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The Coming National Security Challenge

Recovery Diva

The college-going rate of high school graduates has dropped from 70 percent in 2016 to 62 percent in 2022, and if this trend continues, a group of young Americans will — for the first time in our history — enter the workforce with less education than the one before.” An excerpt: “Some 2.5

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World Risk Report 2016: The Importance of Infrastructure 

Crisis Response Journal

The Institute for Environmental and Human Security, part of United Nations University published its annual World Risk Report on August 25, 2016. The report focuses on the consequences of possible extreme natural events in 171 countries, reports Roger Gomm By Roger Gomm

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Executive Leadership on Security and Risk Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

The guest is Steve Durbin is the Chief Executive of the Information Security Forum (ISF). His main areas of focus include strategy, information technology, cyber security and the emerging security threat landscape across both the corporate and personal environments.

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Mass Attacks in Public Spaces, 2016-2020

Disaster Zone

Compiled by the Department of Homeland Security

Security 100
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Airport security + crisis management summit, Brussels 

Crisis Response Journal

The special Security and Crisis Management Summit was jointly organized by ACI EUROPE and ACI ASIA PACIFIC and took place in Brussels (Belgium) on November 22 – 23, 2016, writes Lina Kolesnikova. It is very symbolic that this event took place in Brussels By Lina Kolesnikova

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Defend, deter and develop: UK's national cyber security strategy 

Crisis Response Journal

The UK Government has published the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 to 2021, which sets out the government's plan to make Britain secure and resilient in cyberspace. The new strategy is built on three core pillars: defend, deter and develop, writes By Roger Gomm

Security 100
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What's Happening with the Fire Service?

Disaster Zone Podcast

In May 2016, Mayor James Kenney appointed Adam Thiel to serve as the 20th Fire Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia. From 2014-2016, he was a Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the Commonwealth of Virginia. How do you measure up when it comes to experience and education? and 30,000 employees.