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Book Reviews: How-to

Privacy Handbook: Guidelines, Exposures, Policy Implementation and International Issues

12/18/2007 - The authors present a clear explanation of privacy--what it is, to what it may apply, and why it is important. The listing of resources and laws on specific privacy issues is helpful as well, including advocacy groups and organizations that can explain such laws as the USA Patriot Act.
Book Reviews: Terrorism

Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the New Security Environment, Readings, and Interpretations

12/18/2007 - No matter what view you take on the West's current approach to countering terrorism, you will be challenged by this text.
International: Airport Security

Flying Safer Skies?

12/18/2007 - Flying has never been safer, but there are still parts of the world where flying can be risky.
International: Maritime Security

Pirates Beaten Back

12/18/2007 - Despite a recent uptick, piracy incidents are down significantly from a decade ago due to better intelligence and a greater use of technology.
International: IT Security

Cybercrime

12/17/2007 - International consulting firm Deloitte carries out an annual survey of IT security at international financial institutions. Its latest report highlights management challenges at banks, insurance companies, and brokerages around the world.
Beyond Print: Maritime Security

Piracy Rising

12/17/2007 - The high seas are once again experiencing a surge in the scourge of piracy, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
Beyond Print: Airport Security

No Fly Zone

12/17/2007 - Check out which airlines have been banned from entering the European Union’s airspace because of safety concerns.
Beyond Print: Government Reports (GAO etc.)

Muslim Engagement

12/17/2007 - Read the British government’s strategy for confronting Muslim radicalization and promoting moderate Islam in the fight against violent extremism.
Daily Headline : Border Security

U.S. Border Security Hurting Trade with Canada

12/17/2007 - U.S. border security initiatives hurt cross-border trade with Canada, the country's international trade minister says.
Legal Report: Legal Issues

Libel

12/17/2007 - In a case recently decided in Wales, United Kingdom, the High Court of Justice has ruled that it has jurisdiction over an Internet libel lawsuit. (King v. Lewis, High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, No. [2004] EWHC 168 (QB), 52, 2004)
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Israel to Vote on Detention Law Extension for Security Suspects

12/13/2007 - Israel moves to extend detention of security suspects with minimal oversight.
Intelligence: Training

Between Iraq and a Hard Place

12/12/2007 - The 88-acre campus in the woods near Fredericksburg, Virginia, is disarmingly bucolic, but the training is intended to be alarmingly real, in the hopes that trainees who pass through this self-protection and awareness course and go on to Iraq will have a better chance of surviving. The typical attendee is a civilian contractor, but today it is the media, this reporter included, who have been invited in to experience the training firsthand
Book Reviews: Terrorism

Encyclopedia of World Terrorism: 1996-2002.

12/12/2007 - This two-volume Encyclopedia of World Terrorism follows a 1996 effort by the same publisher. Appropriately enough, the work begins with an in-depth review of the 9-11 attacks, including studies of the victims, hijackers, first responders, and media. Two following chapters examine the tragedy's impact on the United States and the world, as well as the U.S. response and the impact on airport security, homeland security, the U.S. economy, and the intelligence community.
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