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Book Reviews: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention

01/20/2012 - Despite the number of contributors, the book is exceptionally well-written with a substantial quantity of carefully researched information.
Book Reviews: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Security of Mobile Communications

01/20/2012 - Security of Mobile Communications provides detailed information on many aspects of communications security and would be valuable even to nontechnical security managers.
Book Reviews: IT Security

Securing the Smart Grid: Next Generation Power Grid Security

01/20/2012 - Novices may find value in the thorough introduction to subjects such as the smart grid, hacking, and IT threats. It’s unlikely that the text would be a consistently helpful working reference, however, for those already engaged in smart grid security.
Book Reviews: Intelligence

Broker, Trader, Law­yer, Spy: The Secret World of Corporate Espionage

01/20/2012 - The chief contribution of this book to the body of literature on corporate espionage is a unique examination of individuals who straddle the public and private sectors in the practice of their tradecraft.
Book Reviews: Security Management

Contemporary Security Management, Third Edition

01/20/2012 - The book is highly recommended as a textbook and reference that will be useful for some time.
Book Reviews: Homeland Security

Homeland Security: Best Practices for Local Government, 2nd edition

12/20/2011 - This book brings together the combined expertise of nearly 50 public sector emergency management and homeland security professionals and the experience of nearly 60 U.S. city and county governments.
Book Reviews: IT Security

Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide

12/20/2011 - For those looking to use the Metasploit to its fullest, Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide is a valuable aid.
Book Reviews: IT Security

Securing the Cloud

12/20/2011 - This book is much too detailed for the layman security professional or executive-level manager and is better suited to cloud infrastructure engineers.
Book Reviews: How-to

Hacking Exposed: Wireless Security Secrets & Solutions

12/19/2011 - A topical and timely work, appearing at a time in which “hacking” scandals have become a worldwide phenomenon, fully ablaze and out-of-control.
Book Reviews: Fire Safety

Fires . . . Accidental or Arson? Fire Investigations

12/19/2011 - This book is a valuable asset for detectives or criminal investigators, who are tasked with collaborating with fire officials.
Book Reviews: Travel Security

Escape the Wolf: Risk Mitigation; Personal Security Handbook for the Traveling Professional

11/19/2011 - While Escape the Wolf is lengthy, it is well structured and easy to follow.
Book Reviews: Fire Safety

The Assessment Center Handbook for Police and Fire Personnel

11/19/2011 - Charles D. Hale developed this handbook to give police and fire administrators a tool that they could use to determine employee readiness.
Book Reviews: Security Management

Effective Security Management

11/19/2011 - This well-structured book can be used as a security professional’s template for setting up and organizing effective security operations in virtually any setting.
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