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Corralling Corruption in the European Union

- Several programs developed for countries within the European Union are designed to hinder corruption by promoting transparency and integrity.

Calling All Protesters

- An agency’s attempt to ban cell phone service in advance of a protest raises questions about balancing safety and civil rights.

Minimizing the Risks of Online Banking

- What banks need to know about new online risks and how they can arm themselves and their customers to reduce their exposure.

Helping Gabriel Blow His Horn

- Thanks to stronger protections and incentives, more employees are learning to blow the whistle on illegal practices when they spot them at their own companies.

Vulnerability Management

- Overall, this book provides excellent guidance for the information security practitioner and the network security engineer, as well as those who need an understanding of the strategic significance of vulnerabilities and reasons for their control.

Mission: Intangible: Managing Risk and Reputation To Create Enterprise Value

- This is one of those “must read” books that forward-looking security professionals will quickly recognize as a “value add.”

Experts Say Need-to-Know Should Trump Security Clearance

- Implementing a policy where need-to-know trumps security clearance would help avoid incidents like Cablegate.

Protecting the Smart Grid

- As our utility infrastructure gets smarter, so must our ways of protecting its many vulnerabilities from hackers and other ne’er-do-wells.

Rethinking Risk: How Companies Sabotage Themselves and What They Must Do Differently

- The ambitious title of Rethinking Risk is overly broad, to say the least reviewer Ross Johnson says.

How Risky Is It, Really? Why Our Fears Don’t Always Match the Facts

- David Ropeik, author of 2002’s Risk! A Practical Guide for Deciding What’s Really Safe and What’s Really Dangerous in the World Around You, looks more closely at the question posed in the title.

Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment

- Although well written and current, the book delves deep into psychology, likely too deep for the typical security practitioner.  

Urban Area Perspective - Portland

- Security Management interviews Carmen Merlo, director of the Portland Office of Emergency Management.

Kodak Develops Risk Framework

- Executives at Eastman Kodak use a new tool to visually display risk, making threats easier to understand.