The pitfalls of profiling terrorists. (Updated)

This is the first in a series of four pieces that will highlight resources available from Microsoft. ASIS International is partnering with Microsoft to help raise IT awareness among its security professional membership.

A study in which participants were given money to spend online found that they would pay more at a site with better privacy.

More than doubling in three years, P2P use is an increasingly dangerous means of sending confidential information.

The Essential Computer Security: Everyone’s Guide to Email, Internet, and Wireless Security can serve as the owner’s manual for anyone serious about ensuring the security of their computer and the data contained therein.

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The number of people at the State Department who process paperwork for security-sensitive exports such as weapons, which might explain why the backlog of unprocessed export licenses from 2006 numbered about 10,000 out of a total of 65,274 applications. The problem will only get worse as licenses are predicted to be up 23 percent for FY2007. By contrast, the Commerce Department, which handles more routine exports, has a staff of 351 to handle approximately 23,673 applications a year.

In the 1990s, Russia was on the cusp between Soviet rule and Glasnost. The era, often referred to as the Wild Wild East, saw a nascent and unregulated private security industry made up of former athletes organized under former military officers. But those days are over.

The key to securing a company going global is to focus on intelligence, risk mapping, and regulatory compliance.

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The estimated percentage of  cargo that arrives in the Port of Los Angeles as “in-bond” each year. In-bond cargo is allowed to enter the country and be transported to another port before being checked by U.S. Customs. Shippers only submit the detailed information used for inspection at the final destination port.

A study of U.K. retail theft incidents found that most were unplanned crimes of opportunity at the cash register.

Crime mapping reports of possible locations help one national bank find the safest of the suitable sites on which to build new branches.

A collection of separate essays on security studies from the most eminent security scholars today.

What is "total security management?" Simply put: Secure all aspects of your operation, ensure your suppliers do the same, and plan for problems.

An introductory text on one of the most pressing security issues of the new century.

Examine the differences between the powers enjoyed by police officers and those available to private security guards under British law and how well guards themselves understand those differences.

Learn the basics about the most profitable criminal enterprise in the world.

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation for Non-Experts offers an effective primer on how financial fraud occurs, demonstrating the critical need for accounting controls.