THE MAGAZINE

How the IT environment is changing security.

Some companies are offering identity theft insurance as a way to calm employee fears and keep productivity high.

Companies can watch for any unwarranted change to the IT environment by acquiring configuration auditing software.

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The percentage of respondents who consider desktop-using employees to be the most likely to expose the IT network to threats, according to a study from Sophos. Remote and mobile workers are still considered less threatening; only 31 percent of respondents saw them as the biggest threat.

A review of Cyber Crime Investigations - Bridging the Gaps Between Security Professionals, Law Enforcement, and Prosecutors by Anthony Reyes et al.

The Web is crawling with malware. But a new search engine lets surfers check a site’s safety before visiting.

Extremist groups are receiving money from Lebanese refugees in the tri-border region where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay converge.

The Mafia in Sicily has never been more powerful, or profitable, says a new Italian report.

New research on the interaction between climate change and conflict suggests that cooperation and accommodation are more probable outcomes than global mayhem.

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The number of investigations into human trafficking carried out by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the last three fiscal years. These investigations have resulted in 281 convictions and the seizure of $9 million in assets.

One school district tells how it uses a new mass notification system to alert parents to problems large and small.

Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism is a superlative work focusing on the danger that political reactions to terrorism may infringe on the rights and liberties that are the bedrock of freedom.

Andrew Jaquith has provided IT security professionals with a comprehensive guide to capturing security metrics that will help them demonstrate return on investment to decision makers in the executive suite.

The authors explore the unusual division of responsibilities for maintaining New Orleans’ levees, finding that the approach contributed to the lack of adequate levee protection for the city.

If you are interested in a review of the law enforcement report writing process and how it relates to your policies and procedures as a security professional, this book is for you.

The tenth volume in one of McGraw Hill’s “Annual Editions” college text series is an ambitious anthology of articles covering the broad spectrum of international and domestic terrorism. The book’s 32 articles cover everything from international religious extremism and political violence to terrorist financing, along with a fascinating article on the moral logic behind suicide bombing.

In the post-9-11 world it is all the more important that security managers know exactly what threats exist from weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. This text is a credible reference that fills that need.