OSE News

ASIS inks deal with ISSA | Relationship to help increase collaboration between organizations

ASIS International Signs Agreement with Open Security Exchange

 

Open Security Exchange is first to join ASIS in new consortium

>  ASIS-OSE Press Release

Homeland Security & Defense Business Council - White Paper Collaboration

OSE has been invited to generate a White Paper on “Homeland Security Driving Convergence"

OSE will Co-host an Event around the White Paper release – OSE members will be invited to attend & network with HS&DBC members (DHS Contractors)

Associate and General Members are invited to participate on this Sub-committee; for more info please contact us at:  Info@theOSE.org 

HomelandCouncil.org

OSE - SIA PIV / PACS Project

Overview:  The project will utilize industry experts to develop a standard for exchanging PIV enrollment data with other systems that manage PIV identity.  This may include PACS systems, IDMS systems and background checking systems.

Status:  Currently counting ballots at SIA

Next Steps:  Rally members of SIA, ASIS & the US Government to begin work on this effort early ‘09

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Industry News

Access control convergence gets real on ISC West show floor  - A look at the news and products from ISC West 2009

Traditional access control vendors making strides for linking physical and logical solutions

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TechSec, Day 1

This was followed up nicely with a presentation by the Open Security Exchange, including Laurie Aaron from Quantum Secure, Dan Moceri from Convergint, Chip LeBlanc from Imprivata, and Dan Dunkel, who consults as New Era Associates. Their message centered on convergence in real life, a bringing together of the IT and security departments, not just a new technology for moving around security data. Following on Jack’s speech, which essentially emphasized that the physical security department will be increasingly important in protecting the end points of a company’s network, their message was that data loss is an increasingly important threat organizations need to guard against, and a simple convergence technique - like marrying logical and physical identities so that when an employee is terminated their physical access and network access are eliminated at the same time - can prevent real damage to a corporation or government entity.

I think their message was well received, even if some attendees have convergence-fatigue.

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Quote of the Week:  2/20/2009

"Companies who think data protection is the business of the IT guys have another thing coming. The best reality check is to look inside the company dumpster, where tons of data ends up every day. The security guys can teach the IT guys a thing about protection." 

...Consultant Steve Hunt after a recent dumpster diving expedition at a Chicago bank   >> Read More   >> Video

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Security Systems News  2/19/2009

SSN TV News:  Video Interview with Ray Coulombe, Cisco Manager - at Focus - IT Convergence