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Violence, theft and vandalism are putting hospitals and healthcare facilities at risks, with potential impact on patients, staff, medicines and expensive medical equipment. The hospital and healthcare security section describes the various physical and electronic security solutions that can help increase security in hospitals and healthcare organisations.
A Manager's Checklist for Cameras
posted on 09/02/2010
There are a number of questions that need answering when considering current and future cameras. Some will be answered thanks to the expert help of a systems integrator, A&E consultant or product manufacturer. An Infinova white paper establishes a manager's checklist for cameras. Among the Basics: • What do you want the cameras to see and what is the distance? • What types of lenses are needed? Wide-angle, normal, telephoto? Can varifoc... [more]
A Manager's Checklist for Cameras - part 2
posted on 09/02/2010
Lighting Lighting also can impact the type and placement of security video cameras. No doubt, in the out of doors, day/night cameras have a role to play. Still, there are unique lighting issues related to megapixel cameras. For example, when it comes to obtaining full resolution for higher-rated megapixel cameras, without greater levels of lighting than what is naturally in a scene, the camera will not deliver the optimum resolution. When i... [more]
Third parties introduce many deficiencies exploited by attackers
posted on 08/02/2010
According to Trustwave's 2010 Global Security Report, the most notable trend of 2009 was the continued existence of attack vectors despite the security industry’s awareness of the associated vulnerabilities for a decade or more. Organizations large and small were found to be moving forward with plans to implement new technology, while leaving basic security threats overlooked in legacy environments and IT systems. The report analyzes data gath... [more]
Microsoft shares its SDL tools and expertise with the developer community
posted on 02/02/2010
According to Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, in the last six months of 2009, 81% of reported vulnerabilities were in application software products. Increasingly crime-motivated cyber threats and the competitive marketplace means that application developers are being challenged to engineer more secure products. Developers want to do the right thing but have been put off by difficulties in acquiring specialist security expertise and assumpt... [more]
Imprivata provides NHS clinical staff with secure access to medical applications via SSO technology
posted on 02/02/2010
Imprivata®, Inc. has announced that George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust has become the latest UK healthcare organisation to rollout Imprivata OneSign to provide more than 700 clinical staff with streamlined access to medical applications via single sign-on (SSO) technology. Delivered as part of a broader access management project designed to boost clinical efficiency, the implementation of OneSign will improve the speed at which clinical staff ca... [more]
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