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Human Trafficking – A National Security Issue
The United States abolished slavery nearly 150 years ago. However, human exploitation through sex and forced labor remains a growing human rights violation and national security issue. Human trafficking is not prejudicial to nationality, age, gender, or socioeconomic status and is closer to home than most would like to consider. The exploitation and violation of human rights knows no boundaries and requires preparedness and response efforts from every country, every state, and every city.
Three Ways AI Helps Prepare for Future Attacks
Terrorist attacks and mass shootings have changed the threat landscape. In the old-world paradigm, planes were the target and metallic objects were the key concern. In the new-world paradigm, anything can be a target. Thus, the security response needs to shift from reactive to proactive. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the key to moving from a reactive to proactive security response. Three specific applications of AI in the physical security field enable organizations to prevent attacks, not just react to them.
2018 Business Resilience Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Today, businesses face many natural and manmade threats. Focusing on active shooter incidents
alone, businesses are targeted more than any other entity. According to a 2014 FBI Law Enforcement
Bulletin, between 2000 and 2013, most (45.6%) active shooter incidents occurred at businesses, with the
next highest being education facilities (24.4%). To address these and other threats, business owners
must have a continuity or emergency action plan that highlights mitigation, preparation, response, and
recovery.
Bringing Emergency Preparedness to City Schools
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a near-normal 2018 Atlantic
hurricane season: the formation of 10-16 named storms, with 5-9 becoming hurricanes (1-4 of these
potentially becoming major hurricanes). For the past 10 years, the New York City (NYC) Emergency
Management Department has been educating children in NYC schools through the Ready New York Kids
Program. Each presentation focuses on three key messages: make a plan, get supplies, and prepare a Go
Bag.
The Need for Community Public Safety UAS Programs
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/drones) offer great value for public safety, with support and guidance needed at the local, state, and national levels when considering such systems. UAS offer a profound new view and situational awareness of significant incidents, events, and disasters. This article describes the value of UAS and provides guidance for jurisdictions considering implementing UAS programs.
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Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Emergency Communications—Tough Lessons From the Maui Wildfires, by Catherine L. Feinman; Emergency Alerts: The Missing Link, by Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso; Hidden Barriers to Public Safety Interoperability, by Gabe Elias; AI Software in 911 Dispatch Centers: An Innovative Solution, by Tanya M. Scherr; A Systems Thinking Approach to Improving Emergency Communications, by William Chapman; Connectivity: The Foundation of Disaster Response and Preparedness, by Cory Davis; Know the Audience: Five Keys to Effective Communication, by Marc Hill; Bridging Communication Gaps: Lessons From Hurricane Helene, by Greg Hauser; A Regional Approach to Public Safety Communications Planning, by Charles (Charley) Bryson
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