Internal Awareness

By Editor|2019-03-28T16:23:41+00:00March 15th, 2017|

Working to ensure the city's readiness for both large public events and emergencies, Boston's Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) and the Boston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) have announced a new situation awareness tool. [...]

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The Evolution of Threats

By Editor|2019-03-28T16:24:03+00:00March 15th, 2017|

Threats can take many forms. As noted by Lt. John Weinstein, writing for Campus Safety Magazine, much has been learned about how to handle those that we've seen before. In the case of active shooter threats, [...]

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Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Nor Gloom of Night

By Editor|2019-03-28T16:24:47+00:00March 15th, 2017|

John Shenot, a senior associate at the Regulatory Assistance Project, recently wrote a guest post at microgridknowledge.com detailing the use of alternative energy sources in emergency planning — a topic well worth considering for those [...]

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Three Miles and Thirty Eight Years

By Editor|2019-03-28T16:19:47+00:00March 15th, 2017|

In the close to four decades since the accident at Three Mile Island, effects are still being felt in the area, according to an article in PennLive. The story covers the gradual unfolding of the [...]

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Cyber News of the Week

By Editor|2019-03-28T16:20:08+00:00March 15th, 2017|

A weekly roundup from the Citadel Information Group of cybersecurity news around the web may be of interest to professionals in the field. This week’s digest includes topics ranging from cyber defense (how to protect [...]

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A Scent of Prevention

By Editor|2019-03-28T16:20:31+00:00March 15th, 2017|

Cybersecurity gurus Kaspersky Lab had some fun with the senses (and the press) by announcing two “threatening, yet provocative” scents called, appropriately, Threat do Toilette pour femme and pour homme. “Fear awakens our senses,” said [...]

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