Science and Technology of Counterterrorism

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-420056-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1070 g

Scientists with little or no background in security and security professionals with little or no background in science and technology often have difficulty communicating in order to implement the best counterterrorism strategies. The Science and Technology of Counterterrorism offers the necessary theoretical foundation to address real-world terrorism scenarios, effectively bridging the gap. It provides a powerful security assessment methodology, coupled with counterterrorism strategies that are applicable to all terrorism attack vectors. These include biological, chemical, radiological, electromagnetic, explosive, and electronic or cyber attacks. In addition to rigorous estimates of threat vulnerabilities and the effectiveness of risk mitigation, it provides meaningful terrorism risk metrics.

The Science and Technology of Counterterrorism teaches the reader how to think about terrorism risk, and evaluates terrorism scenarios and counterterrorism technologies with sophistication punctuated by humor. Both students and security professionals will significantly benefit from the risk assessment methodologies and guidance on appropriate counterterrorism measures contained within this book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Young, Carl

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I-Modeling Terrorism Risk1: Terrorism Threats, Risk and Counterterrorism Strategies2: Terrorism Scenario Analysis3: Terrorism and Uncertainty4: Physical Models of Terrorism Threats5: Measuring Terrorism RiskSection II-Analyzing Terrorism Threats 6: Conventional Explosive Threats7: Radiological, Biological, Chemical, and Electromagnetic Weapons 8: Electronic Terrorism Threats9: Electronic Security MeetsPhysical SecuritySection III-Counterterrorism Controls10: Affiliation, Authentication and Authorization11: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)12: Physical Access Restriction and Security Incident Monitoring/DetectionAppendices:1-Linearity, Non-linearity, and Scaling2-Exponents, Logarithms and Measuring Sensitivity to Change;3- The Exponential Function, ex4-Parameters for Anti-Explosive Window Treatments5-Half-Life6-High-Level Counterterrorism Technical Strategies7-RFID Effects on Credit Cards in Close Proximity

Über Autor(innen)

Young, Carl
Carl S. Young is a recognized subject matter expert in information and physical security risk management. He is currently a Managing Director and the Chief Security Officer at Stroz Friedberg, an international security risk consulting firm. He is the former Global Head of Physical Security Technology at Goldman Sachs as well as a former Senior Executive and Supervisory Special Agent at the FBI. He was also a consultant to the JASON Defense Advisory Group. Mr. Young is the author of Metrics and Methods for Security Risk Management (Syngress, 2010), and The Science and Technology of Counterterrorism (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014) as well as numerous journal publications. In 1997 he was awarded the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) James R. Killian Award by the White House for significant individual contributions to U.S. national security. Mr. Young received undergraduate and graduate degrees in mathematics and physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.