I recently attended the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Annual Conference in San Diego. Besides some terrific presentations and networking events, there was a bookstore. I’m a sucker for bookstores and I picked up enough books that I had to pay duty when I came back. One of those books was Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking, by Christopher Hadnagy. This is a worthwhile book for anyone in the security management and operations field, including investigations. And while it’s heavily IT-flavoured, it’s not just for the IT folks — in fact, it’s likely more valuable to non-IT personnel.

Corporate espionage can be an exciting topic. International spies, top secret research and, of course, the notorious honey-pot trap — the downfall of many a young engineer in a foreign country. At its core, however, it’s about losing market share, contracts and competitiveness.

After almost two years with Oxford Properties, Michael Allen has taken a security position with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

In February of this year, a van exploded on the side of Hwy. 401 just outside of Windsor, Ont.

The explosion wasn’t all that large, but the van contained a Radiological Dispersal Device — a weapon designed to contaminate an area with radiation. Fortunately, this was just an exercise, and the device a training tool. There was radioactive material present, but very minimal — nothing that posed any kind of threat to the nearby population.

A Canadian who heads up corporate security for the UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) has been named this year’s Security Director of the Year.

Canpro Global Services Inc. and King‐Reed & Associates LP have amalgamated to create the largest risk mitigation and investigation company in Canada.

It’s no wonder police departments concerned about the rising rate of copper wire theft keep calling for laws aimed at scrap metal recyclers.