THE MAGAZINE

January 2009

 HARASSMENT PROTECTION

Plus: Identity Theft • Nuclear Threat • Archiving E-mail

COVER STORY

Preventing Harassment

By John M. Bagyi and Matthew G. Boyd

  By understanding workplace violence, how to prevent it, and how to respond when a complaint arises, companies significantly reduce the chances of being sued.

FEATURES

The Good Steward

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

Get to know the 2009 ASIS International President, Michael R. Cummings, CPP, and see what issues and challenges top the Society’s agenda for this year.

HOMELAND SECURITY

The New Administration's Plans

By Joseph Straw

 The Obama presidency must deal with numerous security challenges, including the threat of nuclear weapons trafficking and data security.

FEMA's Lingering Trailer Problem

By Joseph Straw

 Despite FEMA's stellar performance during Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008, one lingering black eye remains from Hurricane Katrina: its fleet of contaminated travel trailers. 

State Perspective - Connecticut

By Joseph Straw

 Interview with James M. Thomas,  the first commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), serving since the agency’s establishment on January 1, 2005. 

PRINT EDITION ONLY

Combining Town and Gown

By Laura Spadanuta

Universities have gone from shutting the surrounding community out to working with it to decrease crime and make the campus a more desirable place to be.

Identity Theft Loose Ends

By Laura Spadanuta

Though progress has been made in combatting identity theft, the government must take additional steps to improve record keeping and information sharing.

Challenges for the New Administration

By Laura Spadanuta

The new presidential administration is facing a much more dangerous world than President Bush did eight years ago, according to David Kay, former International Atomic Energy Agency/United Nations Special Committee Chief Nuclear Weapons Inspector. 

Legal Report

By Teresa Anderson

A court rules that shopping mall owners were not responsible for the murder of a patron, and a look at what federal legislation lawmakers may be considering during the new session of Congress.

 

Industry News

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

AESRM presents its third annual award for excellence in convergence and Robin C. Brown, CPP, PCI, PSP, is profiled.

 

 

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EDITOR'S NOTE

It May Be Best to Assume the Worst

By Sherry Harowitz

The dangers in making assumptions for risk management.

TECHNOFILE

E-mail Archiving

By John Wagley

An electronic storage solution allows companies to archive e-mail while still giving employees access to the messages.

Securing the Clouds

By John Wagley

 One new product helps companies secure their virtual machines even when they are "in the cloud."

Numbers

 61

The percentage of mid-sized companies that reported a hacking or unauthorized intrusion in 2008, according to a study conducted by Amplitude Research. That’s up from 49 percent in 2007 and 44 percent in 2006.

New in Plain Text: Data Security

By Reviewer: Ben Rothke, CISSP

 Only risk-based methodologies can secure today's mission-critical IT systems, argues Dan Greer, Jr, in Economics and Strategies of Data Security.

Site to See: Robtex

 Find out why Robtex calls itself the "Swiss Army Knife Internet tool."

Behind the Numbers: Data Security Errors by Industry

By Verizon

MANAGING

How to Handle a Crisis

By Michael Blyth

Managers must train employees, develop protocols, and design record-keeping programs to ensure a solid response during a crisis.

INTERNATIONAL

Outlook Alters Terrorism Tactics

By Stephanie Berrong

A new survey shows that support for al Qaeda’s violent methods is waning in some Muslim countries.

A New Group Targets Nuclear Security

By Stephanie Berrong

 Pakistan's continued instability and Iran's efforts to become a nuclear nation again arises concern over nuclear proliferation. 

CASE STUDY

Security Rocks

By Teresa Anderson

Organizers of a one-day music festival chose a wireless mesh surveillance system to protect patrons.

BOOK REVIEWS

Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century

By Phillip Bobbitt; Reviewed by Mayer Nudell, CSC

 Terror and Consent is a tedious and revisionist review of terrorism in the post-911 world. 

Business Continuity Strategies: Protecting Against Unplanned Disasters, Third Edition

By Kenneth N. Myers; Reviewed by Adrian A. Barnie, CPP, CFE, CAMS

Businesses wishing to maintain operations amid natural or man-made disasters should make Business Continuity Strategies their go to reference. 

Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?

By Brian Michael Jenkins; Reviewed by Stephen Sloan

 Brian Michael Jenkins produces a nuanced examination of nuclear terrorism by differentiating between attacks and perception.

Just 2 Seconds: Using Time and Space to Defeat Assassins

By Gavin de Becker, Tom Taylor, and Jeff Marquart; Reviewed by James R. Black, CPP, PSP, CET

Attacks against high-risk individuals will have begun and ended in the time it took you to read this. 

Background Screening and Investigations: Managing Hiring Risk from the HR and Security Perspectives

By Barry Nixon, SPHR, and Kim Kerr, CPP; Reviewed by Peter Psarouthakis

 Background Screening and Investigations is a vital resource to properly conduct a background screening or an investigation. 

 

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