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CONTINUED LISTINGS for RESOURCES, TRAINING PROGRAMS and INFORMATION YOU CAN USE for your SECURITY DEPARTMENT NOW.

For those dealing with gang activity in schools or near your facilities, material from the National Gang Center is available to download from: 

http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/

MORE FREE RESOURCES and COURSES For Your TEAM

For addtional material released by the FBI, paste the web address listed below into you browser.  There's material for schools, houses of worship, etc.  Much of it focuses on information we've seen before such as the Run, Hide, Fight, but some may be useful: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cirg/active-shooter-and-mass-casualty-incidents The page includes: FREE NEW GUIDES for SCHOOL SAFETY and Dealing with EMERGENCY ISSUES:  This 75-page publication was released 6/2013:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/rems_k-12_guide_508.pdf  ---------------------------------------------------------- 25 FREE SECURITY AWARENESS COURSES Compiled by University of California, Santa Cruz. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR TEAM TAKE THEM NOW! DETAILS AT: http://its.ucsc.edu/security/training/security-training.html If Something Goes Wrong... Also tap into University of California, Santa Cruz for: Pre-done alerts and policies that you can adapt for your organization's use at NO CHARGE.  Check: http://its.ucsc.edu/security/something-wrong.html Alerts include: Email Scam Alerts, Cyber Security Alerts, Technical Alerts and Prevention Alerts: Prevent Identity Theft, Identity Theft Resources,  Computer Virus Information, Detecting a Breach, etc. FREE SERIES of VIDEOS to help reinforce your IT Security program -Check what's available at: http://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-news-trends/it-security-dos-and-donts.aspx You can incorporate these short, concise professional videos into your continuing program to enhance IT security.  FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: As noted above, you can download Michael Chesbro'sPDF on: Unique, Concealed & Disguised Weapons - Concealments - Escape Techniques - Tactics & Tradecraft. This 85-page book by Michael Chesbro compiles information from a wide array of sources (including AMAZON.COM) identifying items that you may be dealing with in corporate espionage, law enforcement or investigations. Much to learn even for those who are savvy -including how the Vibe™ Anonymous GeoSocial Media app  allows text communication to "disappear" from records.(Again, our thanks to Tim McIntyre for sharing the resource.) http://www.chesbro.net/images/Catalog_of_Unique_Concealed_Disguised_Weapons_Concealments_Escape_Techniques_Tactics_and_Tradecraft.pdf  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COURSES: http://www.fema.gov/training/emergency-management-training FREE COURSES -  UPCOMING PROGRAMS: Find them by pasting this web address into your browser:  webinars: https://msisac.cisecurity.org/webcast/ NEW WHITE PAPER - DOWNLOAD at NO CHARGE  Killing Advanced Threats in Their Tracks..... https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/detection/killing-advanced-threats-tracks-intelligent-approach-attack-prevention-35302 Preventing the CYBER ATTACKS in the first place! This document was released in July 2014 and is worth taking a look at. UPCOMING CLASSES - NO CHARGE: http://www.njhomelandsecurity.gov/cgi-bin/homelandsecurity/calendar.cgi Check the New Jersey Homeland Security Calendar for NO COST Classes NEW YORK CITY - OFFICE of EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:  New York City Office of Emergency Management offers many courses and training programs that are  taxpayer-funded. However they do not choose to have the material listed in Action Digest. For specific information contact them directly at: oemacademy@oem.nyc.gov to find out about what is available and what restrictions they are placing on attendance. You can also call their offices in Brooklyn.  Some of the courses are listed on the NYS Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services  training calendar which can be accessed at: http://www.dhses.ny.gov/training/calendar/ INTERESTED IN HOSTING A COURSE in NYC? If your facility can accommodate at least 50 participants, please drop me an e-mail at: erica.harrison@gmail.com.     Although emphasis on Ebola exposure has varied in intensity over the last couple of months, with the New Year here, it's reasonable to look at CHECKLISTS for EMS PERSONNEL and EBOLA Preparation that will be useful for your security staff: With slight alterations there are a series of CDC checklists that can be helpful for your security teams  in healthcare settings and as general information when protecting large public areas. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/ems-checklist-ebola-preparedness.pdf Updated and made more rigorous in the last weeks, emphasis is on how difficult and critical it is to prevent  contamination when removing the gear. If you personnel haven't become proficient at donning and doffing PPE, now is an excellent time to get started. Get WATCHLINE, the weekly e-publication of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Concise analysis of critical incidents with global perspective -from the Santa Monica shootings, to militant Islamists using a fake funeral procession to get past checkpoints with concealed weapons in Nigeria, to looking at how fire has been the preferred weapon of state-side domestic extremists. Reach them at: Watchline@fdny.nyc.gov or (718) 281-8486. Their summary material may be useful in your proposals and presentations. =================================================== Another continually updated e-mail source of information is the: Maritime Sector Open Source Week in Review, produced by: New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Office of Counter Terrorism - Intelligence and Analysis Unit.  Contact: John Fusco at: jfusco@dhses.ny.gov to get on the email distribution list. From Tim McIntyre:  Field Operations Guide (for those who use ICS). The National Fire Academy has created a digital, dynamic and interactive mobile application of the Field Operations Guide (FOG) available now for your mobile tablet or smart phone! All procedures and Incident Command System (ICS) forms are available to First Responders as reference and learning materials, a study guide or an operation tool The free Field Operations Guide mobile app is now available from the iTunes Store for Apple users, and for Android phones from:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.fema.usfa.nfa.fog Video at: http://youtu.be/hHARzkkkhH4 ANYTIME ... ANYWHERE! ICS is now at your fingertips. DHS produces a compilation of material under TRIPwire and the hompage is: https://tripwire.dhs.gov/IED/appmanager/IEDPortal/IEDDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=LOGIN The title in this case stands for: TECHNICAL RESOURCE for INCIDENT PREVENTION. Worth Reviewing. 2014 PUBLICATIONS Still Worth Reviewing: Terrorism: Global Methodologies and Trends  9.24-30.2014_Trenchant%20GTMT.pdf and 2014: Jihadist Terrorism and Other Unconventional Threats BPC%20HSP%202014%20Jihadist%20Terrorism%20and%20Other%20Unconventional%20Threats%20September%202014%20pdf_Ȋ$%20__.pdf