SIMS Software, which is widely recognized as the industry leader in security information management systems, with a track record spanning nearly four decades, is pleased to announce the company has been nominated to compete in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program.
The company’s flagship product, Security Information Management System (SIMS) manages visitors, classified contracts, classified information tracking and control, as well as personnel security clearance processing and monitoring at all levels, including Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) requirements.
SIMS provides all the features and functionality necessary to run a powerful, paperless industrial security program with a single system of record. Clients are able to escape the development costs and interoperability issues associated with in-house solutions, which are often more expensive than SIMS.
SIMS Software’s next generation security platform SIMS Infinity brings a completely new dimension to a Security information Management System by layering in communications, notifications, customer-unique self-customizations, work tasks and team collaborations on top of the extensive database and tracking already provided plus new Leadership Dashboards to enable rapid metrics-based decisions.
Introduction to SIMS Software: (Security Information Management System)
SIMS Lobby
Lower-cost alternative for lobby staff.
SIMS Lobby provides organizations with a lower-cost licensing alternative and limited module access for lobby staff; a value-added option available with the SIMS Multi-User license.
With competing industrial security management products, enterprises must typically pay for a full license for every security guard and entry control staff member who must access visitor information. This becomes an expensive proposition very quickly with multiple lobbies and lobby shifts.
SIMS Lobby provides the necessary visitor check-in and badge printing capabilities at a fraction of the cost of purchasing a full Multi-User license for those who handle incoming visitor processing.
Features and Benefits
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Access to Incoming Visitor module only
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Check visitors in/out of the facility
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Issue badges
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Verify validity of IDs presented using the document reader integration (3M AT9000).
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Perform denied party screening on certain visitors, or all visitors during check-in.
SIMS Modules
SIMS includes 17 fully integrated modules that provide a fully automated 360° view of every physical, virtual and human asset inside your security domain.
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Classified Documents & Materials – manage, store and track classified documents and materials; maintain an audit trail on all document transactions.
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Cleared Personnel – maintain a global view of all personnel, including multiple clearance cases, special accesses including SCI and SAP, background investigations and more. Includes JPAS import wizard and eventually DISS.
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Visitor Control – track and approve/deny new and returning visitors, manage meetings, streamline lobby check-in/out procedures, print badges, and generate visitor reports.
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Information Systems – track hardware, software, network information, authorized users and access privileges; generate system access reports and perform system audits.
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Locks and Keys – strengthen physical security with detailed audit trails that track quantities created and issued, type and access, lost or misplaced keys, damaged locks and more.
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Containers – track and manage classified areas, approved security containers of all types and their contents. Includes locations, custodians, combination change/expiration dates, alarm testing and access lists.
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Incidents – track all security incidents and violations, including subjects involved, disciplinary actions and suspicious contacts. Includes insider threat indicators compiled from all functional elements: HR, security, IT and legal.
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Facilities – track information for the host facility and other locations, including Facility Clearance verification and Cognizant Security Agency information. Manage NISPOM self-inspections and view government inspection results.
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Contracts – manage prime contracts, subcontracts and generate detailed reports on DD254s, start/end dates, tasks and required accesses, customers, contracting officers, program managers and more.
SIMS provides a fully automated 360° view of every physical, virtual and human asset inside your security domain, to deliver their customers with the technology tools necessary to detect, deter and mitigate insider threats and stay compliant with government requirements.
SIMS Insider Threat Capabilities
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Enables compliance with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) Change 2 insider threat requirements.
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Provides centralized, enterprise-wide storage of insider threat data to support synergy and collaboration between functional elements: human resources, security, information assurance and legal.
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Provides real-time monitoring, evaluation and reports via SIMS Dashboards to supplement your insider threat program anytime, anywhere.
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Compiles threat indicator data to identify insiders who meet or exceed thresholds.
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Insider threat case management that compiles, organizes and tracks indicator data related to potential insiders, applied mitigation and further compliance reporting.
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Provides details related to foreign travel, foreign contacts and number/type of incidents.
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E-mail notifications to Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO) and insider threat working group members of individuals requiring further review.
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Ability to perform self-inspections with Excel-compatible tools.
SIMS Dashboards
SIMS Dashboards is a powerful business tool that provides real-time visibility, analysis and reporting of your security domain. In addition to strengthening your organization’s security posture, the implementation of Dashboards offers significant business benefits in overall productivity, employee efficiency and regulatory compliance.
With Dashboards, you can quickly generate up-to-date views of security data with the highest levels of granularity, from the enterprise level to specific divisions, sites or data groups. Dashboards empowers you with the freedom and flexibility to tailor your security plans based on real-world metrics and a 360° view of your high-value assets, including:
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Classified Information
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Cleared Personnel
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Visitor Control and Lobby Management
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Information Systems
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Locks & Keys
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Containers
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Incidents and Insider Threat Data
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Facilities
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Contracts
SIMS Employee Portal
The SIMS Employee Portal is a value-added personnel tool that significantly increases productivity and efficiency for your security department.
Employees that need access to their personnel data must typically send requests through the Facility Security Officer (FSO) or Personal Security (PERSEC) staff; this time-consuming and inefficient process places an extra burden on security staff.
The SIMS Employee portal is a self-service feature that gives employees the ability to proactively access, review and validate personnel data stored in SIMS, such as clearance status and foreign travel and training records.
Access to individual SIMS Personnel records was previously limited to SIMS users. Now, any employee with a SIMS Personnel record can be granted access to the Employee Portal to view a portion of their records and even upload .pdf files needed by security.
All other functionality is read-only; employees do not have permissions to change or delete any stored information. The SIMS Employee Portal is available in SIMS v7.22 at no additional cost and without using one of your concurrent SIMS licenses.
Features:
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Customizable message banner: each employee will be presented with your organization’s message upon log in.
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Employee access to data stored within their individual SIMS Personnel records, without requiring the use of a SIMS license and at no additional fee.
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The ability for employees to upload PDF files (training certificates, briefings, etc.) to the SIMS Employee Portal tab of their Personnel record.
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Employee insight into current clearance level and status (granted, briefing and reinvestigation dates).
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Employee review of Personnel Training information, allowing them to validate their trainings against their SIMS Personnel training records.
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Employee review of information related to Accesses (SCI, COMSEC, NATO).
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Employee review of Active Contracts, including Access and Cease dates.
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Employee review of Foreign Travel locations and travel dates.
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Secure access using Active Directory authentication; employees will not be able to log in and view another individual’s information.
Benefits:
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Increase productivity and efficiency by allowing employees to access and review their own personnel data.
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Empower personnel to take a more proactive approach to managing and validating various aspects of their employment with your organization, from personnel training records and clearance status to active contracts and foreign travel.
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Reduce the amount of time that PERSEC staff spend looking up personnel data for employees, freeing up valuable resources for other tasks.
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Take advantage of a new business tool with no additional cost or licensing requirements.
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Augment your existing investment in SIMS with the additional capabilities offered by the SIMS Employee Portal.
SIMS Editions
SIMS addresses the industrial security needs of organizations of all sizes. Customers can choose from several editions that all offer identical functionality:
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SIMS Multi-User: ideal for enterprises with multiple users requiring simultaneous access. As a value-add, this product offers free, unlimited, read-only web access with no licensing requirement, plus OVR, PAR and foreign travel submissions. SIMS Multi-User also supports the SIMS Lobby client module for cost-effective management of visitors.
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SIMS Standalone: ideal for use in secure areas or for medium-sized organizations that require robust industrial security capabilities with minimal IT staff.
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SIMS Lite: a cost-effective solution for smaller organizations that supports up to 200 personnel and 1,000 documents.
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c: a cloud-based solution for organizations that have limited or overly taxed IT resources.
SIMS satisfies all administrative requirements of the National Industrial Security Program (NISPOM) which is safeguarded by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), plus Special Access Programs (SAPs), and provides robust tools to deter, detect and report Insider Threats through tracking and notifications of threats based on customer-identified dynamic thresholds.
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.
SIMS Software Nominated to Compete in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program
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.
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 18, 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 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is Proudly Sponsored by AMAROK and SIMS Software, along with Returning Premier Sponsors
ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, and Reed Exhibitions.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.
Comprehensive List of Categories Include:
| Access Control/ Identification | Personal/Protective Equipment | Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism |
| Perimeter Barrier/ Deterrent System | Interagency Interdiction Operation | Cloud Computing/Storage Solution |
| Facial/IRIS Recognition | Body Worn Video Product | Cyber Security |
| Video Surveillance/VMS | Mobile Technology | Anti-Malware |
| Audio Analytics | Disaster Preparedness | ID Management |
| Thermal/Infrared Camera | Mass Notification System | Fire & Safety |
| Metal/Weapon Detection | Rescue Operations | Critical Infrastructure |
| License Plate Recognition | Detection Products | And Many Others! |
| COVID Innovations | And Many Others! |
Don’t see a Direct Hit for your Product, Agency or Organization?
With the unprecedented occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of the safety and security industries has realized the need to increase innovations to address the daily growing challenges.
As such AST aims to make sure these firms and professionals are reflected in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, so we’d like to encourage you to submit appropriate categories recommendations and include COVID-19 Frontline Professionals in your Nominations to see that these Professionals, Facilities, and Vendors receive the Recognition they Deserve!
Submit your category recommendation for consideration to Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.
Register for the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Luncheon Today
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.
Your ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon registration includes complimentary attendee access to ISC East – 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!
Go to https://americansecuritytoday.com/product/awards-luncheon/ to secure your seat or reserve a table.
***Limited space available so Register Today. There will be no on-site registrations.
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 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.
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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.
To learn more about the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, Check Out the New 2020 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2020 ‘A Year in Review’.
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.
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.
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.
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For a complete list of 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners, click here.
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