Homeland Security and Private Sector Business: Corporations' Role in Critical Infrastructure Protection, Second Edition

by Elsa Lee

Overview

Addressing mandates and legislation introduced since the first edition, this new edition of an essential text identifies the role the private sector plays in securing our homeland and offers strategies to aid in the fight against national and international threats. It includes updates to the NIPP (National Infrastructure Protection Plan), new case studies of both proper security policies and procedures in practice versus costly security breaches, a toolkit for improving a company‘s security posture, and new measures to assess and address vulnerabilities and threats.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040083932
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/11/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Elsa Lee served as a U.S. Army counterintelligence officer and special agent for 20 years in the fight against terrorism and espionage in the United States, Europe, Central America, and Asia. She is now a lecturer and the CEO and founder of Advantage SCI, LLC, a professional services firm with offices in Washington, D.C.; Texas; and California. The company provides corporate, homeland, and national security services to government and private industry. Lee works with key member representatives of the critical national infrastructures, the academic community, and the U.S. government. She has been quoted extensively in national and international newspapers and professional journals and has appeared on Univision, Telemundo, CNN, Fox News, CBS News, Voice of America, and Canada Business Channel.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Homeland Security Vision. Essential Threat Factors. USS Cole National Infrastructure Protection Plan for Threats, Vulnerability, Risk, and Resilience. Risk Mitigation, Transference, and Elimination. Readiness Plans: Develop, Validate, and Update. Prevention, Detection, and Response Factors across Sectors. Human Factors and Team Dynamics. Innovative Ideas for Change. Training and Exercises: Touch It, Feel It, Live It, Breathe It! You Can Deter, But You Can t Interdict: Don t Cross the Line! Appendix A: Sample Security Plan. Appendix B: Bomb Threat Checklist. Appendix C: Best Practices for Mail Center Security. Appendix D: Fact Sheet on Dirty Bombs. Appendix E: the Insider Threat. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Lee argues that while terrorism is one threat, there are many risks that require a thorough understanding of the causes and effects of 17 critical factors that threaten many key resources. From chemical warfare to cyber threats, workplace violence to narcotics trafficking, Lee emphasizes the need to constantly learn from every incident as past lessons are not easily learned. Real cases prove her points. This is a must read for those who care about national security."
—Senator Ted W. Lieu (D), State Senator of Senate District 28

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