THE MAGAZINE

April 2007
HOW SAFE IS YOUR FOOD?
Plus: Employee Monitoring • High-Rise Safety • Aviation Threats
COVER STORY

How Safe is the Food Supply?

By Jospeh Straw

Government, academia, and industry are working to separate the wheat from the chaff with respect to what will make the food supply safer in the United States.

FEATURES

All Along the Watchtower

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland protects its collection with sound security policy and the innovative use of intelligent video.

Mindful Monitoring

By Ian D. Meklinsky and Anne Ciesla Bancroft

Employers must be mindful of employee privacy rights as they implement monitoring programs if they are to steer clear of liability.

HOMELAND SECURITY

Spotting IEDs Amid the iPods

By Joseph Straw

Testing airport screeners' ability to spot various threat objects.

Putting Two Million First Responders on One Page

By Joseph Straw

Improving stituational awareness during large-scale disasters.

State Perspective – Illinois

By Joseph Straw

William C. “Bill” Burke has served as director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency since 2003, coordinating incident response while building terrorism preparedness alongside Illinois Homeland Security and the state’s Terrorism Task Force.

PRINT EDITION ONLY

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Vying for Liftoff

By Michael A. Gips

Though exciting developments are on the horizon, technological and regulatory hurdles remain.

Industry News

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

The cost of falls in the workplace, CCTV at one of Canada's booming oil sand mines, and a new security degree program at Minnesota's Concordia University; plus, a profile of Murray D. Mills, CPP.

Tips on Termination

By Eric G. Harne

How to handle termination of a problem employee who has a history of violent behavior or outbursts.

Legal Report

By Teresa Anderson

Hotel owners' liability for third-party assaults on guests, a religious discrimination case stemming from office cubicle decorations, and proposed federal rules for port and rail security.

Time to Give Data Mining the Shaft?

By Michael A. Gips

Data mining and privacy. Some say the concepts are in irretrievable conflict.

Two Studies Examine Fingerprinting

By Michael A. Gips

In turns out that left and right differ even in the mundane world of fingerprint analysis.

Towering Technology in Dubai

By Robert Elliott

Everything about the edifice that is soon to be the world's tallest skyscraper is superlative, including the security.

 

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EDITOR'S NOTE

Food Safety Off the Back Burner

By Sherry L. Harowitz

Food-safety regime makes some critics hunger for change.

TOP TEN SECURITY STOCKS

Top 10 Security Stocks for February

By SecurityStockWatch.com
TECHNOFILE

Insights on Internet Investigations

By Michael A. Gips

The National Institute of Justice has issued another in its series of reports on investigating high-tech crimes.

Forging Ahead with Radio Frequency

By Michael A. Gips

Best practices for RFID in identity management.

New In PlainText

By Derek Knights

A guide to conducting security risk assessments.

Who's Who and What's Where

By Michael A. Gips

(ISC)2 has issued its '2007 Resource Guide for Today's Information Security Professional, Global Edition.'

Wireless Intrusion Prevention WIPing Into Shape

By Michael A. Gips

Major companies pay increased attention to preventing wireless network intrusion.

INTERNATIONAL

The Language of Deception

By Robert Elliott

Regardless of their nationality, criminals share one trait: They think they can fool interrogators with clever stories.

European Retail Theft Falls

By Robert Elliott

A drop in European retail theft.

Numbers

By Robert Elliott

30

The number of terrorist plots actively under investigation by the British Security Service (BSS). These plots, according to the BSS, involve 1,600 individuals and at least 200 terrorist networks.

Target: Middle East Oil

By Robert Elliott

Protecting Middle East oil amid increasing political instability and increasing demand.

CASE STUDY

Watching the Web

By Teresa Anderson

How one company tracks employees' Internet use, including wireless access, to monitor both activity and bandwidth requirements.

BOOK REVIEWS

Surveillance Detection: The Art of Prevention

By Ralph “R.C.” Miles

Offers specific, practical lessons that can be taught to security officers, as well as employees in high-risk countries, to give them the tools to identify and report suspicious behavior upon which the security department can act.

Workplace Investigations: A Step-by-Step Guide

By Mark Folmer

This is a truly handy guide that can be referred to again and again.

Fundamentals of Forensic Science

By Adrian A. Barnie

An excellent textbook that would be an equally useful reference for security managers and investigators in both the private and public sectors.

Terrorism and the Chemical Infrastructure: Protecting People and Reducing Vulnerabilities

By Scott Yost

The book has its place in the security literature for professionals working in the chemical infrastructure arena.

 

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