Due to the proliferation of banking Trojans on the internet, experts recommend that small businesses dedicate a pc exclusively for Internet banking which does not otherwise access the internet or email.

The risks for business are particularly acute as they do not enjoy the same banking protections as consumers.  Depending on how a fradulent transfer was initiated and when it was detected, businesses may not be able to recover all of their losses and banks may not be obligated to make them whole.

Security managers must constantly update their electronic defenses and continually educate their users to stay one step ahead of the thieves and avoid becoming the next corporate victim of online bank fraud.

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One article written by Philip Elliot for Associated Press on the event aftermath can be seen here:   http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/80460127.html

While this near tragedy will likely result in some security improvements, especially regarding inter-agency intelligence sharing, the bottom line is that it will be virtually impossible to stop every terrorist attack every time if we are to maintain some semblance of the "free society" that we currently enjoy in the United States.  The good news in this story is that yet again another heroic citizen intervened to help stop this disaster.

The intervention of the alert citizen highlights a key security concept that is often overlooked:  real security requires security awareness and a proactive approach by every citizen.

This concept is called "domain awareness" in Maritime Security.  Domain Awareness "is defined as the effective understanding of anything associated with the... domain that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment."  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Domain_Awareness Maritime Security protocols require some level of domain awareness training for all employees who work at waterfront facilities.

The threat of international terrorism requires an alert and engaged citizenry.  The threat of theft and crime at a business requires alert and engaged employees.  The latter can be achieved through security preparedness planning and on-going training.

Security Guards and police will provide the front line defense but there will never be enough of them to secure every area at every time.  These first responders need to be altered to suspicious persons and behavior by citizens and employees who are aware of their surroundings and taking responsibility for their collective security.

Reliant Security provides professional security services and training to clients in the Western United States.

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