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Book Reviews: School Security

Staying Safe at School, Second Edition

05/16/2013 - This is an interesting and important book. It contains a wealth of practical, down-to-earth, sensible, and reliable information about how to keep our children safe at school.
Book Reviews

Low Tech Hacking: Street Smarts for Security Professionals

05/15/2013 - Security guru Bruce Schneier has observed that incorrectly deployed cryptography is akin to putting a big flagpole in front of your facility and hoping that it will stop any attackers from breaking in. Of course, attackers will simply go around the flagpole rather than running into it.
Book Reviews: Crime

Endless Enemies

05/15/2013 - Raymond Holcomb spent 23 years in the FBI, spanning the era of J. Edgar Hoover through 9-11 and its aftermath. He played a key role in the transformation of the organization’s primary focus from crime-fighting to national security.
Book Reviews: Investigations

Investigations in the Workplace, Second Edition

04/23/2013 - Experienced author and security professional, Eugene F. Ferraro, CPP, PCI, has successfully updated his previous work on the subject.
Book Reviews: Cybercrime

Cybersecurity: Public Sector Threats and Responses

04/23/2013 - Author Kim Andreasson provides an over­view of how government agencies and other public-sector groups can use the Internet without introducing unnecessary risks to their constituents.
Book Reviews: Security Management

The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: Why We Lie to Everyone, Especially Ourselves

04/23/2013 - Easy-to-read and often humorous, Dan Ariely’s The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty is highly relevant for security managers, notwithstanding its breezy style. Readers will come away with an understanding of the drivers of dishonesty and how to restructure the environment for better security.
Book Reviews: Best Practices \ Case Studies

DoD Security Clearance and Contracts Guidebook: What Defense Contractors Need to Know About Their Need to Know

04/23/2013 - This book describes certain elements of the National Industrial Security Program, which is the government program for the protection of classified information.
Book Reviews: Crime

Eternal Battle Against Evil

04/23/2013 - Author Paul Chabot takes a bold and sweeping look at all the bad things in the world—terrorists, drugs, gangs, even Somali pirates.
Book Reviews: Training

Active Shooter: Rapid Response (DVD)

03/27/2013 - Active Shooter: Rapid Response assembles a team of experts in public safety, critical incident response, and emergency management to produce a comprehensive training film.
Book Reviews: Research & Studies

Arctic Security in an Age of Climate Change

03/27/2013 - This book contemplates defense and security from the perspective of the affected states (Canada, Russia, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, United States, Iceland, Sweden, and Finland) based on the foreseeable transition from an ice-bound region to an ice-free one.
Book Reviews: Cybercrime

America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare

03/27/2013 - Author Joel Brenner discusses lessons learned from his work in government intelligence positions, and asserts that government and corporations reside in a “glass house” in terms of transparency where secrecy and security are illusions.
Book Reviews: Terrorism

Victory in War: Foundations of Modern Strategy, 2nd Edition

03/27/2013 - This book offers a foundation for critical thinking by both clarifying and mystifying the concept of winning at war.
Book Reviews: How-to

The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications

03/26/2013 - The Internet evolved from elementary to beyond imagination in just a few decades.
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