by Gate 15 | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Andy Jabbour In Brief: On 22 Feb, President Trump made remarks regarding the 14 Feb mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In his remarks, the President stated that, “active shooter drills is a very negative thing.” That...
by Gate 15 | Feb 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ) Not to be outdone by the Kurdish, Arabic and Assyrian women who have kicked their butts in the retaking of Manbij, Tabqa, Raqqa and beyond, ISIS now claims that they’ve got women out in the field doing their commando work –...
by Gate 15 | Jan 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Andy Jabbour There is a tremendous amount of information that analysts, security and risk leaders, executives, and others try to process daily. In the abundance of noise, we strive to promote a simple idea to developing a threat-informed, risk-based approach...
by Gate 15 | Jan 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Andy Jabbour Please note, this post has been updated to reflect the changes posted in update 1.1, 01 Mar 2018. Last May, with the generous input of colleagues, we posted a blog titled, “Terminology for $500. What Are Blended Attacks?” At that time, the world...
by Gate 15 | Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Andy Jabbour In Brief: Security, preparedness, and resilience – whether focused on terrorism, health risks, natural hazards, cybersecurity, or any number of other concerns – require good partners and professionals that strive to achieve effective...
by Gate 15 | Dec 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Bridget Johnson (@BridgetCJ) The Department of Homeland Security rang in the holiday season by adding a new office to its operations stable earlier this month: the CWMD, or Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office, which Homeland Security...