THE MAGAZINE

Schools learn a lesson about security.

The Open Security Exchange (OSE), a nonprofit association working with multiple industries to facilitate the convergence of physical and IT security, has created a roadmap that will help companies achieve the convergence of these functions; it is scheduled to be revealed this month.

The malicious side of social networking, financial firms under siege, and a new roadmap for security convergence.

Browse the bookstore for a beginner’s text on computers and it’s easy to come away feeling digitally inadequate. Titles that refer to the reader as a “dummy” or worse seem to be the only ones that, with wit and easy-to-understand language, can make technology accessible to the average reader.

The American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Information Technology Council has released a guidance document “to educate and inform member companies, customers and the public” about cybersecurity concerns.

The malicious side of social networking, financial firms under siege, and a new roadmap for security convergence.

If you’re interested to know just how much information about your organization is out there on the Web, you might want to start by taking a look at the history of the company’s Web site. You may not realize it, but most Web pages have been saved on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine (which has archived 55 billion pages since 1996), divided by year and month, and in some cases by the day.

Need to know everything there is to know about Web-based dangers and annoyances? Looking for a one-stop shop for the tips and tools that will prevent spam from hitting your computer or spyware from taking it over? Point your browser to a free online text by Dan Sullivan called The Definitive Guide to Controlling Malware, Spyware, Phishing, and Spam.

When sensitive consumer information is stolen, the risk of identity theft rises. Many states have notification legislation; but, writes Michael Turner of the Information Policy Institute, federal rules are needed to prevent “patchwork responses.”

It’s commonplace for workers to use home computers to connect to corporate networks, but it’s no secret that these computers are an easy target for attackers, thus jeopardizing corporate networks as well. Stepping in to help is the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which has released a series of recommendations aimed at users of Windows XP Home Edition.

In a world of increasing threats and less time to react, forward-looking threat assessments are more important than ever.

The Royal Ontario Museum’s expansion goes hand in hand with a security upgrade

Benjamin and Simon slam the current administration, claiming that the war in Iraq has caused the United States to lose even more face in the Arab world and has drawn terrorists to Iraq to fight U.S. troops.

Terror on the Internet scores the highest marks this month, followed by a CD on demystifying terrorism.

Despite widespread attention, identity theft and identity crimes continue to flourish. Judith M. Collins, an expert in ID theft in the business world, asserts that it is both the employer’s responsibility and a good business practice to protect staff and client personal information. This book attempts to be a guide for helping managers and employers to protect these assets.

When it released NFPA 730 (Guide to Premises Security) and NFPA 731 (Standard for the Installation of Electronic Premises Security Systems) in 2005, several security industry associations and leaders questioned why a fire-standards organization was getting involved in security

Security professionals may need to understand their sector to protect it—no less for water supply systems—but there’s a limit to what they need to know.

Gabriel Weimann, professor of communications at Haifa University in Israel, has produced a disturbing analysis of the extraordinarily popular use of the Internet by violent extremist organizations seeking a global forum.