In today’s modern threatscape, holistic security goes beyond protecting the perimeter fence and preventing break-ins or triggering alarm bells. It’s about locking down the lifeblood of your organization.
SIMS Software, the leading provider of industrial security information management software to the government and defense industries, and a New ‘ASTORS’ Award Program Sponsor is thrilled to be competing in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program.
Traditionally, we have supported the US Department of Defense’s stringent requirements of protecting classified and sensitive information as prescribed in the National Industrial Security Program (NISP). This was established by an Executive Order in 1993 (EO 12829).
We have a proven track record of performing this mission for the last 38 years and counting.
SIMS Software is a cleared, Small Business that has received ISO 9001:2015 certification and hundreds of satisfied clients in the defense industry, the military services and Government agencies.
The company was founded by a Navy Veteran in 1983 and remains the pre-eminent industrial security information management tool for the Defense Industrial Base and extensive high-profile government agencies.
However, our relevance doesn’t end in the DoD world – who doesn’t possess sensitive data that is paramount to remain “internal” to the respective organization?
In today’s modern threatscape, holistic security goes beyond protecting the perimeter fence and preventing break-ins or triggering alarm bells. It’s about locking down the lifeblood of your organization.
It is critical to know who controls and has access to highly sensitive data and where it resides, particularly during the COVID-19 era with a dispersed workforce in many cases working remotely.
As such, your security toolset must evolve, as has ours. For example, Insider Threat has become a widely used buzzword, but how do you define what it means?
Is it simply the latest spy case between US citizens and foreign adversaries trying to steal our most valuable secrets?
Certainly, that is still a legitimate and ongoing concern.
However, shouldn’t we consider egregious policy violations inside of any organization as an Insider Threat incident?
What are the repercussions if sensitive matters are disclosed to the public at large or worse yet, the press?
Being able to report, review, track trends over time and analyze individuals for questionable and repeated abnormal behavior patterns is paramount.
And it is just as important to be able to share that data across the proper functional representatives inside your organization that can roll up into a Dashboard to present statistics in real-time, all at your fingertips for proper investigation and decisioning.
This can originate with your internal “security” team and be shared with human resources, legal/compliance, IT, and even senior leadership as appropriate.
In the last few years, SIMS has focused on expanding our Incident reporting capabilities, to include Insider Threats.
The Incidents are customizable to the events/situations that each organization wants to track, monitor for resolution, and report against by department, location, region, etc.
We have also recently added the ability to create a custom algorithm, based on an unlimited number of indicators, that roll up into a series of Dashboards.
Email notifications can be sent to a targeted, and approved, list of recipients for review and decisioning of actions moving forward.
This takes the guesswork out of reporting on sensitive matters to your organization.
While the SIMS legacy is well entrenched with the US Department of Defense and its related footprint, there are many ways we can help secure your sensitive data and provide reporting tools against it.
We are committed to helping the Law Enforcement (LE) community protect its sensitive data, and we welcome the opportunity presented by working closer with American Security Today.
Additional capabilities relevant to the LE community: Personnel Case Management, Visitor Control (knowing who has access and when they accessed sensitive areas in a facility), Asset Control (any physical material requiring tracking – documents, evidence, safes, locks, keys, alarms, hard drives & IT equipment, etc.).
SIMS Software was the first to introduce automation to the government and defense industries space in 1983, presenting a secure alternative to the historically manual process of tracking personnel security clearances and classified information.
Our flagship software product, SIMS (Security Information Management System), has been the most trusted industrial security information management solution on the market for over 38 years.
Some of the world’s most renowned government agencies, defense contractors, high technology giants, academic institutions, and research facilities rely on SIMS to protect classified and high-value information.
By equipping security stakeholders with the tools to protect the lifeblood of their organizations, SIMS Software is proud to play a vital role in advancing the interests of our nation and its allies at home and abroad.
About the Author
As CEO and President of SIMS Software, Michael Struttmann leads the implementation of the company’s vision and strategy, worldwide business development initiatives, and overall operations.
Michael Struttmann, President and CEO of SIMS Software
Michael is a veteran of the enterprise security and software industries, bringing nearly two decades of experience in executive positions. Prior to joining SIMS Software in 2016, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America, for Powa Technologies.
Michael spearheaded the launch of the company’s mobile and tablet point-of-sale technologies in the North American market, encompassing sales channel strategies, distribution, pricing models, and overall product direction.
Michael also served as District Manager, Enterprise Accounts for RSA, a Dell Technologies business and global cybersecurity leader with over 90% market share in the Fortune 500.
His team of enterprise sales executives consulted with clients and sold proprietary solutions for business risk, fraud prevention, cybercrime, identity and access management, and more for RSA’s largest customers.
Michael’s experience also includes senior leadership positions in the payments industry. During his tenure as Vice President and Director, Global Market Development, for Semtek Innovative Solutions Corp., Michael led the team that successfully took the company’s patented credit card encryption concept to market.
Semtek was eventually acquired by Verifone Systems, the current market leader in U.S. payment solutions; Semtek’s technology became the foundation for Verifone’s VeriShield Protect.
Michael joined Verifone as Vice President of Sales, Global Security Solutions, and established an industry-standard in credit card security by contracting eight of the top 11 U.S.-based payment processors. He also founded a consortium of payment industry stakeholders to address ongoing opportunities and challenges in credit card security.
Michael is an active member of NCMS, the society of industrial security professionals, and InfraGard San Diego, an FBI-affiliated nonprofit organization dedicated to critical infrastructure protection. He currently serves on the board of directors of the FBI San Diego Citizens Academy.
In addition to your gourmet, plated meal, and your entree of choice, the first 100 registered attendees will receive a signed copy of Bill Bratton’s New Book ‘The Profession’. 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon Registration also includes Complimentary attendee access to ISC East, the leading event for the Northeast’s security and public safety community, the inaugural Natural Disaster and Emergency Management (NDEM) Expo, and the ASIS NYC SECURITY CONFERENCE & EXPO on November 17th & 18th at the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City.
American Security Today’s ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program is today in its Sixth Year and continues to recognize the Outstanding Innovations of top firms and agencies in the Homeland Security and Public Safety fields.
The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program highlighting the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition, and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.
David Pekoske, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administer
American Security Today is pleased to announce TSA Administrator David Pekoske, will join the organization as a featured speaker at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Presentation Luncheon, on November 17, 2021 at ISC East in New York City.
“On the heels of an unprecedented global pandemic, continued unrest in our cities and potentially catastrophic cyberattacks on our nations critical infrastructure, the focus of the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon will be on the latest, state-of-the-art innovations that are driving investments in new public security and safety technologies and systems,” said AST Editorial and Managing Director Tammy Waitt.
“As a recognized expert in crisis management, strategic planning, innovation and aviation, surface transportation and maritime security, David Pekoske’s message highlighting his top priorities and challenges for the TSA based on his years of wide-ranging experience will be critical to our attendees internalizing the critical nature of these escalating challenges, and realizing innovative new approaches to meet them.”
The epic, transformative career of Bill Bratton, legendary police commissioner and police reformer, in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York When Bill Bratton became a Boston street cop after returning from serving in Vietnam, he was dismayed by the corrupt old guard, and it is fair to say the old guard was dismayed by him too.
The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon featured an impassioned and compelling keynote address by William (Bill) Bratton, former police commissioner of the NYPD twice, the BPD, and former chief of the LAPD, on the history of policing in America with an emphasis on the evolution of critical communication capabilities in our post 9/11 landscape.
The Profession presents not only a fascinating and colorful life at the heights of law enforcement leadership, but the vision for the future of American policing that we sorely need.
At ISC East 2021 you with the opportunity to interact with a broad array of security industry professionals.
ISC East works closely with other businesses in the security and public safety space to help bring together the Northeast’s largest security trade show each year.
In collaboration with premier sponsor SIA (Security Industry Association) and in partnership with ASIS NYC, ISC East is proud to work with and be supported by various associations, trade publications, charities, and more.
Therefore, the ISC audience of security dealers, installers, integrators, consultants, corporate, government and law enforcement/first responder practitioners will be joined by the ASIS NYC audience of major corporate managerial-through-director-level national and global security executives.
The combination of one-on-one conversations with the industry’s top innovators, integrators and security executives, special events, high-quality education and training, and strong support from industry associations, will allow attendees to learn and evaluate solutions from leading security exhibitors and brands.
The 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program surpassed expectations with a record number of nominations received from industry leaders and government agencies, and drew over 200 attendees to the ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Banquet – an exclusive gourmet luncheon and networking opportunity which filled to capacity, before having to turn away late registrants.
ISC East the leading event for the Northeast’s security and public safety community, and home of the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Luncheon, is colocating with the inaugural Natural Disaster and Emergency Management (NDEM) Expo on November 17th & 18th at the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City.
Thank take advantage of this exclusive luncheon opportunity to take a break from the show – Invite your team, guests, clients and show visitors to a lovely and affordable plated meal event in the heart of New York City, for a fabulous networking opportunity!
Why American Security Today?
The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.
The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast changing security landscape.
American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State and local levels of government as well as firms allied to government.
American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers eyes throughout the story with cutting edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.
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AST puts forward the Largest and Most Qualified Circulation in Government with Over 75,000 readers on the Federal, State and Local levels.
The AST Digital Publications is distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals in federal, state and local levels.
‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’
AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.
Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.
These experts are from Government at the federal, state and local level as well as from private firms allied to government.
AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.
AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.
Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.
The Annual CHAMPIONS edition includes a review of the ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firms products and services, includes video interviews and more.
From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION has what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitigate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.
It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
For a complete list of 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners, click here.
For more information on All Things American Security Today, and the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.
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This takes the guesswork out of reporting on sensitive matters to your organization.
SIMS Software was the first to introduce automation to the government and defense industries space in 1983, presenting a secure alternative to the historically manual process of tracking personnel security clearances and classified information.
American Security Today’s ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program is today in its Sixth Year and continues to recognize the Outstanding Innovations of top firms and agencies in the Homeland Security and Public Safety fields.
It is your Go-To source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2020 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.
