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CTU Students Win Top Honors at National Security Competition
May 28, 2013
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CTU students, Kelly Hughes and Scott Melton, received first place honors for their work on preventing malware on mobile devices, a technology they intend to patent.
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Devils, Dervishes and Assassins in Afghanistan
May 17, 2013
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The U.S. is letting in threats, giving unescorted access to attackers. Convenience and inertia - two co-conspirators enabling adversaries to exploit our vulnerabilities - may be why.
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Is the U.S. Prepared for a Bioterrorism Threat?
April 25, 2013
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In my last blog, I wrote about how bioterrorism was recognized as one of the top five threats to the United States in the immediate future. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) describes bioterror threat as “deliberate release of viruses, bacteria or other agents used to cause illness or death.” The CDC’s site provides a good primer not just on bioterrorism, but on a range of biological agents and related concerns, and what we can do to prepare. It’s clear that biosecurity presents a unique challenge in facing both terrorist or human-generated bio-threats, and natural or unintentional public health emergencies.
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Chechnya – Could a Nation’s Conflict Inspire Terrorism?
April 22, 2013
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On April 15, two terrorists planted bombs that killed three people and injured 170 during the Boston Marathon. A subsequent rapid investigation led to two suspects, the brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnayev. Tamerlan Tsarnayev (26) was killed in a shootout with police on April 18, and his brother Dzhokhar (19), after an intensive region-wide manhunt, was finally arrested on April 20. Both brothers are also suspected of shooting and killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus police officer on April 18.
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Terrorist Attacks at the Boston Marathon
April 22, 2013
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Homeland Security
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On April 15, two terrorists planted bombs that killed three people and injured 170 during the Boston Marathon. A subsequent rapid investigation led to two suspects, the brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnayev. Tamerlan Tsarnayev (26) was killed in a shootout with police on April 18, and his brother Dzhokhar (19), after an intensive region-wide manhunt, was finally arrested on April 20. The brothers, both of Chechen origin, are also suspected of shooting and killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus police officer on April 18.
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Colorado’s Preparedness in Homeland Safety
April 18, 2013
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The words “homeland security” likely bring to mind the tragic events of 9/11, an event engrained in our history and one that prompted the creation of the national Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Now the idea of homeland security, and those who are tasked with ensuring it, is dramatized in portrayals on TV shows and movies like Homeland and Zero Dark Thirty.
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Possible Attackers at Boston Marathon
April 17, 2013
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The FBI has several unexploded devices in hand, and my bet is they will have a pretty good line on the origin of the attack very soon. Bomb makers have unique styles, almost like fingerprints. In fact, the FBI may find finger prints inside. But we don’t have that evidence right now.
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Security in Diversity: Cooperating with Diverse Populations in Homeland Security
April 1, 2013
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As in many other facets of American life, professionals working in the homeland security field must be greatly aware of cultural, ethnic, religious and other types of diversity. Homeland security comprises a range of fields including law enforcement, emergency services, public health, transportation and border security, critical infrastructure protection and more. Consequently, there are countless examples of the need for both understanding and cooperating with diverse populations in the execution of homeland security policies.
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A Picture of Threat: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
March 19, 2013
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The French military intervention in Mali in late January 2013 against Islamist militants and their allies succeeded, for the present, in preventing these groups from overrunning the capital, Bamako. They subsequently drove them out of most of the north of the country including the cities of Timbuktu and Gao. Conflicts in the African continent are, of course, not new and most of them do not result in foreign military intervention.
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The State of Homeland Security 3.0
March 7, 2013
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Under her first four years as DHS secretary, Napolitano oversaw the broadening of the focus of homeland security. Focus went from a primary interest in terrorism and counterterrorism to coping with threats such as natural disasters and allocating resources based on an assessment of risks and vulnerabilities. In providing examples in the use of risk-based methodologies, the secretary pointed to the issues of terrorism, border security, immigration enforcement, cybersecurity, and disaster preparedness and response, suggesting that she views these as priority areas for her second term.
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