THE MAGAZINE

March 2010

HIGH-RISE SECURITY

Plus: Hazardous Materials ♦ Privacy Problems ♦ Data Breaches

COVER STORY

From Top to Bottom

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

Find out how security at Boston's Prudential Center works toward its goal of providing a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for tenants, customers, residents, and visitors.

HOMELAND SECURITY

Israel's Lessons in Public Resilience

By Joseph Straw

A U.S. government-supported study examines how Israel’s candid approach to terrorism threats creates a resilient citizenry that can bounce back after an attack.

The Push for Safer Chemicals

By Joseph Straw

Some security professionals and environmental activists have joined forces to push the chemical industry to substitute  inherently safer technologies for dangerous chemicals terrorists could attack.

Urban Area Perspective - Chicago

By Joseph Straw

An interview with Raymond Orozco, the executive director of the City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications

PRINT EDITION ONLY

How Intelligent Are Analytics

By Laura Spadanuta

Video analytics, which can help a company's surveillance program spot designated behaviors or actions, such as an item left behind, have not lived up to early promises, but lessons learned are leading to improvements.

Dos and Don'ts of Documentation

By Jim Thelen

Companies must develop a solid foundation for record creation and retention and follow best practices on documenting interactions between managers and employees.

Anthropology and the Army

By Laura Spadanuta

A U.S. Army program recruits anthropologists to help understand foreign populations in theatre, but critics charge the program is dangerous and unethical.

How Stadiums Sport Security

By Laura Spadanuta

A University of Southern Mississippi think tank helps sports stadiums assess what security technologies and practices get the most bang for their buck.

Eyes on the Road

By Teresa Anderson

A new digital video system helps prevent fraud and catch criminals on New Jersey toll roads.

Legal Report

By Teresa Anderson

A look at a privacy case the U.S. Supreme Court will consider and a round-up of several rulings it declined to revisit, including those on harassment, defamation, and false imprisonment.

Industry News

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

CSO Roundtable convenes in Dubai, the Foundation issues a report on burglary prevention, and Donald Puck, CPP, is profiled.

Measuring Guard Performance

By Guillermo Guevara Penso

By developing a program that grades security officers on how they carry out their duties and rewarding good performance, a school raised standards and morale.

 

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EDITOR'S NOTE

Your Human Assets are Teaming with Possibilities

By Sherry Harowitz

How to get the best return on your human assets.

TECHNOFILE

Watch Your Business Partners

By John Wagley

Verizon’s annual data breach report warns that companies have one more weak link to worry about when protecting their information.

Worth a Look: StrongWebmail

By John Wagley

Anyone seeking better e-mail security may want to check out a service called StrongWebmail.

Numbers

60

The percentage of enterprises that do not believe their existing security controls can adequately protect sensitive information on company databases. The survey, by Enterprise Strategy Group, polled 175 organizations with 1,000 or more employees.

Quick Bytes

By John Wagley

Online ID theft risk is overestimated. The problem lies more in the real world.

Behind the Numbers

By McAfee

How the recession has hurt corporate IT security budgets.

INTERNATIONAL

Contractor Challenges in Afghanistan

By Stephanie Berrong

Expectations that are at odds with reality present challenges to contractors working in Afghanistan.

Investing in Privacy

By Stephanie Berrong

Barclays Bank PLC launched a comprehensive data privacy program after a government report cited them for leaving customers' personal data in waste bins outside of their facilities.

BOOK REVIEWS

Googling Security: How Much Does Google Know About You?

By Greg Conti; Reviewed by Derek Knights, CPP, PCI, CISSP

Google isn't an evil empire, yet; but Greg Conti says it could become so overnight—intentionally or not.

Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety

By Nick Tilley; Reviewed by Glen Kitteringham, CPP

This book is a basic textbook on criminology that concentrates on police and fails to mention the private security industry.

Intelligence for an Age of Terror

By Gregory F. Treverton; Reviewed by Kevin D. Eack

Author Gregory Treverton does an incredible job of outlining the past, present, and future of intelligence as it relates to homeland security.

Terrorism and Homeland Security: Thinking Strategically About Policy

By Nicholas Bowen et al; Reviewed by T. Ted Cromwell

An interesting read that raises awareness about the complexities of implementing a national homeland security strategy.

Hacking VoIP: Protocols, Attacks, and Countermeasures

By Himanshu Dwivedi; Reviewed by William Frances Eardley IV

Hacking VoIP is a technical, thorough work, but it may give those with ill intent the keys to the castle.

Profiling Hackers: The Science of Criminal Profiling as Applied to the World of Hacking

By Raoul Chiesa et al; Reviewed by William Stepka, CPP, CISSP

Can the science of behavioral profiling apply to cybercriminals and hackers?

Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis

By Richard Wortley and Lorraine Mazerolle, eds; Reviewed by Jack F. Dowling, CPP, PSP

The 24 contributors of this book make it a virtual "who's who" of modern international criminology.

 

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