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Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism: Emergency Response and Public Protection

CRC Press, 2003

This book provides guidance on measures that should be considered to protect human lives from terrorist activities involving nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. It provides a historical summary of the development and use of these weapons, and continues with a detailed discussion of the types of radiation and warfare agents that are...

Cyberthreats: The Emerging Fault Lines of the Nation State

Oxford University Press, 2009

As new technologies develop, terrorist groups are developing new methods of attack by using the Internet, and by using cyberspace as a battlefield, it has become increasingly difficult to discover the identity of attackers and bring them to justice. The seemingly limitless boundaries of cyberspace has allowed virtually anyone to launch an...

Cyber Terrorism: A Guide for Facility Managers

Fairmont Press, 2003

In the current climate of terrorism, the facility manager is in a more critical position than ever before. Protecting the organization's infrastructure from cyber-based attacks that are designed to disrupt and/or destroy business operations is becoming increasingly important for facility managers.This book will address cyberterrorism and...

Business Continuity Management: Building an Effective Incident Management Plan

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Whether an international corporation or a small business, developing and utilizing

a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan protects companies and their personnel, facilities, materials, and activities from the broad spectrum of risks that face businesses and government agencies on a daily basis, whether at home or...

Handbook of Operations Research for Homeland Security

Springer, 2012

This new Handbook addresses the state of the art in the application of operations research models to problems in preventing terrorist attacks, planning and preparing for emergencies, and responding to and recovering from disasters. The purpose of the book is to enlighten policy makers and decision makers about the power of operations research...

Political Self-Sacrifice: Agency, Body and Emotion in International Relations (Cambridge Studies in International Relations)

Cambridge University Press, 2013

Over the last decade the increasing phenomenon of suicide terrorism has raised questions about how it might be rational for individuals to engage in such acts. This book examines a range of different forms of political self-sacrifice, including hunger strikes, self-burning and non-violent martyrdom, all of which have taken place in resistance...

Terrorism: The Basics

Routledge, 2011

Terrorism: The Basics is an ideal starting point for anyone interested in one of the most discussed, written about and analysed aspects of modern life. Common misconceptions are dispelled as the authors provide clear and jargon-free answers to the big questions:

What does terrorism involve?

Implementing Homeland Security for Enterprise IT

Digital Press, 2003

The September 11, 2001 attacks illustrated the immense vulnerability to terrorist threats. Since there have been considerable efforts to develop plans and methods to protect critical infrastructures and key assets. The government at all levels, private sector organizations, as well as concerned citizens have begun to establish partnerships...

Mission-Critical Network Planning

Artech House Publishers, 2003

I wrote this book in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that took place on September
11, 2001. Until then, I was planning to write this book at a much later time. But
the events of that day compelled me to immediately begin this work. As we have
seen, those events have had far-reaching repercussions in the information...

Dns in Action: A Detailed And Practical Guide to Dns Implementation, Configuration, And Administration

Packt Publishing, 2006

Recently, while driving to my work, I listened to radio as usual. Because of the establishment of the new EU (European Union) domain, there was an interview with a representative of one of the Internet Service Providers. For some time the interview went on, boringly similar to other common radio interviews, but suddenly the presswoman started to...

Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents

CRC Press, 1999

With terrorist groups expanding their weapons of destruction beyond bombs and bullets, chemical and biological warfare agents aren't merely limited to the battlefield anymore. In some cases, they are now being used on a new front: major metropolitan cities. And in the Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, emergency response...

Enemy at the Water Cooler: Real-Life Stories of Insider Threats and Enterprise Security Management Countermeasures

Syngress Publishing, 2006

Today's headlines are littered with news of identity thieves, organized cyber criminals, corporate espionage, nation-state threats and even terrorists. They represent the next wave of security threats but still possess nowhere near the devastating potential of the most insidious threat: the insider. This is not the bored 16 year-old hacker. We are...

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