The role of border communities and border security and management strategies in the context of cross border cooperation and information sharing to counter terrorism and related transnational organized crime. The role of border security and management (BSM) strategies and border communities has emerged as a significant priority in Africa. The rise of violent non-state actors, terrorist organizations, and transnational organized crime groups inv...

After careful consultation with our Advisory Board, stakeholder companies, and federal government and industry partners, we have made the difficult decision to postpone Border Security Expo 2021. Held each year in San Antonio, Texas, Border Security Expo offers federal, state, local, and international law enforcement from across the country and around the globe the education, solutions, and connections to make critical decisions needed to prov...

Coastline borders present huge security challenges for the border community. With dramatically varied terrain from mountains and cliffs to beaches and swamps. There are estimated to be 1.16 million kilometres of extended coastline globally, with multiple million lonely bays, inlets, estuaries and Islands that can all be exploited by terrorists, illegal migrants, drug and arms smugglers, human traffickers and organised crime. The number of ways...

The role of border communities and border security and management strategies in the context of cross border cooperation and information sharing to counter terrorism and related transnational organized crime Introduction to the webinar series thematic areas Interactive Dialogue: Previous Experiences & Success Stories Q & A The Accra Initiative was established in 2017 to prevent spillover of terrorism from the Sahel and to address transn...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will host a VIRTUAL EEO Seminar, "Workplace Transformation- Light At The End Of The Tunnel And Along The Way", on March 31, 2021 from 12:00 pm – 3:10 pm EST. This highly informative and interactive seminar, featuring some of the EEOC’s most senior leaders, and other well-known and highly esteemed and sought-after speakers, will provide employers and employees in both the priva...

Operational challenges in the context of interagency cooperation and information sharing to counter terrorism and stem the flow of returning FTFs. Introduction to the webinar series thematic areas Interactive Dialogue: Previous Experiences & Success Stories Q & A Spain suffered the most deadly terrorist attack in European history on March 11, 2004, when the blasts from ten bombs on four Madrid-bound commuter trains killed 191 people. M...

Join Terry DiVitorrio, General Manager, North America and Jeffrey Starr, Chief Marketing Officer of D-Fend Solutions as they speak on the issue of maintaining continuity while detecting and mitigating rogue drones along with strong views on traditional C-sUAS solutions and their efficacy. Join us to learn more on: How to identify the most dangerous drones and be better prepared for a hostile drone incident. How to determine and achieve the bes...

The maritime environment is inherently complex. It involves diverse stakeholders, vessels of every shape, size, and purpose, industries that depend on the sea and its resources, port operators, customs officials, border police, immigration agents, environmental specialists, and countless others who impact the maritime domain. The development of communication and coordination protocols and a decision-making and response framework are critical t...

As the world continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, probably the most drastically affected sector is the aviation travel business, with airlines and airports struggling to survive in the face of a massive downturn in international travel. But, it is also true that in the post COVID world, the aviation travel business will be vital to the global economic recovery, whilst at the same time remaining in the frontline of controlling the...

The border community are in the frontline of the fight against the current global pandemic, and will be in any future pandemic scenario, in the post Coronavirus world. So how can the border better serve as the first line of defence for countries? Judging by the reaction to our first webinar dedicated to the potential use of API and PNR to fight the spread of a global pandemic. This is a subject for which we have clearly only just scratched the...