During my session, I will discuss the numerous, potential threats to U.S. national security. I will: Address the top security concerns for 2011, which are counter-terrorism, counter proliferation and counterintelligence. Explain the multiplicity and the interconnectedness of all the threats that constitutes our biggest challenges. Explain the methods of operations of our adversaries and speak to the greatest threat that confronts our country, which is the "insider". Discuss Cyber threats (i.e. Wiki leaks), the security concerns with social networks, recent espionage and terrorism cases and security countermeasures (OPSEC) needed to confront these issues.Speak to the need to protect more than the classified information. Emphasize the value in, and the need to protect the information that we consider sensitive but unclassified, critical, proprietary and intellectual property. Discuss the indicators exhibited by the volunteer spy and I remind people of their reporting responsibilities and who should receive those reports. Speak on the importance of integrity, the use of drugs and alcohol, personal pride and discipline.
Every audience member will walk away from this briefing and understand that What they do matters! Who they are matters! EVERYTHING matters! It is imperative that we get individuals to change their attitudes about the need for security. Security can never be thought of as an inconvenience. Education is the cheapest defense of our country. Everyone will walk away realizing that what they do has a tremendous impact in keeping America safe and secure and that the enemies and adversaries of the United States will never stop targeting us.The Minnesota Joint Analysis Center / MNJAC is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funded fusion center operating under the supervision of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) which works with law enforcement, first responders, government agencies and the private sector to share information related to terrorism, regional criminal activity, and major incidents. It is part of a nationwide network of seventy-two state and urban area fusion centers committed to enhancing public safety through collaboration and information sharing. The Minnesota Joint Analysis Center (MNJAC) will provide information on current threats affecting the State of Minnesota and products/services provided by and through Minnesota's designated state fusion center. The presentation will include Minnesota based threat briefing, MNJAC update focusing on current and new capabilities for information sharing and collaboration across the state and the nation and how you can participate, Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI); what it is, why is it important for Minnesota to participate and how the MNJAC provides connection to this important national sharing project.
Michael Rozin, Founder of Rozin Security Consulting, LLC
Behavior Detection is a security method developed by Israeli Security Agency (ISA) that allows trained professionals to detect people with harmful intentions such as carrying out a terrorist attack. The Protective Division of ISA utilizes this method to thwart acts of terrorism on high profile government facilities, El AL airlines, Ben Gurion airport and more... Behavior Detection is the most effective method of preventing terrorist attacks versus responding to them. It puts the Security or Law Enforcement agency on the proactive side. The effectiveness of Behavior Detection has been proven not only in Israel, but in the United States as well. This training module will address the history, concept, methodology as well as case study analysis and successful applications of Behavior Profiling in the United States.
Dr. Jarret Brachman, North Dakota State University
The July massacre in Oslo, Norway reminded the world that al-Qaeda was not the only one's inspiring adherents to kill in the name of ideology. In this section, Brachman takes the audience into the dark mind of Anders Behring Breivik, profiling his Internet postings leading up to the attack, the tactical details of his gruesome killings and providing an in-depth analysis of Breivik's 1,500 page manifesto and accompanying video found in the immediate aftermath.
The purpose of this conference presentation is to introduce emergency service and public safety personnel to the higher reliability organizing (HRO) concept. We introduce the five principles upon which HROs are built; reference the eight reliability oriented employee behaviors; and, associate common emergency response systems to the five HRO principles.
Mark Brulley, Brooklyn Park Police Department
This presentation will look at the After Action report from a recent shooting/shooter response at Festival Foods in Brooklyn Park. Could this have been an active shooter? We will present the actions taken and lessons learned from this event.
Nancy Carlson, Behavioral Health Program Coordinator, Minnesota
Department of Health, Office of Emergency Preparedness
Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed intervention for children, adults, and the community in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. This workshop will review the Psychological First Aid core competencies for behavioural health responders.
Matthew Stein, Author
Emergency prep is like car insurance, you hope you never need it, but if you do, you thank God you were prepared! From pandemic to EMP, super storms, extended blackouts and systemic collapse, bestselling author Matt Stein lays out how best to prepare for an increasingly unstable future.
Michael Rozin, Founder of Rozin Security Consulting, LLC
Security Questioning is a technique developed by Israeli Security Agency (ISA) with the objective of identifying harmful intentions. This effective tool against terrorist perpetrators has proved its effectiveness on many occasions. Terrorists who learn how to overcome metal detectors, explosives detection and other security technology will have a little to no chance of overcoming a well-trained security professional who knows how to ask the right question at the right time. Security Questioning is a systematic method of asking questions, assessing provided information and elicited behavior. Security Questioning allows trained professional to determine whether or not the interviewed subject has future harmful intentions against their protected environment versus the traditional approach of relying heavily on a past criminal record or a metal detector. Participants will learn the concept, methodology as well as participate in a Security Questioning workshop.
Dr. Jarret Brachman, North Dakota State University
Websites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and weblogs have fundamentally transformed the way that terrorist groups use the Internet. No longer is it just a convenient place to house videos and training manuals, the Internet has become a dynamic, new sphere where people can limitlessly recreate themselves, build intense connections and even radicalize themselves. In this talk, Brachman will highlight his model of online radicalization and provide numerous case-studies of individuals terrorists who left large online social media footprints.
Richard Zinno, Manager of Business Continuity, Risk Management,
and FCC Regulated Outage Reporting for Sprint Network Services
Telecom operators play a key role in securing the nation's critical infrastructure. They must ensure that communications networks are both prepared for an emergency and can respond quickly to disasters. Join Sprint Nextel as they discuss how they utilize best practices for disaster preparedness, incident management and risk management to ensure that their network and business operations are reliable, resilient and secure. This program also seeks to explain some of the constraints that cellular networks face during disasters, what Sprint does to mitigate risks and how people can maximize their chance of getting through.
Al Benney, Paramedic and Hennepin Technical College Instructor
Terrorists continue to look for nasty stuff to do to large groups of people. What are some of the more "common" types of biological substances these people may use in their quest for attention, and what types of symptoms will these patients exhibit?
Rob Carlson, MBA, MFMT Project Coordinator,
Office of Emergency Preparedness, Minnesota Department of Health
The goal for the Mobile Field Medical Team (MFMT) project is by working with our Healthcare System Preparedness program partners, develop, train, and exercise FEMA Resource Category: Mobile Field Medical Teams (MFMT) that meet FEMA ESF-8 resource category. The function of the MFMT would be to provide primary and urgent care services in an out-of-hospital setting when local healthcare resources are overwhelmed or temporarily unavailable during an incident. The teams could be deployed to staff alternate care sites, internal hospital surge, support healthcare facility evacuation, or staff the Minnesota Mobile Medical Unit (MMU).
Michael Rozin, Founder of Rozin Security Consulting, LLC
The threat of terrorist attacks has become an unfortunate reality of our life. Terrorists and criminals have demonstrated unprecedented ability to overcome variety of security technological solutions. Israeli Security Agency (ISA) has recognized that in order to prevent acts of terrorism one country, state, organization or facility must focus on the human factor, while utilizing weapons detection systems and physical security measures, thus putting the perpetrators on the defensive side.
This presentation will cover the strategy as well as protective methods used widely by Israeli security apparatus to thwart acts of terrorism.
