Where IT Security and Physical Security Converge

Network Centric Security June 2011

June 2011

  • The Road to Open Systems
    ONVIF's single standard brings benefits for end users and integrators alike.
  • Management Saves Money
    Print and imaging solutions are good for the environment.
  • The Lifecycle of Infrastructure
    Staying on the right path of PoE.


Features

Lifecycle of Infrastructure

The Lifecycle of Infrastructure

By Steve Surfaro

What is the first thing you see in an organization’s income statement? Real estate and facilities rank among the most significant assets. However, these facilities would not be considered assets if organizations were not continually investing in and improving physical infrastructure as part of a capital project or periodic expansion.


The Road to Open Systems

The Road to Open Systems

By Jonas Anderson

Providing a comprehensive, long-term security solution requires more than one manufacturer’s state-of-the-art technology; it requires a pathway for current systems to communicate not only with each other but also with systems of the future. End users want the flexibility to be able determine which products best suit their security needs for both today’s purchases and tomorrow’s upgrades without being locked into using solutions from a single manufacturer.


Management Saves Money

Management Saves Money

By Mathew Lopez

Organizations of all sizes use networked printers, scan­ners and devices that integrate scanning, printing, copying and communication functions into a single unit known as a multifunction printer (MFP). The increasing sophistication of these devices makes sharing documents, even the most sensitive papers, as easy as pressing the ubiquitous “scan-­directly-to-email” button.


Departments

Systems Integration Enhances ID Management

Systems Integration Enhances ID Management

By Ralph C. Jensen

Roger Williams University is an independent liberal arts university on the New England coastline in Bristol, R.I. University officials wanted to become more efficient, focusing on time-consuming and costly key management and security access.


Stay Strong

By Philip Lieberman

While awareness about the insider threat has grown over the last few years, a major problem lies in the way companies respond to this information. It’s been nothing more than ineffective security theater.


Achieving Secure Storage in the Cloud

By Brien M. Posey

For many years now, data encryption has been a standard requirement for enterprises. More recently, however, organizations that have outsourced some IT resources to the cloud have discovered that the techniques they have relied upon for securing data are inadequate in a cloud environment.