Posts by Chameleon
Bin Laden Marketing to Lone Wolves
Bin Laden is an über brand name in terrorism. Osama Bin Laden’s son, Hamza, has recently narrated a video encouraging Lone Wolf terrorists to act, one of several videos he…
Read MoreSecurity at Cannes
Next week is the opening of the famous Cannes Film Festival, celebrating its 70th anniversary with maximum glitz and glamour. Hundreds of thousands attend. After the horrific terrorist attack in…
Read MoreICE’s Voice?
Controversy is everywhere these days. Not surprisingly, the opening of a new office under the auspices of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) called Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) began with…
Read MoreWhen is an Attack a Terrorist Attack?
Does an attacker shouting ‘allahu akbar’ make it a terrorist attack? How many people have to die for it to be an act of terrorism? This week in downtown Fresno,…
Read MoreMore Things, More Trouble
The Internet of things (IoT) is (Wiki definition) the inter-networking of physical devices, vehicles (also referred to as “connected devices” and “smart devices”), buildings, and other items—embedded with electronics, software,…
Read MoreThe Spirit of the Law
How can security personnel know what to do when doing the right thing contradicts the rules? After all, life is often complicated and things are rarely black and white. Here…
Read MoreLaptop Bombs are Not New
Bringing an airliner down has been a big prize of terrorists since .. forever. It is hardly a new goal. The most recent U.S. security shift is a ban in…
Read MoreNational Security Strategy
A National Security Strategy has been produced every few years going back to 1987, under the Reagan administration. The latest NSS was published in 2002 and 2006 by President Bush,…
Read MoreRole Playing for Red Team Testing
A key element of security training is testing. And the best testing is in the form of red teaming or simulated adversarial tests. You may already be familiar with the…
Read MoreNo Such Term as Active Shooter
The term Active Shooter is not used in Israel. That might seem surprising to hear, given the terrorist threats against that country. Although there is an ebb and flow in…
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