The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) has published the latest version of its Partnership Bulletin, which provides a snapshot of upcoming training and exercise opportunities, critical infrastructure events, and key announcements. Some of the upcoming events include:
Water and wastewater utilities have an opportunity to participate in EarthEx 18, the second iteration of an exercise series for participants to evaluate and improve their preparedness, response, and recovery for a widespread, sustained power outage.
Researchers at Indiana University have developed a model for estimating the likelihood of landslides caused by earthquakes. The estimates can be available within minutes, providing potentially life-saving information to people who are affected by earthquakes and the organizations charged with responding to them. The model, based on data from past earthquakes and landslides, will be incorporated into the U.S.
Two people were killed and 13 others were injured when a gunman opened fire last Sunday on a busy Toronto street.
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) has published an infographic examining the role of female homegrown violent extremists in Islamic State plots. From its review of 13 incidents involving such persons, NJOHSP concludes they are likely to provide material support, to include participating in fundraising and issuing threatening rhetoric online.
According to a declassified Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) report, about a quarter of Canadians involved in terrorist activity have criminal histories. The individuals “engaged in a wide spectrum of illicity acitivities,” the most common of which were low-level crimes and assaults.
The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee has publishes its Terror Threat Snapshot for July 2018. It indicates that there have been 154 cases of homegrown jihadist cases in the U.S. since 2013. As with other snapshots, it details news and other developments regarding counterterrorism efforts, including disrupted terror plots and judicial cases involving suspected and convicted terrorists.
The author of a recently released book on how some terrorists disengage from terrorism presents some of the key findings from her research in an article in The Washington Post. Referencing the series of deadly terrorist attacks committed by families in Indonesia in mid-May, she notes that an individual’s immersion in a social network committed to the use of violence can be key to someone remaining an unrepentant terrorist. With the powerful and persistent influence that these situations provide, the decision to adopt a radicalized mindset might not even be consciously made.
As part of its “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has published an infographic depicting the signs of terrorism-related suspicious activity. These activities include photography/surveillance, breach/attempted intrusion, and information elicitation, among numerous others.
The FBI has released a report highlighting the threat posed by hostile foreign intelligence services to former U.S. government clearance holders as evidenced by the recent arrests of three ex-members of the U.S. intelligence community on espionage charges. The report notes that foreign intelligence officers primarily use two methods to approach former clearance holders: 1) via professional networking websites and 2) by contacting former clearance holders who reside in or regularly travel to their countries. Recent cyber intrusions into U.S.
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