Bernard J. Scaglione, CPP, CHPA, CHSP, is a principal partner at The Security Design Group in New York City. He has 30 years experience in the security field. Ben is Chairman of the ASIS International Healthcare Council and president of the New York City Metropolitan Healthcare Safety and Security Directors Association. He is a member of the training council for the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety and is an accomplished author writing for ASIS, the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety and Lawyers and Judges Publishing. He currently teaches re-certification classes for licensed architects and professional engineers at the Platt Institute in New York City.
Sony’s PlayStation Network is reported to have 70 million registered users worldwide. On May 2, 2011, Sony issued a statement that 12,700 credit cards and 24.6 million user accounts were compromised. The stolen data included names, addresses, dates of birth, passwords, security questions and answers and credit card information. This compromise is said to be one of the largest and most high-profile online data thefts to date.
In July 2010 I wrote about workplace violence within the healthcare industry in this column. The main focus was a document that was published by The Joint Commission titled, “Preventing violence in the health care setting.” I also discussed OSHA document 3148, “Guide for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare Workers and Social Service Workers.” Both documents serve as a guide in the implementation of a workplace violence reduction program. In the column I stressed the need to install physical barriers in order to control access within specific areas of the facility. In addition, I emphasized the need to control visitors into the facility through the use of a visitor management system.
On June 3, 2010 The Joint Commission, the accreditation organization for healthcare issued what they call a “Sentinal Event Alert,” which is an affirmation of a serious event issued by
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From the Fortune 10 conglomerate securing company trade secrets to the local retailer verifying the authenticity of customer’s credit cards, inaccurate identification can lead to lost revenue and increased liability.
Today, the key phrase in security is convergence: the convergence of physical security systems, the convergence of logical and physical security and the convergence of corporate processes to ensure compliance.
