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T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2009 John K. Waters	Reading Between the Lines While Microsoft's Kim Cameron, BanTheScan.com, and others debate the pros and cons of biometric scanning in American schools, a school in Scotland has been testdriving a new system that could mitigate many of the concerns that surround the technology.
U.S. Banker December 2001 Mark Bruno	Biometrics' Day Has Come Demand for biometrics security technology appears to be rising as a result of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. If production actually does pick up, prices could decline and banks could become major buyers...
T.H.E. Journal August 2004	identiFi This biometric fingerprint identification system is designed for use in schools to verify things such as class attendance, cafeteria and library account access, and medication distribution in the nurse's office.
Entrepreneur April 2005 Mark Henricks	Thumbs Up Biometrics can keep your employees honest and save you money by eliminating time-and-attendance scams where buddies punch each other in.
New Architect June 2002 Jerri L. Ledford	The Rolls Royce of Security Are biometrics worth the expense?
Wall Street & Technology April 18, 2008 Melanie Rodier	Financial Institutions Evaluate Biometrics While financial institutions aren't yet ready for consumer-facing biometrics deployments, these technologies are gaining popularity for behind-the-scenes authentication.
CFO October 15, 2002 Russ Banham	The Eyes Have It Concerned about security, companies may soon rely on a wide range of biometrics. Turns out you're even more special than you thought.
U.S. Banker January 2004 Karen Krebsbach	Biometrics Takes Hold Overseas, But Not in U.S. U.S. banks, tied to legacy systems, are reluctant to start over with what many consider untested technology. Then there's the real bugaboo: privacy.
Entrepreneur November 2006 Amanda C. Kooser	Identify Yourself How will increasingly sophisticated biometric technologies affect you?
National Defense January 2009 Myra S. Gray	Defense Dept. 'Institutionalizing' Use of Biometrics Biometrics use crosses all services. The Army is using biometrics to assist in identifying detainees in war zones
Bank Systems & Technology June 24, 2008 Paula Damiano	Biometrics: The End of Authentication as We Know It? Biometrics -- the science of identifying individuals by their unique physical traits -- always has been cutting-edge technology. But practical for the banking industry? Not so much.
National Defense November 2007 Stew Magnuson	U.S. Government Driving The Advance of Biometric Technologies Technology companies are rapidly developing biometric devices. But privacy policies, the tech backbone to effectively connect the scanners, and a market beyond the U.S. government, are lagging.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Jensen & Fletcher	Preemption, Not Reaction Districts must take steps to ward off threats to school security, rather than responding to them once they occur, when it may already be too late.
Wall Street & Technology March 26, 2004 Jim Middlemiss	Biometrics Add Security in Insecure Times Technologies like voice-recognition and fingerprint authentication can add a layer of security while improving customer service and cutting costs.
T.H.E. Journal November 2007 Matt Villano	Does the Eye Spy? Around-the-clock video surveillance is the Holy Grail of K-12 safety efforts. But it raises many questions, including whether or not the cameras are a wholly benign presence.
IEEE Spectrum June 2012 Eliza Strickland	The Biometric Wallet Palm vein scanners could eventually replace your wallet with your hand
Popular Mechanics June 30, 2008 Erik Sofge	FBI's Next-Gen ID Databank to Store Face Scans--A Good Idea? Lockheed Martin is building a massive digital warehouse of criminal information, set to bring facial recognition and eye scans to local law enforcement. Privacy advocates say there's reason for law-abiding citizens to worry.
T.H.E. Journal August 2004 Fredrik Nilsson	Surveillance 101 Despite lessons learned from the Columbine High School tragedy, we continue to see incidents of school violence escalate. Here's how to leverage network video to enhance school security, student learning and teacher standards.
T.H.E. Journal December 2002 Katie Garza	School Security Moves Into the Digital Age While VHS-based surveillance technology and real-time closed-circuit TV monitoring are widely used in schools today, several districts in Texas and Oklahoma have taken their surveillance systems into the digital age.
Mother Jones Jan/Feb 2002 Brendan I. Koerner	Up Close and Personal High-tech identification devices could produce reams of data on law-abiding citizens -- but may be useless in fighting terrorists...
T.H.E. Journal February 1, 2010 Vanessa Hua	Scare Tactics In April, as public fears about a mysterious new strain of flu grew, the Los Angeles Unified School District moved to forestall a panic. Many districts are using technology solutions to respond to emergencies such as this.
T.H.E. Journal November 2007 Justine Brown	Tag! You're It! Requiring students to wear RFID-enabled badges can ease administrative tasks and tighten security, but some parents and advocacy groups think it insults children's dignity - and may threaten their safety.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Matt Villano	School Security Strategy--Simplified Safety is a top priority for schools, and the best way to manage the risk is to address the top IT security issues for 2007-2008, and anticipate concerns on the horizon.
CIO May 15, 2003 Scott Berinato	What's In a Face? Part of the reason biometrics remains a niche field is because the still-improving technology has been oversold.
T.H.E. Journal June 2006 Doug Gale	What's in a Name? In today's high-tech educational environment, the process of creating and securing network identities is more problematic than ever.
CRM June 2015 Leonard Klie	In Data Security, It's a Numbers Game Requiring multifactor authentication makes it harder for hackers to access information
Bank Technology News January 2002 Maria Bruno	Citi's Biometrics Tease Yet another banking giant's quest for the ultimate in security...
Bank Technology News September 2001 Maria Bruno	Biometrics Are Too Hot to Handle Despite high hopes, bankers are still all talk when it comes to identification technology...
CRM October 2013 Leonard Klie	Voice Biometrics Builds a Business Case Advances in speech security have made it more feasible and reliable as a call center tool.
PC Magazine January 20, 2004 Brett Glass	Biometric Security Someday biometric systems may play an important role in securing all kinds of systems, but they're not foolproof yet.
National Defense December 2010 Stew Magnuson	Underlying Science Behind Biometrics Requires More Rigor, Report Says The biometrics industry has seen rapid growth in the post-9/11 world with numerous companies touting products that they say can confirm a subject's identity based on his physical or behavioral characteristics with reasonable accuracy.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 Ben Ames	Navy looks to Identix to push research in facial recognition Company researchers seek to further the state-of-the-art in facial- and image-recognition technologies for human identification, justify new facial-recognition applications for antiterrorism, and develop a human-identity system for the U.S. military.
IEEE Spectrum July 2006 Jain & Pankanti	A Touch of Money Biometric authentication systems for credit cards could put identity thieves out of business. Here's how it would work.
T.H.E. Journal October 2008 Andy McDonough	More Is More No one solution can defend K-12 computer networks against the proliferation of digital threats. A multilayered strategy that addresses cyber safety on many fronts is a district's best hope.
InternetNews December 7, 2005 Tim Gray	Ridge: Terrorist Threats Spur Tech Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Ridge said today ongoing terrorist threats would continue to drive science and technology innovation in the United States and in the process make a better and stronger country.
T.H.E. Journal March 17, 2010 David Nagel	Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Smart Sensors Homeland security and military personnel increasingly rely on intelligent sensor technology for surveillance and electronic intelligence.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007	Security Resources A list of books, conferences, web sites and other resources to help school districts with emergency preparedness.
InternetNews April 6, 2006 Michael Hickins	3VR Turns Video Capture Into Metadata 3VR Security unveiled enhancements to an intelligent video management and security tool that makes it easier for security experts to identify faces, as well as capture events that take place on their property.
National Defense January 2009 Stew Magnuson	Defense Department Under Pressure to Share Biometric Data Within minutes of knocking down the door of a suspected bomb maker in Iraq, U.S. troops can fingerprint everyone they find inside, send the scans across a satellite link, and find out if the subjects are suspected terrorists.
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005	Big Brother Britain? The Blair Administration's proposal for biometric ID cards looked like a goner - until the July 7 attacks in London. But critics still worry about their intrusiveness.
Wall Street & Technology May 31, 2007 Elena Malykhina	Indentity Theft-Related Data Breaches Inceasingly Stemming From Laptop Theft More than half of identity theft-related data breaches stem from the theft or loss of a laptop or storage device. Yet most companies aren't locking down every laptop. Maybe the data isn't worth the price of securing the computer, but for most financial services companies there are no excuses.
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 Catherine Yang	The State Of Surveillance Artificial noses that sniff explosives, cameras that I.D. you by your ears, chips that analyze the halo of heat you emit. More scrutiny lies ahead.
Bank Technology News July 2005 Glen Fest	Cards: Biometrics Stalled Amid The Hype Shortfalls in fingerprint technology are curbing widespread adoption of biometric-based payment systems. However, a handful of small projects are moving forward, thanks to the technology's buzz.
Bank Technology News September 2010 Rebecca Sausner	The Eyes Have It Jeff Carter is now Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer at Global Rainmakers, a New York-based biometric firm that is convinced its high-speed, low-cost iris scan technology will be everywhere a decade from now.
Inc. April 1, 2003 Robert X. Cringely	What's Next: Introducing the CamPuter Imagine 10 million surveillance cameras, digitized and linked.
InternetNews July 27, 2004 Roy Mark	Biometric Passport Program Hits Snag Lack of chips and interoperability standards force one-year extension of biometric passport compliance.
National Defense January 2011 Stew Magnuson	Transportation Security Card to Come Under Microscope Again The Government Accountability Office said it will release a detailed report on the transportation worker identification credential in February, which will include the results of covert testing at port facilities.
HBS Working Knowledge June 16, 2014 Michael Blanding	The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology With 50 million public school students in America, technology holds much potential to transform schools, says John Jong-Hyun Kim. So why isn't it happening?
T.H.E. Journal May 2006 Nodine & Petrides	ISKME Special Series Part 4: Using Data to Improve Instruction Connecting the dots: how to use data to get from districtwide goal-setting to school-level performance.