Steve Hunt is founder of the Chicago-based research firm, 4A
International, www.4ai.com. Contact him at info@4ai.com or visit his blog,
www.SecurityDreamer.com.
SecurityDreamer is growing up fast. Since
lauching Security-
Dreamer in November 2006, readership has
steadily grown. According to Hunt, he has recently added a daily email with
recent updates. The site will soon feature more IT and IT security content --
especially information that relates to collaboration and communication across the
lines of physical and homeland security with IT.
SecurityDreamer will host forums, or
discussion boards, for topics like intelligent video, PSIM, security management
best practices, endpoint security, FIPS 201 and needed technology
standards. Watch for a Wiki, too. We are even going to list more than a hundred
vendors and invite your comments on each.
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