THE MAGAZINE

Dallas Gets DERT on Downtown
September 2004
COVER STORY

Dallas Gets DERT on Downtown

By Teresa Anderson

The approach Dallas has used for its Downtown Emergency Response Team (DERT) offers a good model for other cities.

FEATURES

Intelligence Is the Best Defense

By Peter Piazza
A public-private group that provides intelligence to the financial services sector has revamped operations to adapt to new security challenges.

Oh What a Tangled Web

By Peter Piazza

Many Web applications, from complex online banking pages to simple Web forms, are rife with exploitable weaknesses. Is your company at risk?

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Studious Attention to Security

By Bernard D. Gollotti

Find out how Drexel University's public safety department protects the campus.

The Cut of His Jib Doesn't Jibe

By Barry J. Nadell

Companies that do not run background checks on job candidates are likely not getting the quality employees they expect.

No Gambling on Surveillance

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

Atlantic City's treasure, the Borgata Casino and Spa, minds it gaming floor with a massive camera system and other loss-prevention technologies.

Tracking the Cybercrime Trail

By Bryan Sartin

In addition to knowing how to follow the bits of evidence, forensic detectives must know how to work with law enforcement.

Meeting Management's Expectations

By Paul Herring

Whether in-house or proprietary, the key to building and maintaining a successful security force program is to ensure that it is well-managed and focused on company needs.

An Island of Protection

By Michael A. Gips

Find out how the Secret Service worked with multiple law enforcement groups to protect the heads of state at the G-8 Summit in Georgia.

A Guide to the 2004 ASIS Exhibits

Check out the exhibitors at the ASIS International 50th Annual Seminar and Exhibits.

Industry Focus

ASIS International announces the winners of the Allan J. Cross, CPP, Scholarship.

Leading Edge

By Mel Silberman and Freda Hansburg

Companies and employees flourish when everyone feels free to express contrary views.

Legal Reporter

By Teresa Anderson

Recent court decisions look at retaliation and injuries to security officers. Plus, legislation on mass-transit security, privacy, and more.

Did You Know That?

By Michael A. Gips

In its ongoing effort to design an animal identification system that will trace all animals and premises potentially exposed to a foreign animal disease within 48 hours, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is implementing an interim solution that will record locations where animals reside or will reside. USDA will be awarding almost $12 million to implement the system.

When Executives Go Their Separate Ways

By Michael A. Gip

Nearly all major corporations have policies prohibiting high-level personnel from traveling together, according to Jack Riepe, communications director for the Association of Corporate Travel Executives. Now, more and more mid-size companies are getting into the act as well, says one high-level aviation insurance executive who asked not to be named.

Many Colleges Not Seeing Clery

By Michael A. Gips

When a LaSalle University female student was allegedly raped by two of the school's basketball players in June, the case grabbed national headlines. But many serious crimes on campus continue to go unnoticed, despite the Clery Act's mandate that colleges and universities that receive federal funds report crime data. That's underscored by data that the nonprofit group Security On Campus (SOC) obtained from the Department of Education (DOE). The data showed that since mid-2002, 123 schools violated the Clery Act.

 

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BOOK REVIEWS

Counterfeiting Exposed: Protecting Your Brand and Customers.

By Tony Vermillion, CPP

Targeted to owners of intellectual property, including brands, trademarks, patents, and copyrights, the book explains what they can do to protect themselves from counterfeiters. The advice includes something for just about everyone.

IT Security: Risking the Corporation.

By Brent Campbell

This is not a how-to book. Forget about details on securing networks from hackers and insider threats. The book's purpose is to drive home the point that leaving critical data on an unsecured network is tantamount to leaving the doors to the company's headquarters unlocked during a long weekend. Readers learn from real-life examples of how information is at risk on a network and how to start the process of securing it.

Managing A Network Vulnerability Assessment.

By Joseph J. Jaksa, M.A., CPP,

With the evolution of IT technology, security managers are faced with the ever-evolving, intimidating responsibility to protect the organization's computer and network infrastructure. That's the impetus behind this book.

Hacking for Dummies.

By Ben Rothke, CISSP

Hacking for Dummies is written on the premise that to catch a hacker, you have to think and behave like one. This is a well-written and engrossing book that helps the reader understand how hackers compromise computer systems and networks. Its clear, easy-to-read style won't intimidate readers unfamiliar with abstruse security terms and concepts.

The Retail Manager's Guide to Crime and Loss Prevention

By George J. Okaty, CPP

 Retail loss prevention measures are equally important to mom-and-pop stores and major retail chains, but smaller operations may lack the resources to hire a full-time security professional. Here, author Liz Martinez focuses on smaller and less sophisticated retailers that have little or no corporate loss prevention support.

 

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