THE MAGAZINE

Knowing the environment and anticipating the protectee’s needs are two of the challenges facing protection professionals, who must often work alone.

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Number of Arizonans per 100,000 population who had their identities stolen last year, the highest rate in the United States, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The lowest rate of victimization, 23.2 per 100,000 residents, was in South Dakota.

A transit company is not liable for hiring an employee who raped a customer. Also, federal legislation on making the Patriot Act permanent, fighting counterfeit drugs, and tracking radiation sources.

Everyone is familiar with the abbreviations HUMINT and SIGINT. Now “MULTI-INT” is gaining currency. MULTI-INT refers to the process of gathering and rapidly transmitting information from various sources in an attempt to detect a threat scenario. The term, which the RAND Corporation’s Gregory Treverton has called a current intelligence community “buzzword,” refers to collecting and assimilating various types of intelligence—human, signal, telemetry, and so on.

Two weeks after suicide bombers killed more than 50 commuters on the London subway and a bus, a near-identical attack struck that same transportation system, though the second round of bombs didn't go off as planned. The second attack seems to mark the first time that a group affiliated with or inspired by al Qaeda has hit the same type of target twice within a few weeks.

Problems with the Louisiana Superdome raise questions about how evacuation sites are chosen.

Three of ASIS International’s guidelines become resources on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Web page devoted to homeland security; and Lynne T. Sienon, CPP, is profiled.

Managers who want to motivate their teams need a positive attitude, a clear vision, good communication skills, and integrity.

One chemical manufacturer discusses how it protects its facilities.

Here’s what your company needs to know to avoid charges of disability discrimination.