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Book - The Insider: Best Practices Edition (Hardcover) A fascinating look at the evolution of the current insider threat to proprietary and classified information. The Insider explores how spies with authorized access to sensitive government and commercial information abused their trust and stole some of America's most sensitive national security and technological secrets.
Reviews For Dan Verton's Work
For The Insider: Best Practices: ".insightful vision into the growing challenge of insider threats and the potential adverse impact on the national and economic security of this nation." -- Bob Dix, former chief of staff, House Subcommittee on Technology Policy
For Black Ice: "Dan Verton has 'connected the dots' like no one else can." - Howard Schmidt, former chief security officer, Microsoft Corp., and former White House cybersecurity advisor
"The examples Verton unearths are certainly spooky... Genuine cyberterrorism will be as physical as a punch to the gut." -- The Washington Post
Book - The Insider: Best Practices Edition (Paperback) A fascinating look at the evolution of the current insider threat to proprietary and classified information. The Insider explores how spies with authorized access to sensitive government and commercial information abused their trust and stole some of America's most sensitive national security and technological secrets.
Reviews For Dan Verton's Work
For The Insider: Best Practices: ".insightful vision into the growing challenge of insider threats and the potential adverse impact on the national and economic security of this nation." -- Bob Dix, former chief of staff, House Subcommittee on Technology Policy
For Black Ice: "Dan Verton has 'connected the dots' like no one else can." - Howard Schmidt, former chief security officer, Microsoft Corp., and former White House cybersecurity advisor
"The examples Verton unearths are certainly spooky... Genuine cyberterrorism will be as physical as a punch to the gut." -- The Washington Post
Case Study: Mumbai HSTV brings you an exclusive case study of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. This program follows every step of one of the most meticulously planned and executed terrorist attacks since 9/11.
DVD - Understanding & Identifying Islamic Extremism HSTV presents an exclusive primer on understaning Islamic extremism and dealing with suicide bomber threats for law enforcement and other security professionals.
This episode of the Threat Matrix investigates the threat of cyber war and the state of U.S. national cyber security. Produced in 2009 on the heels of an alleged North Korean cyber attack against U.S. Web servers, the program features the former chief information office of the U.S. intelligence community among other top cyber security experts discussing the latest threats and vulnerabilities in cyber space.
Here, for the first time, is the true, untold story of the 13 survivors of the U.S.S. Sims (DD-409), sunk in action during the Battle of the Coral Sea. First-hand accounts of survivors and never before published letters from crewmembers and their families reveal a story of courage, hope, friendship and love undaunted by the horrors of war. This riveting work of military history brings readers face-to-face with the human toll of war and takes them deep inside the action, from the "Neutrality Patrols" in the perilous North Atlantic to the battle that gave America its first strategic victory of World War II.
eBook - The Insider: Best Practices Edition A fascinating look at the evolution of the current insider threat to proprietary and classified information. The Insider explores how spies with authorized access to sensitive government and commercial information abused their trust and stole some of America's most sensitive national security and technological secrets.
Reviews For Dan Verton's Work
For The Insider: Best Practices: ".insightful vision into the growing challenge of insider threats and the potential adverse impact on the national and economic security of this nation." -- Bob Dix, former chief of staff, House Subcommittee on Technology Policy
For Black Ice: "Dan Verton has 'connected the dots' like no one else can." - Howard Schmidt, former chief security officer, Microsoft Corp., and former White House cybersecurity advisor
"The examples Verton unearths are certainly spooky... Genuine cyberterrorism will be as physical as a punch to the gut." -- The Washington Post
Grace Under Fire: The True Story of the Sinking of the USS Sims and Her 13 Survivors (Hardcover) Here, for the first time, is the true, untold story of the 13 survivors of the U.S.S. Sims (DD-409), sunk in action during the Battle of the Coral Sea. First-hand accounts of survivors and never before published letters from crewmembers and their families reveal a story of courage, hope, friendship and love undaunted by the horrors of war. This riveting work of military history brings readers face-to-face with the human toll of war and takes them deep inside the action, from the "Neutrality Patrols" in the perilous North Atlantic to the battle that gave America its first strategic victory of World War II.
Leadership 101 - Download Leadership 101 For Homeland Security Professionals. HSTV talks to Donald E. Vandergriff, a leader development expert, and Terry Shear, the Vice Consul for Homeland Security at the British Embassy about the issues surrounding leadership development in homeland security.
Terrorism Awareness & Prevention - DVD This exclusive program is the result of 10 years of research, reporting and interviews with subject matter experts. At the conclusion of this program, the viewer will have a general understanding of the international terrorist threat, how terrorist groups like al-Qaeda choose their targets, the terrorist attack cycle, and how the average person can identify suspicious behavior that could be related to terrorist activity.
Terrorism Awareness & Prevention Course - Downloadable Electronic Download Version: This exclusive program is the result of 10 years of research, reporting and interviews with subject matter experts. At the conclusion of this program, the viewer will have a general understanding of the international terrorist threat, how terrorist groups like al-Qaeda choose their targets, the terrorist attack cycle, and how the average person can identify suspicious behavior that could be related to terrorist activity.
The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: A Preparedness & Response Primer This training and awareness course provides in-depth coverage of the 2009 Influenza Pandemic and critical insight into the dual mission assigned to government agencies -- to protect themselves and the public.
Women in Homeland Security The second installment of Homeland Security Television's Diversity Training Series, Women In Homeland Security explores the experiences of women who have succeeded in the male-dominated homeland security field despite significant obstacles. Five successful women with a broad range of experience in homeland security, intelligence, law enforcement and disaster preparedness take us on a journey through their careers.
The program offers important lessons for women who are trying to navigate their way up the career ladder in homeland security, as well as critical insights for young women who are just now entering the homeland security workforce.
World At Risk: BioSecurity 2009 Special Get the full 3-part special on BioSecurity. This series was produced as a DHS training and awareness module and includes the following episodes:
1. The 2009 Influenza Pandemic 2. World At Risk: Inside the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation & Terrorism 3. Deadly Pathogen: An Anthrax Primer