The ISO 14000 Family
Paladin Security has made a commitment to a greener future by reducing our paper waste, limiting our greenhouse gases and upgrading our vehicles and technology to more environmentally friendly solutions. This change in thinking has been recognized by the International Organiztion for Standardization, who have awarded Paladin Security with the ISO 14000:1 Certification.
Click the link below to learn more about the ISO 14000 essentials.
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Integrated Systems

Surveillance field guide

Those who do smart surveillance reap great benefits; those who duff it lose money, time and goodwill.   Here’s your guide to being smart.  (CSO)

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Home Alarms

The impact of smoke alarms
In the 1960's, the average U. S. citizen had never heard of a smoke alarm. By 1995, an estimated 93 percent of all American homes - single - and multi- family, apartments, nursing homes, dormitories, etc. - were equipped with alarms. By the mid 1980's, smoke alarm laws, requiring that alarms be placed in all new and existing residences - existed in 38 states and thousands of municipalities nationwide. And smoke alarm provisions have been adopted by all of the model building code organizations. (USFA)
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Introduction to alarm systems

Electronic security alarm systems are recognized in Canada as an important contributor to the securing of life, property and possessions.  A security system is an effective tool when used in conjunction with other sensible, overall crime prevention measures. (Canasa)

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Security News

CYBERTERROR AND ID THEFT CONVERGE IN LONDON

It was hailed as the world's first real cyberterrorism trial. Three British men, all teen-agers when their careers began, were accused of using the Internet to raise money, incite hatred, and help plan terrorist attacks. Two months into the trial, all three suddenly pled guilty this week. (msnbc) full version.

Who's listening in on your VoIP calls?
Broadband operators are falling over themselves to deploy VoIP as a way to increase revenue, provide new services, and just to keep up with the competition and stay in business. Bigger pipes and new QoS protocols have made VoIP telephony approximately equal to POTS (plain old telephone service) in terms of voice quality, but using IP to carry voice does bring up another factor: security. (smallbusiness itworld.com)
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Global Economic Crime Survey 2005

The threat of fraud - from apparently simple cases of bribery to complex financial misrepresentation - is more prominent than ever on the agendas of company directors and financial regulators. But executives have had little hard evidence to assess the scale of the problem they face. How prevalent is fraud? What is its real damage? Who perpetrates it? And are there really any effective ways of mitigating its risk?   (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

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Businesses need to plan for influenza pandemic

Wash your hands, get a shot, say home if you're sick. And decide who's essential to run your business if an influenza pandemic strikes.  (CP)

Outsourcing IT security
Managing IT security strategies and investments is no longer a choice but a requirement for companies and the era of deploying a firewall and declaring your infrastructure secure are over. (Line56)
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Condo grow ops causing headaches

Marijuana grow ops in condos are becoming a larger problem for strata corporations, says the Condominium Home Owners' Association of B.C.   "We're just snowed under with the number of strata corporations that are discovering grow ops in their units. It's a big problem," says the association's executive director Tony Gioventu.  (CBC)

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Added security
City employees are walking a fine line as they try to assure residents that the cameras make them safer while downplaying Orwellian privacy worries. The cameras, installed Sept. 21, are being used exclusively to examine crimes after they've been committed. (Free Press)
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