S. customer needs for identification, verification and enrollment.

Recent Access Control Videos

Brady People ID

Brady People ID is the largest supplier of identification accessories, such as lanyards, badges and card holders, according to Neil Wyenn, Western Channel Manager. Wyen says the company’s ever growing line of more than 3000 products includes a complete line of secure identification badges and badge holders for government agencies that use FIPS 201-compliant smart cards. Other customers include hospitals, schools and universities.

AMAG Technologies

Matt Barnette, VP Sales and Marketing, points out that AMAG started out as an access control provider, but is now a full-service security products provider. New technologies being introduced include a new generation video enclosure which is IT sensory, the Hawkeye mobile, handheld device, which checks ID cards out in the field and can allow guards to look at videos while walking, and the new IDS product with 4-line keyboard display.

Lenel Systems International, Inc.

Josh Phillips, Director of Marketing, describes the business of Lenel as providing integrated security technologies, bringing the best of breed software applications and multiple technologies into a single platform. Government markets include military and civilian buyers and the DoD, which use the OnGuard system, whose 2010 integrated access control, ID management and video surveillance system offers enhanced video surveillance.

Honeywell Security Group

Angela Oberman, Product Manager of the Vindicator Technologies Product Line of Honeywell Security Solutions, indicates that the Vindicator product line is an integrated access control, intrusion detection, CCTV system that takes input from these disparate systems and displays them on the headin to create an integrated command and control system. The core market is Air Force, Army, Navy, Utilities, Chemical Plants and other critical infrastructure.

HySecurity

Brad Richards, Sales Engineer, describes HySecurity’s full line of hydraulic and electromechanical gate operators, which are well known for their quality, reliability and innovation, and are installed at such critical infrastructure sites as Bagdad International Airport, Fort Knox, and the United Nations. Richards points out that the company’s Smart Touch Control Panel ties in with the IP network and allows integration with command and control systems.

Recent Webinars

A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Using Dynamic Traffic Intelligence

Webinar Air Date: Thu, 06/10/2010 - 1:00pm

GSN Webinar - A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Using Dynamic Traffic Intelligence

No vendor can solve the entire problem. Learn how to use...

Five Ways to Maximize Perimeter Security

Webinar Air Date: Wed, 06/09/2010 - 11:00am

Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Time: 11 A.M. Eastern Time

An Educational Webinar Sponsored by BIGBOOTH.COM and GSN Magazine

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An Effective Approach to Continuous Monitoring Requirements under FISMA

Webinar Air Date: Tue, 04/27/2010 (All day)

Recently, the OMB established a task force to develop new metrics to measure the performance of information security at Federal Agencies. Among other things, the new metrics...

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Upcoming Events

Event Details	Dates of Event
Crisis and Opportunities for Latin American Security Companies	Jul 21 - 22
Border Management Summit North 2010	Jul 26 - 28
Intelligent Perimeter Solutions Seminar	Jul 27 - 27
National Sports Safety and Security Conference and Exhibtion	Aug 2 - 4
Digital Summit International (DSI-Vegas)	Aug 17 - 19
2nd Annual Identity Management for DoD and Government	Aug 23 - 25
Security Leadership: Reducing Costs Without Sacrificing Value	Sep 14 - 14
3rd Annual San Diego Regional Security Conference (formerly "C4ISR, CyberSecurity, Robot Platforms & Sensors Conference)	Sep 14 - 15
ArcSight Protect ’10	Sep 19 - 22
Water Security Congress	Sep 19 - 22
Homeland Security for Networked Industries (HSNI) 2010 Conference and Expo	Sep 20 - 21
Fall 2010 Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting	Oct 7 - 7