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“Workplaces Need to Head Off Flashpoints Where Stressed Workers Can Explode”
Kansas City Star (09/24/08) ; Stafford, Diane

Many occurrences of workplace violence or fraud are preventable if supervisors watch for changes in employee behavior, according to Michael Tabman, founder of risk management and asset protection firm Sprint LLC. Problems with job bureaucracy, fears of unemployment, and marital issues do not necessarily cause violence, but failing to address them can. As many supervisors are cautious about being politically incorrect or asking too many personal questions, Tabman says they must be “intuitive” in noticing employees who may be having problems. According to Tabman, unfair or unclear company policies are often found in businesses that experience violence or fraud, as well as neglecting proper background checks for new hires or allowing one worker control over money. For starters, Tabman suggests making sure security systems for company data are established before an incident occurs.
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“Combating Workplace Dishonesty”
SecurityInfoWatch.com (09/13/08) ; Griffin, Joel

Between 40 percent and 50 percent of all company losses can be linked to workplace fraud, according to a new report titled “Connecting Research in Security to Practice” from the ASIS Foundation. An employee’s genetics, socialization, psychology, and attitude could make him or her more inclined to commit fraud, according to Read Hayes, the author of the report. Environmental factors could also lead to employee misconduct, such as collective workplace attitude and how the business treats the worker, as well as easy access to money, secrets, products, keys, and codes. Hayes says companies can better protect themselves by enhancing the pre-employment screening process and making sure that one person does not have complete access to funds or merchandise.
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Here’s what Norm Goldman of bookpleasures.com has to say about BE SAFE:

The title just about sums it all up Be Safe: Everything You Need To Know About Security To Be Safe wherein security expert and author Ed Morawski gives readers a comprehensive snapshot of the world of safety and security in your business and home.

Using his many years of experience as a security expert having been employed in a range of positions from technical support manager for the largest security company in California to starting his own Hi-Tech-Consulting assisting small business customers in securing electronic security systems utilizing the very latest technology, Morawski approaches the subject matter with a passionate desire to teach us how to prevent all types of loss through the best case means or the “Loss Prevention Approach.”  As pointed out, this approach will be a key element in choosing the best security contractor for your business, facility or home and it is designed not only to provide solutions but also to keep your losses to a minimum. Moreover, it is essential that the “Loss Prevention Approach” not only examines past and present threats but also anticipates future ones.

Weighing in at 220 pages and divided into twenty-five sections including a glossary and index, Everything You Need To Know About Security To Be Safe faces a tough challenge of covering a hefty subject matter in a small space. Yet, Morawski pulls its off with his keen perception and deep knowledge as he drills deep into all aspects of electronic security from fire and burglar alarms to sophisticated closed circuit video surveillance (CCTV) and card access systems. One caveat, however, and as the author mentions, electronics cannot solve all your problems and in many cases it will also be necessary to have a physical barrier and human security. 

Just looking at the opening section of the manual may give you some sleepless nights when you consider the multitude of external and internal threats when operating a business. For example, when you are open for business, there are always external risks as: hold-ups, takeover robberies, forgery, fraud, office theft, warehouse theft, executive threats and personal safety, workplace violence, vandalism to company property, vandalism to company vehicles, vandalism of employee vehicles, terrorism, fire, earthquakes and natural disasters. As for internal risks, you have to take into account the possibility of dishonest employees who may be involved in theft of goods and inventory, forgery, fraud, embezzlement, theft of company assets and tools, theft of proprietary information or customer data, time card fraud, increased premiums for worker’s compensation insurance, decreased productivity, and critical functions or processes not operating correctly.

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“New Report Outlines Scope of Workplace Violence Issues”
Security Director News (09/09/08)

Over 2 million employees in the United States fall victim to workplace violence each year, according to “Preventing Gun Violence in the Workplace,” a Connecting Research in Security to Practice report commissioned by the ASIS Foundation. The report also found that 20 percent of all violent crime is linked to workplace violence and that an average of 500 homicides happen at places of employment in the United States every year. The report details what constitutes workplace violence, what causes gun violence in the workplace, and the best ways to respond to workplace violence. According to the report’s author, Dana Loomis, a company’s violence-prevention plan should include a comprehensive, written policy banning weapons at work. Research implies that a homicide is less likely to take place at a workplace where guns are prohibited.
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Access Control & Security Systems (09/02/08)

Companies should be careful when firing or laying off IT administrators, concludes Cyber-Ark Software’s annual “Trust, Security & Passwords” survey, which found that 88 percent of IT administrators would take valuable and sensitive information such as the customer database, merger and acquisition plans, and their company’s list of privileged passwords if they were let go. The survey, which polled 300 IT security professionals, also found that of those that said they would take information, 33 percent said they would take the company’s list of privileged passwords, which contains keys that would allow them to access all the information on the company’s network. In order to protect themselves from former employees, companies should secure their privileged passwords and identities in a digital vault that gives individuals access to the information if and when they actually need it, says Cyber-Ark’s Udi Mokady. Mokady says companies also should be sure to routinely change and manage their privileged passwords and identities.
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BE SAFE is the complete guide to security. Illustrated and updated, it combines all three of our previous guides into one handy book.

http://www.amazon.com/Be-Safe-Everything-about-security/dp/1440410429

 

“Drug Store Thefts a Billion-Dollar Business”
Miami Herald (08/28/08) ; Walker, Elaine

According to the FBI, organized retail crime accounts for about $30 billion in annual losses. Professional shoplifters, called “boosters,” steal items primarily from drugstores and grocery stores. They steal small but expensive goods, such as Braun toothbrush heads, Claritin, and diet pills, intending to resell them. Often their bags are lined with special aluminum foil that blocks alarm signals as they carry out thousands of dollars in merchandise, but sometimes they will push the items out in a shopping cart and claim a friend is in line to pay for it. According to a National Retail Federation survey released in June, about 85 percent of retailers have been victims of organized retail crime, up from 79 percent in 2007. Stores are combating the crime by various means, including stocking expensive items behind the counter or on locked shelves, or in bins that require two hands, which makes quick sweeps difficult. Publix has increased surveillance, hired off-duty police officers, and is limiting the number of higher-priced items on shelves.
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We also write fiction (fact based of course) and one of our best works is “View”.

A mysterious young woman is found wandering in the desert near a military base. Her discovery is surrounded by bizarre circumstances. She has no memory of who she is or where she came from, but one thing quickly becomes clear- she may be one of the most powerful psychics ever known. She proves adept at Remote Viewing and uses her skills to spy for the government. But what are her true motives? View is the story of how she affects the lives of the people around her-and how one man falls under her spell.  
 

REMOTE VIEWING:
The ability of a person to gather information on
A target hidden from the physical perception of the
Viewer
 

6 X 9 Paperback, 296 Pages
ISBN 9781434895653
 

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http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=29008
 

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