Armed and Dangerous: Private Police on the March
http://mediafilter.org/caq/CAQ54p.police.html
The era of dual law enforcement is here as government and corporations hire rent-a-cops to guard businesses and gated communities and to break strikes. Now, abuses by the private security industry and its employees themselves threaten public security. Article by by Mike Zielinski appearing in Covert Action Quarterly, no. 54 (Fall 1995).
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Chief Security Officer Guideline
http://www.asisonline.org/guidelines/guidelineschief.pdf
An ASIS guideline that addresses the key responsibilities and accountabilities, skills and competencies, and qualifications for an organization's senior security executive.
Also listed under Corporate and Private Security.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Commission Criticizes Embassy Security Efforts
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0199/011199a2.htm
The executive and legislative branches have failed to provide adequate resources to reduce the vulnerability of U.S. embassies to terrorist attacks, according to a special commission appointed to investigate last year's African embassy bombings.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Intelligence Resource Program
http://www.fas.org/irp/index.html
The American intelligence community was shaped by nearly half a century of Cold War with the Soviet Union. With the end of the Cold War the community faces extraordinary challenges. This site is a comprehensive resource on the past and future of the American intelligence community. Web site is broken out into many categories including:

Granite Island Group : Counterintelligence & Technical Security
http://www.tscm.com/
The first, the largest, the most popular, and the most complete TSCM Counterterrorism & Counterintelligence Site on the Internet, at least according to the webmaster. Check out the Intelligence Reference Library (3500 pages of documents and growing). Lots of references to bugging and countermeasures.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Guarding America : Security Guards and U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/RL32670.pdf
Examines current employment, compensation, and training trends for security guards as issues for Congress to consider. Employment levels for security guards have declined since 9/11 and pay is half that of police officers. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists. Nov. 12, 2004. 32pp.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

A Guide to Information Warfare
http://www.futurewar.net/
Marko Kulmala is working on his master thesis at the University of Tampere in Finland. And he's decided to share what he's found out about information warfare, offering an extensive collection of links and resources.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Information Systems Security Association, Inc. (ISSA)
http://www.issa.org/
The Voice of the Information Security Professional. The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is an international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides education forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. In addition to membership information, the web site features security papers and publications as well as additional security resources links.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Information Warfare Site
http://www.iwar.org.uk/
The Information Warfare Site is an online resource that aims to stimulate debate about a range of subjects from information security to information operations and e-commerce. It is the aim of the site to develop a special emphasis on Europe. IWS first went online in December 1999.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Intelligence & CounterIntelligence Web Page
http://www.kimsoft.com/kim-spy.htm
A collection of national intelligence and related sites covering the U.S., the U.K., Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, the Phillippines, etc. courtesy of the Korea Web Weekly. Categories include:

Intelligence Community (NSI)
http://web.archive.org/web/20060515092353/http://nsi.org/intelligence.html
An extensive collection of resources courtesy of the National Security Institute. A historical snapshot courtesy of the Internet Archives containing the following categories:

International Association of Counterterrorism and Security Professionals (IACSP)
http://www.antiterrorism.org/
Provides membership information plus sample articles from the association's International Counterterrorism and Security: the Magazine.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

International Centre for Security Analysis
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/orgs/icsa/
If subjects like "digital terrorism" and "information warfare" turn you on, click on over to the International Centre for Security Analysis. Brought to us by the cyber-minded folks at the Department of War Studies, King's College London.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

International Foundation for Protection Officers
http://www.ifpo.org/
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Making Federal Buildings Safe
http://www.safeencasement.com/articles/FedSafe.pdf
This card provides tips and guidance on ways to make your Federal building a safer place. Employees should increase awareness of any suspicious activity and report concerns to the appropriate security and law enforcement personnel. The better we prepare ourselves to respond to emergencies, the better we will be able to care for ourselves and our customers in the event of a real threat or act of violence.
Also listed under Emergency Management.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

National Security Institute/Security Resource Net
http://nsi.org
The National Security Institute Web site is the premier resource for the security industry. The site features industry and product news, computer alerts, travel advisories, a calendar of events, a directory of products and services, and access to an extensive virtual security library. NSI is continually improving and updating this Web site. "An exceptional collection of on-line materials and links, covering a wide range of security interests."
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Overseas Security Advisory Council Electronic Database
http://www.ds-osac.org/
OSAC is pleased to offer the following information/resources to the American business traveller from the OSAC database:

Protecting Your Community From Terrorism:
Strategies for Local Law Enforcement
Volume 1: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1361
Volume 2: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1364
Volume 3: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1365
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Protective Intelligence and Threat Assessment Investigations : a Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement Officials
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/170612.txt
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/170612.pdf
A 1998 report by Robert A. Fein and Bryan Vossekuil from the United States Secret Service.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

The Real CIA
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/index-cia.html
This special report is based on the New York Times Television documentary, "The Real C.I.A.: Enemies, Secrets and Spies." With text by Tim Weiner, the Times Washington correspondent who narrated the report, it includes video clips from the documentary and articles from the New York Times archives. Note: the New York Times requires you to register. Registration is free.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Information Technology Security Branch
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/tsb/
The RCMP advises the Canadian government on computer security and crime issues. Their web site also contains an extensive list of web links to other criminal justice sites.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Security Daily News Service
http://www.securitymagazine.com/
Sponsored by Security and SDM, this site provides access to the top security news stories from hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and wire services. Articles are drawn from Lexis/Nexis and broken out into the following categories:

Security Management Online
http://www.securitymanagement.com/
Welcome to Security Management Online, the online service of Security Management, the monthly magazine of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). On our Web site, we will regularly bring you features from the magazine, such as editorial columns and articles, as well as information only available online.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Security Surfer
http://www.ifpo.org/surfer/index.html
Hundreds of the Industry's hottest sites, with links to over 10,000 more.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Strategic Intelligence (Loyola College)
http://www.loyola.edu/dept/politics/intel.html
A compilation of electronic resources and links by the Loyola College (Maryland) Department of Political Science. Topics covered include: the U.S. Intelligence Community, Military Intelligence, Government Intel Servers, International Links, Organizations, Documents, Journals and Articles, Economic Espionage, Historical Items, the Ames Affair, and Debates and Controversy.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

Terrorism Research Center
http://www.terrorism.com/
The Terrorism Research Center is an independent institute dedicated to the research of terrorism, information warfare, and other issues related to low-intensity political violence and gray-area phenomena. In the spirit of independent, objective research and analysis, the TRC shuns sensationalism and "platforming" that is often associated with extremism and adherents of extremist causes. The TRC is a "virtual" institute, which is to say it does not occupy office space but rather cyberspace.
The TRC staff represents academic expertise in terrorism, information warfare, low-intensity political violence, computer security, cryptography, law enforcement, national security, and defense policy. A limited number of interns also serve on the TRC staff, on a rotating basis. The TRC welcomes well-prepared, objective research and analyses for publication at the TRC website. The TRC also welcomes questions relevant to the issues discussed.
Selections on the web site include:

Threat Advisory System Response Guideline
http://www.asisonline.org/guidelines/guidelinesthreat.pdf
An ASIS guideline to provide private business and industry with possible actions that could be implemented based on the Alert Levels of the Department of Homeland Security.
Also listed under Corporate and Private Security.
(Last checked 03/23/07)

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