Securing Global Transportation Networks

Luke Ritter (Annapolis, MD) – CEO, Trident Global Partners and specialist in commercial and military transportation operations and logistics. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy specializing in military transportation management. He spent several years managing railroad and motor carrier operations for a U.S. based steamship line, and provided transportation security technology solutions to government and commercial clients as a defense contractor. J. Michael Barrett is a terrorism and homeland security expert with an extensive background in military intelligence and national security. A former Fulbright Scholar to Ankara,Turkey, Mr. Barrett is currently a Fellow in Homeland Security at the Manhattan Institute and the President of Counterpoint Assessments, a terrorism preparedness and risk mitigation firm. He previously served as Senior Analyst for the War on Terrorism Branch of the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as Lead Intelligence Officer for the Special Operations/Combating Terrorism Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense. He has published numerous newspaper and journal articles and been interviewed dozens of times on television and radio, including ABC, NBC, Fox News, FRONTLINE, New York Public Radio, Bill O’Reilly’s ‘The Radio Factor’ and the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Rosalyn Wilson (Laurel, MD) - is a Manager at Reality Based IT Services, Ltd. RBIS, Ltd., an information technology security firm and subsidiary of SYS Technologies. Rosalyn is also an independent consultant with over 25 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry focusing on the performance of various sectors of the industry and identifying and analyzing key issues facing the transportation industry. Mrs. Wilson has extensive railroad industry experience, having served in various capacities for over 11 years at the Association of American Railroads AAR. She is the author of the State of Logistics Report, an annual benchmark for US logistics activity and was the author of Transportation in America, a compendium of transportation information.

"A must-read approach for creating sustainable value from smart practices." --Michael Cadenazzi, CEO of Continuity Solutions and Founding Member, Washington, DC, Chapter of the Contingency Planning Exchange Contingency Planning Exchange 20080301 "If Securing Global Transportation Networks is your line in the sand, a starting point on the unending path of supply chain risk management, it's a good place to start." Logistics Today 20080301 "Given the possibility of what could happen to your supply chain if you fail to take the steps to mitigate supply chain risk, Securing Global Transportation Networks is a worthwhile and cost-effective investment." Supply Chain Management Review 20080301 Recommended, 'Executive Bookshelf for Disaster-proofing the Supply Chain.' Supply and Demand Chain Executive Journal 20080301

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Global Trade and Total Security ManagementChapter 2: The Total Security Management FrameworkChapter 3: Creating Value: The Case for TSMChapter 4: The Risk Management Approach to TSMChapter 5: Securing Fixed AssetsChapter 6: Securing Assets in TransitChapter 7: Securing Brand Equity and GoodwillChapter 8: Securing Human CapitalChapter 9: TSM and Business Continuity PlanningChapter 10: The End of the beginningAppendix A: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Report TemplateAppendix B: Sample Value Chain Security Procedures for Chemical FirmsAppendix C: Seven Signs of Possible Terrorist ActivityAppendix D: Sample Procedures for Handling Suspicious PackagesAppendix E: Total Security Management Glossary