Category: Homeland Security

Review the Sector-Specific Plans and choose one Sector-Specific Plan to focus up

Review the Sector-Specific Plans and choose one Sector-Specific Plan to focus upon. Regarding your chosen sector, identify areas of risk in your local jurisdiction (city or county). (If you reside on a military installation within the US, use the civilian community around the installation. If you are stationed overseas, use your hometown). In addition, in what ways has this jurisdiction implemented the specific components and associated objectives found within this sector-specific plan?

Instructions
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Instructions
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non-structural mitigation efforts, create a Public Service Announcement campaign to educate residents on how to prepare for tornado season.
Address the following elements:
Household Mitigation Activities and Preparedness Supplies FEMA recommends
What you need to do at different phases of a tornado (Watch, Warning)
The need to develop a Plan to Sustain Yourself after a Tornado
Create your message as a slide presentation with speaking notes that could be used to give a 5-7 minute speech. Cite several sources using proper APA style. This will be 50% of the grade for the Assignment.
Then, create a trifold brochure (using both sides of the trifold page) to be distributed with the same information. Cite your sources, again using proper APA style. This will be 30% of the grade for the Assignment. (When you open up a “New” file in MS-Word, you will be offered templates, of which at least 1 – “Education Brochure” – is a trifold brochure; I have attached a generic trifold to this assignment below – you can change this generic trifold as you want if you choose to use it).
Finally, create 2 minutes of audio segments that convey the same information (your submittal may be combinations of 30-second segments, 1-minute segments, or one 2-minute spot). This will be 20% of the grade for the Assignment. The audio can be in any format you wish that is playable on a standard computer audio player; there is also a way to embed audio into powerpoint. Note that the audio should be recorded from the vantage point that you are actually recording a Public Service Announcement for the town; the audio should not just be you reading from your slides!
As always, for the written portions of the assignment, writing and formatting counts. In the audio portions of the assignment, the clarity and smoothness of delivery will be factored into the final grade.
Obviously you will need to submit multiple files for this Assignment (at least 2 if you record the audio through powerpoint, more if you break the 2 minutes of audio into multiple PSA’s). This will consist of one file containing the slide presentation, one file containing the trifold, and as many files as you need to create for the audio PSA part of the Assignment.

This paper will be at least seven pages long and have three parts:
1) The first

This paper will be at least seven pages long and have three parts:
1) The first part involves writing about rare earth metals as it pertains to critical infrastructure and homeland security. This section of your paper needs to be at least three pages long.
2) The second part involves writing about the nuclear sector within critical infrastructure using the six guidelines below.
3) The third part involves writing about the communications sector within critical infrastructure using the six guidelines below.
Six guidelines:
You need to use the following outline for each of the two critical infrastructures (parts two and three).
• Provide a Hypothetical Threat (cyber, natural disaster, or physical)
• Brief background on the Critical Infrastructure as it relates to National Security
• Elaborate on the known Risks/Threats/Hazards/Vulnerabilities from the Hypothetical Threat
• Explain how damage from the Hypothetical Threat could impact the Dependencies/Interdependencies between critical infrastructure sectors
• Existing Resiliency related to the Continuity of Operations
• Consider how to Minimize Disruption that improves First Responder Safety.

Technical Requirements
• Write at least seven pages, per the guidance above, and include the title page, an abstract, and a reference page (these last three items are not part of the total page count).
• Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least two sources per content page.
• Type in Times New Roman, 12 point, and double-spaced.
• Students will follow the current APA Style (7th Edition) as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.

1. Introduction:
For this final paper you condense two previous papers into a si

1. Introduction:
For this final paper you condense two previous papers into a single research paper and then add 3 substantive recommendations on how you propose that domestic intelligence can be employed more effectively to support the HSE to stop terrorist attacks. This is essentially what you need to know to write this final paper.
2. Full Spectrum Domestic Intelligence to Counter Terrorism within the Homeland:
Develop a comprehensive 6-8 page paper summarizing the content and research from your first two papers, and then make at least three substantive recommendations on how to prevent or thwart your selected terrorist group from succeeding in their hypothetical attack on the United States homeland. Use the Organizational Profile (Red Cell paper) you prepared for your Midterm Assignment and combine it with the Progress Assignment you prepared about collecting and analyzing on that group and melding them both into one seamless research paper that also adds a major new section to address your specific recommendations to counter your selected terrorist organization’s planned attack in the homeland. Make sure your recommendations are focused only on what happens within the homeland as this is not a foreign policy or international relations course. The recommendations need to be something new or enacting a policy or procedure that is not already in place (do not describe how we already protect the homeland or discuss what current agencies do). Be original or cite ideas from others on how to adapt or reform how intelligence can better support homeland security here domestically to stop your hypothetical attack. Also, make sure your recommendations address a role for state and local agencies.
The focus of this paper is to address how intelligence, law enforcement and homeland security officials from all three levels of government can prevent or disrupt this attack here in the U.S. (not overseas) by clearly specifying your recommendations of counter-measures to stop or interdict the terrorists here at home before the attack occurs. Employ all that you have learned about intelligence to support Homeland Security and feel free to express your own opinions when making recommendations for Homeland Security intelligence. Just listing what the government already does to collect and analyze and conduct law enforcement on the terrorism threat to the Homeland is not sufficient — make some original or even controversial proposals if you like. Do not discuss defensive or protective measures such as increasing physical security — the thrust of your recommendations needs to be focused on domestic intelligence (that is what this class is about). You can recommend a change to policy, procedure or an organizational change to how the IC (or an individual agency) supports the homeland which directly contributes to stopping a terrorist attack. Feel free to make radical proposals or even changes to existing laws, but do not make proposals that are illegal or unconstitutional (but you can propose changing a law). Remember your hypothetical attack was supposed to be imminent (in the immediate future), so longer term proposals may not be viable for this paper.
Your paper needs to clearly identify your three homeland security intelligence and law enforcement recommendations at the end of your paper before your conclusions, and include specific section headings for each recommendation with the short title for each recommendation. Your proposals to stop a terrorist attack are the heart of your final assignment, this will be the primary criteria for grading this paper and the comprehensive and culminating event for this course. You must use sections headings like these:
Recommendation 1: Your idea to improve homeland security (domestic) intelligence and law enforcement to specifically stop this impending attack; only what you think should be done at home — DO NOT make overseas recommendations. All three must be homeland intelligence focused proposals and not address anything going on abroad — that is not the subject of this course.
Recommendation 2: Make sure at least one recommendation includes a role for the all-important state and local agencies (week 4).
Recommendation 3: Intelligence is about collecting, analyzing, collaborating, sharing/disseminating, etc, so your recommendations must fall somewhere within the intelligence cycle/process. Do NOT make recommendations about increased security measures or ‘force protection’ and defensive approaches — remember this course is about INTELLIGENCE (which is proactive / preventative, not protective / reactive).
Make sure your ideas are original and something you think the government can do better related to intelligence.
Note on the three paper assignment series: This final assignment combines all that you wrote in the first two papers (they build on each other) for a total of 6-8 FULL pages of content (not including title and reference pages). The final paper is not 6-8 pages of completely new writing since this paper integrates what you wrote for the midterm assignment in week 3 (summarize that first 5-7 page midterm paper with 1-2 pages of content in this final paper), then add information from the progress assignment on collecting and analyzing on them (summarize that second 5-7 page progress paper with 1-2 more pages of content in this final paper as well) — making sure to improve that writing based on my feedback. Then add new information where you are making at least three recommendations (3-4 pages of new material). So, the first 2-4 pages of the final paper will summarize your first two papers, and then the last 3-4 pages or so address your recommendations and summarize the whole paper.
Again, in plain terms, for this final paper, all you have to do is condense your two previous papers (as a research paper) and then make 3 recommendations on how to better stop attacks at the end.
Technical Requirements:
• Your paper must be at a minimum of 6-8 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
• Utilize APA (7th Edition).

Answer each of the following questions:
1. Describe why the National Security Ac

Answer each of the following questions:
1. Describe why the National Security Act of 1947 is so important at this point in time. Be sure to provide significant support for your argument.
2. When examining critical infrastructure, which sector possess the biggest risk and what legal and ethical issues must the U.S. government consider when attempting to harden the target?
3. Discuss the challenges associated with protecting the homeland and balancing privacy and civil liberties. Is there a conflict that exists between the law, ethics, and politics and does this present challenges in homeland security?
4. Critique the homeland security enterprise’s capability to meet emergent future challenges while balancing civil liberties.
Technical Requirements
• Your paper must be at a minimum of 8-12 pages, or 2-3 pages per question (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
• Scholarly references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
• Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
• Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.

Based on this weeks reading discuss how Risk Management is a critical element to

Based on this weeks reading discuss how Risk Management is a critical element to the Security Systems engineering. Provide elaboration and detail in your answer.
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compare and contrast at least two different radicalization models that explain t

compare and contrast at least two different radicalization models that explain terrorist motivations. In this research paper also summarize behavioral and psychological factors associated with disengaging from terrorism and describes what efforts or programs are most effective in countering radicalization and why.

Over the last two decades, in particular, individuals and groups have become mor

Over the last two decades, in particular, individuals and groups have become more adept at using technology to commit illegal activities.
A person may use technology in a terroristic fashion by shutting down or temporarily paralyzing government computers, electrical grids, power plants, and corporate/company computer systems. Additionally, criminals are using technology to engage in email scams, identity theft, and activating computer viruses that attack and destroy the computer system of another.
Review these videos:
Cybersecurity and Crime
Cost of Cyber Crime
Review the FBI Report on Cyber Crime: FBI Report
Review these 2023 Supreme Court cases:
Gonzalez v. Google LLC
Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh
The leader of an electric company and the leader of a major credit card company are concerned that someone will use technology to the detriment of their company and/or harm customers.
Given the readings linked here and your readings for this week, what can you advise each of these leaders about possible cyber problems and their organization’s exposure to criminal activity? Can you provide one or two examples of companies that were subjected to cybercrimes? What happened, what was the harm endured, and was anyone prosecuted and convicted? Note the crimes charged.
All Responsive Posts: In your responsive posts, review the example(s) offered and make suggestions on what the companies you or your classmates discussed should have done differently and how the example provide compares to the example you discussed in your initial post.
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1-Update your resume professionally and send it to your mentor or someone workin

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The Town of Bobsville has decided to mitigate against tornadoes through non-stru

The Town of Bobsville has decided to mitigate against tornadoes through non-structural means.
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Create a 2+ page (minimum of 2 full pages double-spaced) Incident Specific Annex on the hazard of tornadoes to be added to the Town of Bobsville Hazard Mitigation Plan.
To assist you in this exercise, I have attached an additional instruction sheet to this Assignment page, which also indicates required topics for discussion and a suggested format. Note that I give pretty detailed instructions for what is expected in the attached additional sheet.
Remember that for this class, mitigation is considered to be the set of actions that are taken long before there is an actual event occurring or even threatening. If you are talking about things that someone would be doing during, or immediately after the event occurs, those are response efforts, not mitigation… however, planning in advance for those response efforts to happen, that could be mitigation in certain circumstances.