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November 2008 |
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Your bimonthly homeland security newsletter
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Chicago, IL - November 17-18, 2008 - Washington, DC - November 20-21, 2008
"SSI continues to lead in the field of pertinent, up-to-date, actionable Homeland Security Training!"
- Lt. Fred Bowditch, Columbus Division of Police
(Participant of the Building Safety & Security Engineering Course held in Columbus, Ohio in September, sponsored by the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs)
Learn from one of the world's experts on threat and risk assessment how to evaluate the security of your buildings for a variety of threats. Find out about technologies that can make your buildings better protected. In an exciting two-day program being held in Chicago and in Washington DC. Find out what you need to know to safeguard your buildings and protect the public.
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Space limited for February 20th - 28th, 2009!
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Spy Fears
 By Noah Shachtman
Could Twitter become terrorists' newest killer app? A draft Army intelligence report, making its way through spy circles, thinks the miniature messaging software could be used as an effective tool for coordinating militant attacks.
For years, American analysts have been concerned that militants would take advantage of commercial hardware and software to help plan and carry out their strikes. Everything from online games to remote-controlled toys to social network sites to garage door openers has been fingered as possible tools for mayhem.
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Defense gets Extension
By Martha Entwistle
ROCKFORD - Court proceedings have been delayed a month and a half in the case of a Lake in the Hills man accused of having more than 60 vials of a lethal neurotoxin.
Edward F. Bachner IV and his attorney appeared in court Tuesday.
"They were granted a 45-day continuance to continue reviewing discovery and preparing pretrial motions," said Randall Samborn, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Federal investigators said Bachner posed as a medical researcher and tried to order 98 milligrams of the toxin, called TTX. An FBI agent later posed as an employee at the Algonquin UPS store where he had the TTX delivered and gave him the package. Bachner was arrested while leaving the store and has been in federal custody since June 30.
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Two Killed in Arkansas Campus Shooting
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas: Two people were shot and killed and a third wounded on an Arkansas university campus on Sunday night, according to university and hospital officials.
The shooting occurred at about 9:30 p.m. local time (2:30 a.m. British time on Monday) outside a dormitory at the University of Central Arkansas at Conway, about 30 miles (48 km) west of Little Rock, the state capital.
"One of the wounded died at the scene, and a second died after he reached the hospital," said Lori Ross, spokeswoman for Conway Regional Medical Centre.
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New Law Brings 911
 By William Jackson
FCC issues rules implementing 911 requirements for wireless VOIP
The Federal Communications Commission issued regulations this week for voice-over-IP service providers to offer Enhanced 911 emergency call services to all customers. The rules were required under the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, which was signed into law in July.
"The NET 911 Act explicitly imposes on each interconnected VOIP provider the obligation to provide 911 and E911 service in accordance with [FCC's] existing requirements," the FCC order states. "The NET 911 Act also grants each interconnected VOIP provider rights with respect to capabilities to provide 911 and E911 services."
The law does not define the capabilities, and FCC officials chose not to specify capabilities that could be used to help locate where an emergency call is coming from. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin disagreed with that omission and issued a statement citing his concerns.
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Tukwila, WA - November 10-11, 2008 - Hosted by Boeing
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Officials Weigh Creating Domestic Intel Agency
By Katherine McIntire Peters 
There is no easy answer as to whether the United States would be well-served by a domestic intelligence agency, a nonprofit research institution concluded in a new report.
"If America's counterterrorism-focused domestic intelligence, broadly conceived, is found wanting -- and how to do better while preserving civil liberties is the policy challenge -- changing organizations is one approach," said Gregory Treverton, director of the RAND Corp.'s Center for Global Risk and Security and author of the report, during a Capitol Hill briefing on Tuesday. But there are other ways of improving counterterrorism activities that should be considered, including revising laws, spending more money to enhance existing capabilities, and improving leadership or the means for sharing information, he said.
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Cyber Security Threats Grow
By John Cox
Researchers say malware, botnets, cyber warfare, threats to VoIP and mobile devices, and the "evolving cyber crime economy" are ever-more sophisticated threats.
The annual report from Georgia Tech Information Security Center identifies five evolving cyber security threats, and the news is not good.
GTISC interviewed a range of industry security experts to explore the threats and the available countermeasures. The five are malware, botnets, cyber warfare, threats to VoIP and mobile devices, and the "evolving cyber crime economy."
In all five areas, attackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, increasingly subtle, and increasingly adept at exploiting new Web developments, such as the rise of social network sites. Industry and government need to become equally concerted and sophisticated to contain these threats if the Internet is to be a trusted communications medium.
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Pipeline Explosion in Canada
By Lawrence M. Wein
The focus of an RCMP investigation into two explosions targeting deadly toxic sour gas pipelines in northern B.C. is now turning toward a small community southeast of Dawson Creek called Tomslake, near the location of the blasts.
The RCMP has scheduled a news conference Friday afternoon in Tomslake and officials are planning a town hall meeting for the evening to address residents' concerns.
Officials with EnCana and police admit they can't possibly patrol the vast network of pipelines snaking through the area's rolling hills, but said they plan to outline in more detail what security measures are already in place.
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FBI Warns of Drug Cartel Arming
 By Sara A. Carter
The FBI is warning that one of Mexico´s most brutal drug cartels is attempting to violently regain control of drug trafficking routes in the United States and has been ordered to engage law enforcement officers to protect their operations, according to an intelligence report obtained by The Washington Times.
Los Zetas, the enforcer of Mexico´s infamous Gulf Cartel, is reinforcing its ranks and stockpiling weapons in safe houses in the U.S. in response to recent crackdowns in the U.S. and Mexico against drug traffickers, said the FBI San Antonio Field Office's Joint Assessment Bulletin. The bulletin was dated Oct. 17 and was sent to law enforcement officials in the Texas region.
The bulletin said the cartel's regional leader, Jaime Gonzalez, has ordered the reinforcements to a tactical operational territory, or "plaza," in the area around the southern Texas towns of McAllen and Mission, about 235 miles south of
San Antonio and less than five miles from the border with Mexico.
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Unique View into the Jihadist Mind Provided with new Book
David Aaron, a veteran U.S. diplomat and director of the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy, has compiled a wide range of writings by Islamic terrorists that offer an unusual window into their mentality. The book, "In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad," is a virtual encyclopedia of jihadist rhetoric written by the terrorists themselves.
"Reading the texts of jihadi writings and speeches can help readers develop deeper and more powerful insights into the thinking motivating Islamic terrorists," said Aaron, also a senior fellow at RAND, a nonprofit research organization. "I hope this book becomes a resource for researchers, policymakers and others who want a deeper understanding of jihadism."
Aaron points out that the appalling views of fanatical jihadists presented in the book are the beliefs of only a small minority of Muslims. The book should not be seen as providing a balanced or representative picture of Muslim views.
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The scope of this training is to teach SWAT team members how to conduct an operation with the special characteristics peculiar to terrorist incidents and accomplish the mission, whether there are hostages involved, IED's, booby traps, or suicide terrorists with maximum safety for: citizens, team members and surrounding assets. By nature, the operation may become more similar to a military operation because, as mentioned above, this is a criminal act with a strategic goal. It is part of an ideological struggle against a state or population and may be carried out by a professional team of well equipped terrorist subjects.
Included in the scope are the goals of integrating Bomb technicians/ EOD personnel and K9 units effectively into the operational planning and training for such an incident. Medical, and other support personnel are required to respond to a terrorist incident and should be integrated for training also.
Another important feature in mitigating risk is ensuring each and every team member gains an awareness of: Improvised Explosive Devices, and terrorist methods of operation. It is essential to understand the danger posed by the terrorist methodologies: the prolific use of explosives, networked use of heavy weapons (firearms), concurrent operational acts and motivational factors that make a terrorist incident unique from other criminal acts.
This course showcases tactics, techniques and procedures that have been used successfully throughout the world to resolve terrorist incidents. US, Israeli and many other units have utilized these techniques. This material is not exhaustive. Terrorist techniques evolve and as such Counter-Terrorism Operations must evolve. This course provides proven concepts and ideas. Each agency trained will gain tremendous incite and a platform from which to begin an effective Counter-Terrorism program. Each agency must evaluate and adapt the techniques presented for use within their use-of-force policies and departmental SOPs.
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