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Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods

09/25/2007 - Lots of people have fake Rolex watches, Coach bags, or movies on DVD. Though some people justify these as “innocent” copies that democratize purchasing power, manufacturers see them as a significant funding source for organized crime, which is destroying the hard work of the world’s watch, designer bag, film, and other industries. But is this trade in counterfeit goods really deadly, as the author of Knockoff claims?
Book Reviews: Academic \ Educational Programs

Introduction to Emergency Management, Second Edition

09/25/2007 - Authors George Haddow and Jane Bullock examine emergency management with a focus on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its role in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). With insiders’ views of their agency born from their time with FEMA in the late 1990s, Haddow and Bullock have special insight into the responsibilities and organization of FEMA.
Book Reviews: Terrorism

Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subversives Have Penetrated Washington

09/25/2007 - If true, this book is terrifying. If false, it’s wildly irresponsible. Sperry writes an alarming exposé of how Muslims have been secretly infiltrating American society, government, and culture, all the while pretending to be peace-loving and patriotic, while actually supporting violent jihad to turn the United States into an Islamic state.
Book Reviews: Research & Studies

Criminal Justice Technology in the 21st Century, Second Edition

09/25/2007 - The book is a compilation of scholarly articles targeted to professors, students, and policymakers, relying heavily on research studies that employ both inferential and descriptive statistics. The material is presented in four sections, with contributions appearing from some of the leading criminal justice experts in the academic community.
Book Reviews: IT Security

Anti-Spam Toolkit

09/25/2007 - The book is ideal for system administrators tasked with evaluating antispam products for their organizations, but there is something for every level of user.
Book Reviews: Training

Security Education, Awareness and Training: SEAT from Theory to Practice

09/24/2007 - By encompassing the TEAM (training, education, awareness, motivation) model, security instruction can be tailored to the specific needs of the audience:
Book Reviews: IT Security

Protect Your Windows Network: From Perimeter to Data

09/24/2007 - The distinctive nature of Protect Your Windows Network : From Perimeter to Data is that it suggest ways to secure your Windows workstation and network, but it also takes a much broader approach to security and shows you how to address the issue of securing systems as a whole. This panoptic approach to securing systems is quite refreshing, and it makes the book a fascinating read.
International: IT Security

Mapping Security: The Corporate Security Sourcebook for Today’s Global Economy

09/24/2007 - In Mapping Security: The Corporate Security Sourcebook for Today’s Global Economy, authors Tom Patterson and Scott Gleeson Blue offer a holistic view of what today’s chief security officers must consider when protecting corporate interests during partnerships with foreign companies.
Book Reviews: How-to

Homeland Security Assessment Manual: A Comprehensive Organizational Assessment Based on Baldrige Criteria

09/24/2007 - Developing metrics to measure performance and benchmark best practices is a must for professional advancement
Book Reviews: Crime

Crime Opportunity Profiling of Streets (COPS): A Quick Crime Analysis—Rapid Implementation Approach

09/24/2007 - COPS looked at commercial centers that suffered from street crime and problems associated with the drug trade.
Book Reviews: Crime

Computer Evidence: Collection & Preservation

09/24/2007 - Deftly, the author ties established forensics principles, developed for physical crimes like murder, to the new field of computer forensics. He explains Locard’s exchange principle, which states that any criminal activity involves an exchange between the criminal and the victim or the crime scene. Fingerprints, hair, fibers, or DNA get left behind, as do digital clues lurking in slack space or swap files
Book Reviews: How-to

Bombs and Bombings: A Handbook to Protection, Security, Detection, Disposal and Investigation for Industry, Police and Fire Depa

09/24/2007 - Bomb technicians and others who seek specialized information about the intricate, multifarious, and perilous work that these professionals perform will find much of value.
Book Reviews: Terrorism

Insurgent Iraq: Al Zarqawi and the New Generation

09/21/2007 -
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