Canadian Security Magazine e-Updates

March 17, 2008 – Volume 6, Issue 5

NEWS

Airport security screeners need more training, better compensation
Peers in U.S. paid based on performance at checkpoints

The vice-president of operations at the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) wants to make the job of an airport security screener more attractive as a profession.

What's at risk?
B.C. Hydro puts threat risk assessment software to the test

Anyone responsible for corporate risk assessment knows that keeping tabs on the threat landscape is a much weightier task than it was a decade ago. From security and safety risks to environmental and brand protection documenting risk is a process that has moved beyond the realm of just a pen and paper checklist. It's also a concern that feeds into virtually every business unit.

Editor's Note

What are you worth?

In this issue, contributor Vawn Himmelsbach explores the alphabet soup of certifications a security professional should have or consider adding to their resume if they haven't already.

Viewpoint

Are community colleges training security officers to be cops?

In his presentation to the Private Sector Liaison Conference put on by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in January of this year, Dr. Michael Kempa of the University of Ottawa drew attention to a troubling phenomenon. Researchers report that managers within the security industry fairly consistently describe the role of their industry in terms of crime prevention and proactive protection services, rather than in terms of law enforcement and order maintenance functions.

2008 Security Director of the Year

Security directors and managers are often the unsung heroes in both the private and public sector in Canada. With responsibility for an ever-growing list of people and assets, the job of managing a security department is becoming one that demands not only a background in security, but also vital people skills as well as significant business and technological savvy.

Canadian Security Magazine is now accepting nominations for it's third annual Security Director of the Year award, sponsored by Anixter Canada. We want to find the individual who best exemplifies leadership and vision in the world of corporate security.

Do you work with someone who motivates and mentors his or her staff and provides inspiration on the job? Or do you know a colleague who has completed a unique initiative that has produced benefit not only to the security department but the entire company? Let us know. We are asking for specific criteria that will aid the judges in determining the winner. Please submit your nominations here. The deadline is May 30.

PRODUCT FOCUS

	Compression technology makes long-term video storage viable Honeywell's HRSD Series digital video recorder (DVR) features the vendor's proprietary XtraStor compression technology, which it says provides more storage on smaller media without sacrificing image quality. Honeywell www.honeywell.com
	Low-profile scanner has high-impact on theft NCR's RealScan 74 OFX is a low-profile bi-optic bar code scanner integrated with security service provider ADT's extended line of Sensormatic Ultraâ�¢Max deactivators. It is targeted to use in compact checkout stations or seated cashier environments. NCR Corp. www.ncr.com

COMING UP

May 2008 Canadian Security

Cover story: Employee IT security
A lot of enterprises are asking their employees to sign agreements detailing their obligations around data security. But do employees really understand what they're signing? And how accountable are they if they do introduce malware into a network? We examine the issues around employee culpability and training when it comes to data and network security.

Secure Report Cards: The Toronto Catholic District School Board created its own internal report card application that teachers could access online, but the challenge was getting them to use it securely.

The application had to be secured internally, and then exposed externally – that's when the school board decided to go through a process of evaluation for an SSL virtual private network (VPN). From a security standpoint, it allows them to use public transport as an access method, but with several layers of technology to provide security.

Admissibility of enhanced digital video evidence in court: CCTV & The Law expert and lawyer Elliott Goldstein explores a landmark case involving a second-degree murder conviction registered in Calgary Feb. 21 2008.

In every issue:
Viewpoint
Training
ASIS Regional Report

COMING EVENTS

March 17-19, 2008
26th Annual Government/Industry Conference on Global Terrorism
The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City
Arlington, Va.
Learn More

March 19, 2008
Anixter - IQiVision Breakfast Club- MegaPixel Technology
Anixter Canada, 200 Foster Dr. Mississauga, Ont.
8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Maria Commisso 905-502-2371
maria.commisso@anixter.com

March 27, 2008
Anixter - IQiVision - MegaPixel Technology
Anixter Canada, 18371 Blundell Rd Richmond B.C.
Session 1 - 10 a.m to 12 p.m.
Lunch served
Session 2 - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Julio Cipriano 604-276-0366
Julio.cipriano@anixter.com

April 2 - 4, 2008
ISC West, Sands Expo and Convention Center,
Las Vegas, Nev.
www.isc365.com

April 13 - 16, 2008
ASIS International 7th European Security Conference,
Barcelona, Spain.
www.asisonline.org

April 22 - 23, 2008
Security Canada East,
www.securitycanadaexpo.com/

May 1, 2008
Canadian Fire Alarm Association
Annual Technical Seminar
Thursday
Schulich School of Business
York University, Toronto
www.cfaa.ca

May 7 - 8, 2008
Conference Board of Canada
Public-Private Sector Summit on Critical Infrastructure Security:
Measuring Progress, Charting the Future
Chateau Laurier, Ottawa

May 21, 2008
ASIS Toronto Best Practices Seminar
www.asistoronto.com

June 11, 2008
Security Canada West, River Rock Casino,
Richmond, B.C.
www.securitycanadaexpo.com/

June 10 - 12, 2008
InfoSecurity Canada
www.infosecuritycanada.com

June 19 - 20, 2008
Tri-Lateral Security Conferences
Calgary, AB
www.trilateralcalgary.ca

Sept. 11, 2008
Security Canada Atlantic Ramada Crystal Palace,
Moncton, NB.
www.securitycanadaexpo.com/

Sept. 15, 2008
ASIS International
Atlanta, GA
www.asisonline.org

Oct. 22 - 23, 2008
Security Canada Central, Toronto Congress Centre,
Toronto, Ont.
www.securitycanadaexpo.com/

Oct. 29 - 30, 2008
ISC East, Jacob Javits Centre,
New York
www.isc365.com

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