The company's Security Solutions (S2) Team is comprised of security specialists who are former members of USG senior level organizations with expertise in terrorism, explosives, weapons of mass destruction, SWAT and other specializations. Our S2 combines its unique counter-terrorism experience with an in-depth knowledge of security systems, policies and procedures to provide security solutions services that cannot be matched outside of the government.     Munify™ S2 include, but are not limited to:   Threat assessments Providing identification of and realistic views of threats to a business or utility Vulnerability Assessment including existing or new physical facilities, procedural and cyber security, hardware and related policies Suggesting potential paths of attack or intrusion of a business and its assets Emergency response planning and training; electronic security system design Recommendations for enhancements to policies and procedures Crisis Management Response ~ bioterrorism As a vendor-agnostic Systems Integrator, Munify™ S2 provides effective assessments and recommendations to ensure the security of businesses, government facilities, municipalities and utilities (e.g. Precision Engagement w/Homeland Security & Continuity Of Operations Planning (COOP) ).     The S2 Team expertise includes, but is not limited to:     Management/Mitigation during a disaster scenario   Interagency collaboration on Counter-Terrorism; and management of investigative delegations abroad      Coordination of security for major events (e.g. International Olympic Games)    Members of the company have instructed in explosives and counter terrorist related courses for senior USG organizations and other high profile USG domestic and foreign counter-intelligence organizations; and have served as instructors to law enforcement officers in terrorism matters in the U.S., Central and South America.   Munify™ expertise includes ad-hoc consulting services for U.S. national media and County public utilities in the subjects of terrorism.    Our S2 utilizes analytical tools to prioritize an enterprise’s primary functions and assets necessary to continue business. The Operations and assets are then examined to determine what crises might befall them and how best to minimize the risk.  Security system design and recommendations to policies and procedures flow from this analysis. All personnel of Munify™ Security Consulting Team are trained in the Risk Assessment Methodology for Water (RAM-W) developed by Sandia National Laboratory.    Our S2 Team regularly partners with Top-Notch engineering firms to provide plans for security related improvements including accommodation of security devices and systems in the design phase. Munify™ S2 Team maintains state-of-the-art awareness of emerging security technologies to provide clients with expert advice on systems and devices.      Munify™ ~  Biometrics Biometrics is an automated method of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. Among the features measured are face, fingerprints, hand geometry, handwriting, iris, retinal, vein, and voice. Biometric technologies are becoming the foundation of an extensive array of highly secure identification and personal verification solutions. As the level of security breaches and transaction fraud increases, the need for highly secure identification and personal verification technologies is becoming apparent. Biometric-based solutions are able to provide for confidential financial transactions and personal data privacy. The need for biometrics can be found in federal, state and local governments, in the military, and in commercial applications. Enterprise-wide network security infrastructures, government IDs, secure electronic banking, investing and other financial transactions, retail sales, law enforcement, and health and social services are already benefiting from these technologies. Biometric-based authentication applications include workstation, network, and domain access, single sign-on, application logon, data protection, remote access to resources, transaction security and Web security. Trust in these electronic transactions is essential to the healthy growth of the global economy. Utilized alone or integrated with other technologies such as smart cards, encryption keys and digital signatures, biometrics is set to pervade nearly all aspects of the economy and our daily lives. Utilizing biometrics for personal authentication is becoming convenient and considerably more accurate than current methods (such as the utilization of passwords or PINs). This is because biometrics links the event to a particular individual (a password or token may be used by someone other than the authorized user), is convenient (nothing to carry or remember), accurate (it provides for positive authentication), can provide an audit trail and is becoming socially acceptable and cost effective.
More information about biometrics, standards activities, government and industry organizations and research initiatives on biometrics can be found at below links: http://www.biometrics.gov/Documents/glossary.pdf   http://www.biometrics.gov/Documents/biooverview.pdf   http://www.biometrics.gov/Documents/biohistory.pdf   http://www.biometrics.gov/Documents/FAQ.pdf   http://biometrics.gov/Documents/PalmPrintRec.pdf   http://biometrics.gov/Documents/IrisRec.pdf   http://biometrics.gov/Documents/FaceRec.pdf   http://biometrics.gov/Documents/SpeakerRec.pdf   http://biometrics.gov/Documents/VascularPatternRec.pdf   http://biometrics.gov/Documents/HandGeometry.pdf   http://biometrics.gov/Documents/FingerprintRec.pdf