What part does community involvement play in terrorism prevention?

As employee background checks become more prevalent, many experts are urging companies to pay particular attention to their IT staff.

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The percentage of organizations reporting that they have experienced a data breach event, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute.

After an incident several years ago in which a manager sold some of the company’s intellectual property to a competitor, the executive search firm Sterling-Hoffman did some brainstorming on ways to fortify its data protection. The company, based in Mountain View, California, decided to go with a software solution that would secure the data no matter the format or storage location.

A data breach can badly bruise a company’s reputation. But when companies work hard to convince their customers that their private information is protected, it can be a boon to customer loyalty and a firm’s bottom line.

Aid workers, who render assistance to the most vulnerable populations in the least hospitable regions of the world, have long operated with protected status under international humanitarian law. Combatants, nevertheless, increasingly ignore this protection.

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The number of European countries that have admitted to allowing the CIA to operate secret prisons or conduct extraordinary rendition in their countries, according to a recent report issued by the European Parliament. The CIA flew more than 1,000 secret flights into European airports from 2001 to 2005, the report states.

Due to be completed by the end of 2008, a system of buoys will provide advance warning of a tsunami to countries that border India.

Learn how companies in Nigeria can protect their employees from the country's kidnapping plague. (Online Exclusive)

China’s nuclear weapons stockpile is expected to grow over the next decade.

If a laptop is stolen, encryption software keeps data hidden, while tracking software "phones home," making it easy to catch the crooks.

In today’s uncertain world, those responsible for the safety of travelers are always on the lookout for good security tools and resources to aid that mission. The tools offered by the Safe Passage Travel Companion provide basic, necessary security information for both the novice and the seasoned traveler.

With the technological advances and world events of the past 25 years, security management has evolved greatly and become both a vital business function and an academic discipline. Recognizing this, Robert D. McCrie has wisely chosen to update this classic reference source for students, practitioners, and business managers alike.

This book takes on the ambitious goal of bridging the gap between theory and reality in risk-assessment-based security management—and achieves it handily. The author emphasizes the fundamental responsibilities of today’s security managers: to assess risks, demonstrate them to justify costs, and accurately measure security’s effectiveness to manage it properly.

The period from the late 1990s into the early years of the 21st century is likely the best-documented era of corporate scandal in history.  In Corporate Crooks, Greg Farrell, an investigative reporter for USA Today, offers a simple primer on the subject.

Author James Brown says “the mark of a good bodyguard is that he keeps a level head in a crisis, reassesses the situation, and then embarks on the correct next course of action.” That quote constitutes the thesis of The Bodyguard’s Bible, a well-written book with 38 chapters that flow nicely, informing the reader and maintaining his or her interest. Brown does an excellent job of disassociating “bouncers” from security professionals who protect the rich, famous, and powerful. To that point, he notes that the term Close Protection Officer (CPO) is replacing the term “bodyguard” in the field.