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Beyond empathy: Caring for victims of mass casualty events

March 4, 2022

Facing a mass casualty event is a nightmare scenario for all involved, including enterprise security leaders. Former FBI Assistant Director, Victim Services Division, Kathryn Turman explains why survivor and victim support must be a priority for enterprise emergency response.

How US security teams can learn from the events of the Manchester Arena terror attack and the subsequent Protect Duty

Ian Moran

August 20, 2021

In this piece, we look at what the Protect Duty law in the U.K. will look like, how it might impact legal requirements in other countries, and how security professionals in the U.S. and beyond can use the findings of the inquiry to fulfill their ethical responsibility to keep visitors and staff as safe as possible.

DHS combats potential Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack

September 4, 2020

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to prepare against ever evolving threats against the American homeland, most recently highlighting efforts to combat an Electromagnetic Pulse attack which could disrupt the electrical grid and potentially damage electronics.

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Death by Association: Family Terror Networks

Dean C. Alexander

Kevin Harrington

January 8, 2020

It is dangerous to be related to a terrorist, let alone a senior terror operative. Such an association can lead to one's imminent death while participating in an attack encouraged by a family member.

Deaths From Terrorism Down, but Number of Countries Affected by Terrorism is Growing

November 21, 2019

Deaths from terrorism fell for the fourth consecutive year, after peaking in 2014. The number of deaths has now decreased by 52 percent since 2014, falling from 33,555 to 15,952, says the 2019 Global Terrorism Index.

Report on Lone Offender Terrorism Reveals Common Traits Among Attackers

November 14, 2019

A new FBI study examining “lone offender terrorism” found common traits that could help identify future attackers.

Legislation Introduced to Help Rental Car Firms Identify Potential Terrorists

October 29, 2019

U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer announced new bipartisan legislation -- the Darren Drake Act -- to help stop ISIS-inspired terrorists from using trucks and other vehicles as weapons of mass destruction.

Legislation Will Deliver Pension and Health Benefits to 9/11 First Responders

September 16, 2019

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to help ensure first responders and public sector officers and employees who developed a qualifying health condition as a result of their response to 9/11 rescue, recovery and clean-up efforts at World Trade Center sites receive pension and health benefits.

University Study Finds Fire Did Not Cause 3rd Tower's Collapse on 9/11

September 9, 2019

The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of September 11, 2001, was not a result of fires, according to a draft report by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).

British Airways Suspends Flights to Cairo over Security Risks

July 22, 2019

British Airways canceled all flights to Cairo for 7 days for security reasons.

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