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Archive for October 2009

Homeland Security: Global and Domestic Perspectives

(March 29-30; Warrensburg, MO) This conference will investigate the range of issues surrounding the efforts to secure the homeland from threats of human origin and natural threats. It will examine best practices and assess and examine policies.

http://www.ucmo.edu/cjinst/

The Great California Shake Out

October 15; statewide) At 10:15 a.m., millions of Californians will participate in the largest earthquake drill ever. Its purpose is to practice protecting people during earthquakes and to get prepared at work, school, and home.

http://www.shakeout.org/

8 Signs of Terrorism

The state of Colorado, its fusion center, and the Denver-based nonprofit Center for Empowered Living and Learning (CELL) have co-produced a video exploring suspicious activities that may indicate terrorist planning,” reports Security Management . The eight-minute video, Recognizing 8 Signs of Terrorism , “lists the eight signs of terrorism experts agree on”:

  1. Surveillance
  2. Elicitation (or trying to get information out of people close to a target)
  3. Tests of security
  4. Funding
  5. Acquiring supplies
  6. Impersonation (of company employees or government personnel such as mail carriers)
  7. Rehearsal
  8. Deployment

http://securitymanagement.com/news/colorado-releases-video-describing-8-signs-terrorism-006297

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