Based on the assumption that preventive measures must be in place to be effective, students learn 25 mitigation strategies that when successfully applied reduce the impact of terrorist attack. We examine the current state of terrorism in the United States, its evolving nature and the future use of weapons of mass destruction. A variety of options are explored for addressing the most common manmade threats we face today and for the foreseeable...

Disaster Recovery refers to the process, policies and procedures related to ensuring the resilience of technology infrastructure, including speedy and effective recovery / restoration of technology after a disaster or disruption. This workshop focuses on creating a sustainable IT environment within the corporate framework. Most organizations cannot survive a catastrophic failure of their IT system – learn how to protect yours. Myths and...

The annual Urgent Threats Forum will take place June 6-7, 2017 at the International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (INTERCEP) at New York University. Senior government leaders, senior executives and world-renowned experts from the public and private sectors will convene to share their insights and strategies on topics including the following: The Overall Threat Landscape: examining leading risk intelligence & key threats to the organiz...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Given today's ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity Bank of New York Mellonand the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is hosting a one-day Security...

SATCON is the premier conference and exhibition this fall for satellite communications and content delivery. At SATCON, develop strategies to manage your communications infrastructure including video, data, voice and Internet, using satellite, fiber, mobile and wireless. Be Our Guest! Attend all three CCW events -SATCON, HD World and 3D World Conference & Expo - free of charge! All government and military professionals attend the full conf...

Jump start your career. Energize your Future. Acquire skills needed in a changing world. The New York Times Knowledge Network and Fairleigh Dickinson University have come together to offer online certificates in several emerging careers: Business, Technology and Communications Global Leadership Cybercrime and Computer Forensics Global Security, Safety and Terrorism Studies United States Homeland Security Studies Global Healthcare and Human Ser...