Recently added articles from Security Management:
Vulnerability test.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... How secure is your Web browser? Find out by checking for ...
Online scams.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH)
Dec 01, 2007 ... One out of five Web surfers have recently been scammed online, according to a ...
Disaster preparedness.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Social networking Web resources, like Twitter, can help organizations and government expand their communication networks during ...
Human rights law.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Read the complaint from an international rights law firm that is suing Chiquita Brands International, Inc., for paying nearly $2 ...
Data protection.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A bank customer cannot sue a bank for future damages that might occur due to lax data security, ruled ...
Trade secrets.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A real estate worker who took a list of renters with her when she left her company did not violate ...
Telecommuting.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A survey of government CISOs sponsored by Hewlett-Packard finds ...
Travel time.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A construction company does not need to compensate workers for the time they spend traveling to a secure site and going through security ...
WHO's health report.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Only "collective international public health action" will stem the spread of a future infectious disease pandemic, according to the annual ...
EPA response.(NEW ONLINE THIS MONTH: at www.securitymanagement.com)
Dec 01, 2007 ... The Government Accountability Office report questions the Environmental ...
We need to develop new approaches if we are to see the real indicators.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007; ... "We need to develop new approaches if we are to see the real indicators that ...
Ovation for innovation.(Editor's Note)(installation of surveillance cameras )
Dec 01, 2007; ... It can be depressing to work in security, with its focus on the dark side of human nature. But at the ASIS International seminar and exhibits each year, I see evidence of our better nature--camouflaged amid the flashing lights and flashy sales pitches in the exhibit hall is the indomitable ...
Parents' rights and roles.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2007; ... The article "Preventing the next Campus Shooting" (August) by Matt Harwood helped to educate us on measures towards a safer learning environment, and it discussed how the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) prevents parents from having access to the education records of their ...
Supremacists and terrorists.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Regarding the Editor's Note, "Lone Wolves and Black Swans" (July), thank you for "connecting the dots" on the dangerous links that are growing between domestic white supremacist groups and international terrorist organizations. The Southern Poverty Law Center has repeatedly documented the ...
New York's big heart.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2007; ... In reading the Editor's Note "Civic Minded or Still Crazy After All These Years" (September), I took exception to some points. I am a retired New York Police Department (NYPD) Detective-Sergeant, and served the city of my birth for 20 years in the NYPD. During that time, I ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Dec 01, 2007 ... In "Protecting Turkey's Heritage'" (August) by Robert Elliott, the caption on page 96 mentioned the wrong museum. It should ...
Shining light on nonlethal weapons: a new device that uses light to incapacitate suspects is the latest tool in law enforcement's nonlethal arsenal.(Intelligence)
Dec 01, 2007; ... IMAGINE A FLASHLIGHT that temporarily blinds people and makes them nauseous, thus incapacitating them without using damaging lasers or causing long-term harm. It sounds like magic, but it's actually a new entry in the non lethal weapon category. The manufacturer, Intelligent ...
Disaster preparedness 2.0.(Intelligence)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SECURITY PROFESSIONALS may think that the latest Web site capabilities, such as social networking, blogging, and "wikiness" (more on this later) are just for teens or for recreational use, but they actually have serious implications for use in an ...
Nuclear power plants connect to state agencies.(Intelligence)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE PENNSYLVANIA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) now have a real-time view of monitors at Exelon Corp.'s three Pennsylvania nuclear power plants, including Three Mile Island (TMI). The state ...
Games aid emergency management: new game-based training simulations are designed to reduce the cost and increase the effectiveness of disaster planning.(Homeland Security)
Dec 01, 2007; ... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT is a training-intensive business. For security professionals, civilian administrators, and senior first responders, that usually means daylong, meeting-based tabletop exercises to drill on procedure and decision making. Less often, managers and volunteer "victims" take ...