04/23/2013 - How companies are using governance, risk, and compliance solutions to improve efficiency, meet regulatory requirements, and centralize risk management.
02/19/2013 - Although its intended audience is primarily senior corporate executives and board members, this book also makes an excellent how-to manual for any security manager.
12/19/2012 - Written in two parts, the book takes the reader beyond merely conducting the risk analysis in part one to what happens should preparedness fail.
08/24/2012 - In the social media world, individuals are encouraged to readily serve up personal data about where they are, who they are with, and when. But cartel members who use Facebook or similar social sites, for target selection can easily exploit this information to establish behavior patterns. (ONLINE EXCLUSIVE)
06/13/2012 - Wheeler believes risk managers should consider banning the term “best practices” from their vocabulary; he doesn’t think one size fits all when creating a security risk management program.
05/15/2012 - The authors of Mission-Based Policing have developed an interesting approach to urban policing in high-crime areas. The counterinsurgency paradigm advanced by Lt. General David H. Petraeus and Lt. General James F. Amos is the impetus of their mission-based policing.
01/09/2012 - The City of Charlotte is amending its city ordinances to address security while “protecting free speech” in preparation for the Democratic National Convention, but Occupy protesters and city residents have some concerns.
12/20/2011 - Hospitals and other types of workplaces will see their share of accidents. Whether the company gets sued as a result may depend on how well security officers and other employees are trained to respond to, document, and learn from those incidents.
12/08/2011 - Weather disasters in 2011 caused $52 billion of damage. Oklahoma to save money by using meth lab drop boxes. German authorities defuse a bomb targeting the Deutsche Bank chief. And more.