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Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures [Hardcover]

Larry Ness Ph.D. (Author)
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047170525X 978-0471705253 June 30, 2006 1
The latest security measures for utility and energy industries

Addressing the growing post-9/11 concern about the safety of the utility and energy industries, SecuringUtility and Energy Infrastructures presents a detailed blueprint for safeguarding these vital fields. This comprehensive guide discusses how to protect the electric, oil and gas, nuclear, telecommunications, and water industries from a conventional or terrorist attack.

Written for anyone who is charged with the safety of these industries, Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures explains how to look for and monitor potential physical vulnerabilities at a plant or water facility, what contaminants might be introduced to cause a catastrophic event, and how to integrate and perform vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans. This practical manual also examines the differences between a terrorist attack and a conventional mode of attack and the economic impact of each.

Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures contains insightful information on:
* The latest security technology and tools available, including biotoxicity monitors and cb detection systems
* Security crisis management planning and security policies, procedures, and guidelines
* Industry-specific security issues and infrastructure security programs
* Current federal, state, and private safety efforts and their costs

Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures stresses the importance of a proactive rather than a reactive approach to the safety of utility and energy industries. This text is an essential resource for federal and state utility regulators, industrial hygienists, first responders, Hazmat professionals, safety professionals, utility managers, IT professionals, and the criminal justice community at the federal, state, and local level.

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The latest security measures for utility and energy industries

Addressing the growing post-9/11 concern about the safety of the utility and energy industries, SecuringUtility and Energy Infrastructures presents a detailed blueprint for safeguarding these vital fields. This comprehensive guide discusses how to protect the electric, oil and gas, nuclear, telecommunications, and water industries from a conventional or terrorist attack.

Written for anyone who is charged with the safety of these industries, Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures explains how to look for and monitor potential physical vulnerabilities at a plant or water facility, what contaminants might be introduced to cause a catastrophic event, and how to integrate and perform vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans. This practical manual also examines the differences between a terrorist attack and a conventional mode of attack and the economic impact of each.

Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures contains insightful information on:

  • The latest security technology and tools available, including biotoxicity monitors and cb detection systems
  • Security crisis management planning and security policies, procedures, and guidelines
  • Industry-specific security issues and infrastructure security programs
  • Current federal, state, and private safety efforts and their costs

Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures stresses the importance of a proactive rather than a reactive approach to the safety of utility and energy industries. This text is an essential resource for federal and state utility regulators, industrial hygienists, first responders, Hazmat professionals, safety professionals, utility managers, IT professionals, and the criminal justice community at the federal, state, and local level.

About the Author

LARRY NESS, PhD, has been involved in law enforcement and security since 1970. He has authored numerous articles on security and taught courses on law enforcement and security. He is currently president and owner of Ness Group International, a security consulting and investigative group specializing in the utility and energy industries.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 360 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (June 30, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 047170525X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471705253
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.9 x 9.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #794,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures, January 15, 2007
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Larry Ness, PhD discusses at a high-level the scenarios and potential outcomes of attacks that could be committed by terrorists or malicious individuals against our nation's energy/utility infrastructures. Many of the scenarios and vulnerabilities mentioned in the book are examples I had already heard on the news or read in the newspaper. I enjoyed reading chapter 7 regarding cyber-security and security technology. The book is 340 pages long, but the last 150 pages are appendices.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, August 18, 2008
This review is from: Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures (Hardcover)
The good: Ness digests a variety of actual and potential infrastructure, economic, and safety problems associated with the disruption of the electricity grid. For the reader who knows little about electric power or terrorism, this will introduce some useful information, such as the circumstances that cause blackouts, and the importance and vulnerability of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
The bad: The author presents terrorism as a subset of Islam, describing the recent history of terrorist activities affecting the US. He makes no mention of the 1995 Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City, the FBI's Operation Backfire (an ongoing program aimed at eco-terrorism) nor any other form of terrorism.
The book periodically reads like something recycled from a consulting firm's marketing literature and high level presentations. Other portions of the book seem rushed with respect to grammar and style. Rather than a broad survey, the book dwells on a few aspects of the subject, though without a detailed treatment of anything.
The list price of around $85 is extremely high for such a short book, especially considering the fact that more than a third of it is appendices. If you must buy it, find a used copy.
The ugly: Most of the photos in the book not only do little to support or expand the authors points, but are useless or non-sequitur to the point of being funny. For example, one grainy black and white photo of a man's face is labeled "Computer hacker" (no hacker or incident in particular, just some guy), while another photo of a camera mounted to a wall is tagged "Security camera". Most readers are likely familiar with both without the benefit of pictures.
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The U.S. National Academy of Engineering has evaluated all the engineering achievements in the United States for the past 100 years and has determined that "the vast networks of electrification are the greatest achievement of the 20th century." Read the first page
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