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Book Reviews: Crime

Spotlight on Security for Real Estate Managers, Second Edition.

09/13/2007 - Aiming to help real estate managers reduce crime, deal with the consequences of crime, and reduce liability, the book hits its goal spot on. Five distinct sections cover legal issues, assessment tools, crime prevention strategies, security at various types of properties, and the use of security measures. Examples, tables, lists, outlines, sidebars, and other elements add depth to the narrative.
Book Reviews: Terrorism

Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America’s Schools

09/13/2007 - Author John Giduck presents an excellent review and analysis of the attack. He provides diagrams of the school building that are crucial for understanding the difficulties faced by Russian forces, and his photos graphically illustrate the brutality of the attack.
Book Reviews: Crime

Computer Forensics: Computer Crime Scene Investigation, Second Edition

09/12/2007 - For novices or general security practitioners, on the other hand, the information can be bewildering. The information is too detailed and complicated for beginners.
Book Reviews: Public-Private Partnerships

The Geeks of War: The Secretive Labs and Brilliant Minds Behind Tomorrow’s Warfare Technologies

09/12/2007 - Similarly neglected are the role of private-sector technology incubators, government funding and venture capital, as well as public-private and university partnerships, and the applicability of technologies to the civilian and security sectors.
Book Reviews: Terrorism

Dying to Kill: The Allure of Suicide Terror

09/12/2007 - Mia Bloom, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, tries to explain what motivates suicide bombers.
Book Reviews: Crime

Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, Second Edition

09/12/2007 - The bits-and-bytes material is cushioned by rich context, with sections addressing the history of computer crime and the methods and mind-sets of computer criminals.
Book Reviews: How-to

And the Incorrect Answer Is: “No Comment"

09/12/2007 - Why is “No comment” the wrong response to any media question? According to the authors, those words precipitate questions such as, “What are you trying to hide?” and “What’s really going on here?” They offer tips on what needs to be said and how to say it.
Book Reviews: IT Security

19 Deadly Sins of Software Security

09/12/2007 - The book covers these 19 programming flaws, which include the most devastating types of coding and architectural errors, such as buffer overflows, format string problems, cross-site scripting, and insufficient encryption.
International: Terrorism

Aptitude for Destruction: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups

09/11/2007 - Jemaah Islamiyah, Aum Shinrikyo, Hizballah, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and the radical environmentalist movement are singled out for case studies in volume two of this RAND examination of how terrorists learn.
Book Reviews: Crime

Aptitude for Destruction: Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism

09/11/2007 - Readers come to understand the backgrounds, operations and tactics, training methods, logistics, and intelligence operations of these groups.
Book Reviews: Food Safety

Internet Guide to Food Safety and Security

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Book Reviews: How-to

A Practical Guide to Security Assessments

09/11/2007 - Organizations do not function in a vacuum. They must balance and navigate business processes and interdependencies, the Internet, distributed systems, and legislation and regulation, just to name a few factors that influence their environment and posture.
Book Reviews: Physical Security

Physical Security for IT

09/11/2007 - Everyone asks whether the company network is safe from hackers, and IT and security departments pour lots of money and energy into making it so. A related question is often overlooked.
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