THE MAGAZINE

State of Readiness
December 2006
COVER STORY

Spyware

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The bill would have prohibited intentionally copying a program onto a computer to commit a crime or to obtain or transmit personal information with the intent to defraud or injure another person or to cause damage to another’s computer.

FEATURES

Complex Protection Made Easy

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

The security team at Houston’s 60-acre Greenway Plaza protects its ten office buildings with judicious use of CCTV, access control, and a well-trained officer force.

HOMELAND SECURITY

Numbers

By Joseph Straw

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The number of intelligence fusion centers in the U.S. in 2006, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The centers, run by states or major cities, serve as multijurisdictional hubs for terrorism-related information collection, analysis, and dissemination.

Defining “Interoperable” Communications

By Joseph Straw

In an address to state legislators earlier this year, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff assured the audience of marked progress in preparation for domestic terrorist attacks or natural disasters, stating that ten major U.S. cities had achieved communications interoperability.

State Perspective – Iowa

By Joseph Straw

Interview with David L. Miller
David L. Miller began his emergency management career as a dispatcher with the Iowa Department of Public Safety in 1974. He then oversaw 911 systems in Oregon and Missouri before returning home in 1989 to join the agency he now heads. He worked as Iowa’s Enhanced 911 coordinator, as the state’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HLSEM) chief of staff, and has served as an alternate coordinating officer or the alternate governor’s representative in 16 presidentially declared disasters.

License to Kill?

By Joseph Straw

Terrorists had no problem getting driver’s licenses, which they used as identification to get airline tickets for their 9-11 attacks. That prompted Congress to pass the REAL ID Act in 2005 to force states to beef up security for licenses. Later this month or early next year the federal government will finally issue draft or interim rules telling states exactly what they need to do to be in compliance with that law, which includes only general mandates; it requires states, for example, to verify so-called breeder documents, such as birth certificates, before issuing a license, but it doesn’t say how.

Setting Standards for Canine Detection

By Joseph Straw

A lack of common standards dogs canine detection, defining interoperable communications, states debate driver’s licenses, and an interview with Iowa’s director of homeland security.

PRINT EDITION ONLY

Legal Report

A highlight of the major legislation passed, and passed over, by the 109th Congress.

Did You Know That?

By Michael A. Gips

 Revenue from sales of chemical and biological detectors surged past $700 million in 2006, and is projected by forecaster Frost & Sullivan to reach $952 million in 2011. Purchases by the U.S. military have driven, and are expected to continue driving, these numbers.

Did You Know That?

By Michael A. Gips

All 97,000 public schools in the United States are expected to receive hazard-warning radios, free of charge, from the Department of Homeland Security.

Scientists Allege Poor Nuclear Security

By Michael A. Gips

Allegations of security concerns at a nuclear plant are debated. Plus, bad news for bullies, and a look at intentional and accidental threats to the food supply

ASIS Guidelines Update

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

The ASIS Foundation, Inc., digs deep to help restore and secure archaeological sites in Bolivia. Also, Richard E. Widup, Jr., CPP, is profiled.

Cerfication Profile

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

The ASIS Foundation, Inc., digs deep to help restore and secure archaeological sites in Bolivia. Also, Richard E. Widup, Jr., CPP, is profiled.

ASIS News - Dig It

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

The ASIS Foundation, Inc., digs deep to help restore and secure archaeological sites in Bolivia. Also, Richard E. Widup, Jr., CPP, is profiled.

Business News

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

The ASIS Foundation, Inc., digs deep to help restore and secure archaeological sites in Bolivia. Also, Richard E. Widup, Jr., CPP, is profiled.

2006 Security Management Index

Save this handy listing of topics covered in the magazine this year.

Parking Aligns With Protection

By Steve Jones

Many parking structures expose patrons to the risk of attack and to unsafe conditions. Find out how lighting and other design elements and security measures can help to minimize the risks.

 

The Magazine — Past Issues

EDITOR'S NOTE

Picture of Innovation

By Sherry L. Harowitz

A palette of new technologies provides a picture of innovation in the security industry. Editor's Note--see correction.

TOP TEN SECURITY STOCKS

Top 10 Performing Security Stocks for November 2006

By SecurityStockwatch.com

Top 10 Performing Security Stocks for November 2006

TECHNOFILE

Security Goes to School

By Peter Piazza

New rules for the discovery of electronic evidence go into effect this month. Also, a range of laptop locks, and a study of data theft from higher-education institutions.

Quick Bytes: Remote problem

By Peter Piazza

Should a disaster such as a flu pandemic hit the United States, many companies will deploy their work forces remotely so that business can continue without jeopardizing the health and welfare of workers

New in Plaintext

By Peter Piazza

True to the title, this book is easy to understand, and the projects are easy to follow. They range from customizing the desktop panel with shortcuts to installing and running new applications. There’s even a chapter on learning to use the dreaded Terminal.

Discovery Rules of the Digital Age

By Peter Piazza

New rules for the discovery of electronic evidence go into effect this month. Also, a range of laptop locks, and a study of data theft from higher-education institutions.

CASE STUDY

Digital Cameras Protect a Local Utility

By Teresa Anderson

A rural electric cooperative gets wired to a state-of-the-art security system

BOOK REVIEWS

Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror

By Mayer Nudell, CSC

Robert Young Pelton, perhaps best known as the author of The World’s Most Dangerous Places, has given us a snapshot of life in the world of the PMC and the independent contractors who populate it. Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror is an entertaining look at how so-called mercenaries have come to play an increasingly critical role in Iraq and how their metamorphosis into the more-expansive PMCs could go astray.

Executive Protection: New Solutions for a New Era

By Laz Claro, CPP

New tomes on executive protection, homeland security, and the rise of private military companies in the post-9-11 world draw rave reviews.

Introduction to Homeland Security, Second Edition

By David O. Best, CPP, ISP, CBM

No sooner was the term “homeland security” coined than did a cavalcade of books appear with that buzz phrase in the title. In its first edition, this book merited the right to use that term, and it continues to do so in this second edition.

Intrusion Prevention Fundamentals: An Introduction to Network Attack Mitigation with IPS

By Ross Johnson, CPP

The principal benefit of the book might be its good organization. Intrusion prevention is introduced in the first part, followed by an explanation of the two levels of intrusion prevention in Part Two. The final part of the book is devoted to sample deployment solutions.

Enemy at the Water Cooler: Real-Life Stories of Insider Threats and Enterprise Security Management Countermeasures

By Ben Rothke, CISSP

New tomes on executive protection, homeland security, and the rise of private military companies in the post-9-11 world draw rave reviews.

 

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