Cody Mulla has a distinguished 20-year career as an expert in emergency and crisis management. He is currently Director, Security Risk Management at Hillard Heintze. Mulla is finishing his Ph.D. in Organizational Development at the University of Texas and holds three Masters Degrees (Human Resource Development/Lean Six Sigma, Master of Science, Industrial Organizational Psychology, and a Master of Science, Leadership & Crisis Management). He also holds a number of certifications including Certified Protection Professional CPP, ASIS; International Association of Emergency Managers AEM; Master Police Officer, TCOLE; Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator CHPA, IAHSS; and Certified Homeland Protection Professional, NDPC. Mulla serves on the ASIS School Safety and Security Council and the Utility Security Council.

Threat Assessment: Exercise & Evaluation Best Practices

How to Utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Framework, Part 3

Cody Mulla

Glen Reed

August 29, 2018

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Increased awareness of the threat assessment function maximizes reporting increasing the information available to the team to mitigate threats.

Threat Assessment: How to Build Exercises and Evaluate Performance

How to Utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Framework, Part 2

Cody Mulla

Glen Reed

August 22, 2018

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Threat assessment, much like any other organizational function, needs to be actively managed and continuously improved. The HSEEP framework offers a strategy for both novice and seasoned teams to monitor progress through documented training.

How to Promote Continuous Improvement in Threat Assessment Programs

How to Utilize the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Framework

Cody Mulla

Glen Reed

August 15, 2018

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Although not all events can be stopped, there are strategies to mitigate occurrences by identifying threats at organizations. Threat assessment should be used at the organizational level to identity behavior that could lead to violence.

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Addressing the Cyber Security Skills Gap with Veterans

With Millions of Cybersecurity Jobs Left Unfilled, Veterans Could Be the Perfect Candidates to Address the Cyber Skills Gap

Cody Mulla

March 1, 2018

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A cybersecurity career can offer transitioning veterans a chance to meaningful employment, and that field is experiencing a remarkable shortfall that presents organizations with a challenge to find trustworthy qualified applicants.

Leveraging Social Styles to Develop Relationships and Consult More Effectively

Cody Mulla

April 25, 2017

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In today’s business environment, it is essential for all business managers to be able to speak the same language and collaborate across functional lines. Security management is a niche field that is tasked with safeguarding an organization from risk.

Locations that were once considered safe havens such as schools, places of worship and healthcare institutions are no longer immune to acts of violence, and that includes healthcare, such as hospitals, emergency rooms, and facilities that provide healthcare outside of a hospital environment.

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