THE MAGAZINE

March 2007
PROTECTING VIPs
Plus: Female Traveler Safety • Faking Fingerprints • Guard Liability
COVER STORY

My Short Life As An EP Specialist

By Michael A. Gips

Lessons from the field: What an editor learned from a week at an intensive executive protection program.

FEATURES

What Female Travelers Need to Know

By Darlene Radloff

All workers should be given travel security tips, but it is doubly important that female workers be well trained in travel security.

Who's Liable Now?

By Edward Solensky, Jr.

When someone gets hurt at a business, the guard company often gets sued. Select cases show how the courts interpret security provider liability.

HOMELAND SECURITY

State Perspective – New Jersey

By Joseph Straw

Richard “Dick” Cañas was tapped in March 2006 to head the state’s newly established Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.

Numbers

By Joseph Straw

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The number of U.S. metropolitan areas—of 75 surveyed—that received high marks for communications interoperability. The top-ranking areas identified in the survey were Columbus, Ohio; Laramie County, Wyoming; Minneapolis-St. Paul; San Diego; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Washington, D.C.

Very Light Jets: A Very Real Threat?

By Joseph Straw

The risks posed by the emergence of speedy "very light jets" in general aviation.

Mass Evacuation: A Disaster Waiting to Happen

By Joseph Straw

How geography, road infrastructure, and mass transit pose challenges during large-scale evacuations.

PRINT EDITION ONLY

Bullish on School Safety

By Michael A. Gips

Bullhead City hasn't had a major crime problem, but it had witnessed a high volume of assaults in its junior high school.

Fahrenheit 1,832

By Robert Elliott

The historic Anna Amalia library in Weimar, Germany, is installing a tailor-made fire system as part of a reconstruction project after the building was gutted by a runaway blaze in 2004.

DoD Addresses WMD Threats

By Michael A. Gips

Two new Department of Defense (DoD) documents drive home the threat posed by unconventional weapons.

Industry News

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

A new rise in retail losses, the ASIS International Middle East Security Conference and Exhibition 2006, and a profile of Dr. Ona Ekhomu, CPP.

Learning from Leaders

By Tojo Thatchenkery and Carol Metzker

Experts share four key traits of successful, dynamic leaders.

Legal Report

By Teresa Anderson

A wrap-up of court decisions on background screening, identity theft, nuclear facility security, airport security, and antiterror legislation.

Ready, Willing, Disabled

By Michael A. Gips

Maryland takes the lead in preparing to assist the disabled in disasters.

EAS Not a Silver Bullet

By Michael A. Gips

A study on the effectiveness of covert electronic article surveillance technology in the fight against retail shrinkage.

Numbers

By Michael A. Gips

The number, in millions of dollars, recovered from funds originally paid out by the federal government for Hurricane Katrina and Rita.

 

The Magazine — Past Issues

EDITOR'S NOTE

Tea Leaves and Terrorism Trends

By Sherry L. Harowitz

How is the War on Terrorism going?

TOP TEN SECURITY STOCKS

Top 10 Security Stocks for January

By SecurityStockWatch.com
TECHNOFILE

Faking Fingerprints and Eying Solutions

By Sherry L. Harowitz

With biometrics like fingerprints and iris scans eyed for use in government-issued IDs such as passports, efforts to assess their ability to discern faked images are underway.

A Site to See

By Sherry L. Harowitz

This month's site to see takes you to Google's new purchase, YouTube.

INTERNATIONAL

Dubai: Terrorist Target?

By Robert Elliott

Despite Western diplomatic advisories and its location, experts say Dubai is an unlikely terrorist target.

Britain's CCTV Surveilled

By Robert Elliott

A study finds that in the U.K.'s ubiquitous CCTV network, quality trumps quantity.

CASE STUDY

New Tools to Tackle Crime

By Teresa Anderson

The Dallas Police Department improves the effectiveness of its remote CCTV surveillance network by switching from microwave transmission to cellular.

BOOK REVIEWS

Software Security: Building Security In

By Ben Rothke

McGraw goes into detail not only about writing secure code but also about key related areas, which he terms “the seven touchpoints of software security.”

Bodyguard Principles: Protection and Operational Planning

By Det. Sgt. Brian L. Royster

Bodyguard Principles stresses how security and investigation are synergistic. Each chapter emphasizes the rationale behind, and the importance of, training.

How to Become a Dangerous Expert Witness: Advanced Techniques and Strategies

By Mayer Nudell

When it comes to serving as an expert witness though, the “dangerous” security professional is a huge asset, able to swing million-dollar judgments and carve out a lucrative niche.

America, Wake Up! Terror Prevention Steps We Must Take Now

By Lloyd Reese

Topics include granting police powers to private security officers.

Risk Analysis and the Security Survey, Third Edition

By Jerry D. Loghry

Security and risk management are explained and tied together elegantly.

Bioterrorism: A Guide for Facility Managers

By Karim Vellani

A superb primer on protecting buildings from biological and chemical terrorism.

 

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