Different Evaluations of Boston Strong
The Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013 was a horrific act of terrorism that shocked the United States, but it also inspired heroic action and proved emergency preparedness training is so important. Over a year after the attacks, it’s time to evaluate lessons learned, potential improvements, and why Boston was Strong.
Interagency Barriers and the Boston Bombing
With the investigation of the Boston bombing still underway and largely concealed, it is difficult to access the origin of Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s radicalization
A Running Reminder
I recently went running with a friend on a section of the Marine Corps Marathon course through Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. As an avid runner and homeland security professional, the tragic events of the Boston Marathon flooded my mind.
Community-Based Counterterrorism
Homeland security starts with hometown security. Too often, the misconception prevails that counterterrorism (CT) efforts are reactive solutions to known terrorist activity and revolve only around intelligence and law enforcement efforts.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Can the US Stop Homegrown Terrorism?
PolicyMic
In last week's wide-ranging counterterrorism speech, President Obama outlined his plan to curtail the use of drones and close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility as the past decade of wars comes to an end.
In last week's wide-ranging counterterrorism speech, President Obama outlined his plan to curtail the use of drones and close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility as the past decade of wars comes to an end.
Does Doubling the Size of the Panama Canal Mean Doubling the Threat?
By 2020, the volume of trade that flows through the Panama Canal could double. With more and larger ships transiting through the Canal, the economic possibilities are exciting.
US officials seek lessons in bombing catastrophe
The Boston Globe
Three weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, the US Department of Homeland Security is seeking to use lessons from the attacks to enhance community policing and more effectively prepare religious and civic leaders to spot the warning signs of homegrown terrorism, according to top officials.
Three weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, the US Department of Homeland Security is seeking to use lessons from the attacks to enhance community policing and more effectively prepare religious and civic leaders to spot the warning signs of homegrown terrorism, according to top officials.
Cyber Attacks Leading Threat Against U.S.: Spy Agencies
Reuters
Intelligence leaders said for the first time on Tuesday that cyber attacks and cyber espionage have supplanted terrorism as the top security threat facing the United States.
Intelligence leaders said for the first time on Tuesday that cyber attacks and cyber espionage have supplanted terrorism as the top security threat facing the United States.
Oops! Taliban Reveal Identities of Their Mailing List Members
ABC News
In a Dilbert-esque faux pax, a Taliban spokesperson sent out a routine email last week with one notable difference. He publicly CC'd the names of everyone on his mailing list.
In a Dilbert-esque faux pax, a Taliban spokesperson sent out a routine email last week with one notable difference. He publicly CC'd the names of everyone on his mailing list.
Law Enforcement Tries to Adapt as Terrorists Get More Elusive Online
Fierce Homeland Security
Law enforcement agencies around the world have struggled to outmaneuver terrorists who conduct activities online.
Law enforcement agencies around the world have struggled to outmaneuver terrorists who conduct activities online.
Norway Suspect Wanted European Anti-Muslim Crusade
Homeland Security Today
The man blamed for attacks on Norway's government headquarters and an island retreat for young people that left at least 93 dead said he was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said Sunday.
The man blamed for attacks on Norway's government headquarters and an island retreat for young people that left at least 93 dead said he was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said Sunday.
Terror Warning Warns of Insider Threat to Infrastructure
ABC News
Sabotage by an insider at a major utility facility, including a chemical or oil refinery, could provide al Qaeda with its best opportunity for the kind of massive Sept. 11 anniversary attack Osama bin Laden was planning, according to U.S. officials.
Sabotage by an insider at a major utility facility, including a chemical or oil refinery, could provide al Qaeda with its best opportunity for the kind of massive Sept. 11 anniversary attack Osama bin Laden was planning, according to U.S. officials.