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  • Too Good To Be True…

    Too Good To Be True…

    Too Good To Be True… How I Almost Fell For A Scam because of A Shoe Sale. Shoes – on sale? It always comes down to shoes, doesn’t it? I was taking a break from working just now and scrolling through facebook when I saw an ad from one of my favorite shoe companies –…

  • Supply Chain Delays Will Slow Hurricane Prep

    Supply Chain Delays Will Slow Hurricane Prep

    Supply Chain Delays Will Slow Hurricane Preparations This Year Expect supply chain delays and cost increases for emergency preparedness supplies this year. Planning early, sourcing locally, and leaning on community networks will help reduce risk. Ongoing global shipping constraints, rising tariffs, and increased demand are contributing to higher prices and slower delivery times for essential…

  • FEMA Cuts May Impact Hurricane Assistance

    FEMA Cuts May Impact Hurricane Assistance

    FEMA Cuts May Impact Hurricane Assistance FEMA funding cuts are reducing disaster preparedness resources in high-risk areas like Florida, SE Georgia, and Louisiana. Plan for less aid and less continuity of utilities during and immediately after storms. Recently, reductions to FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) funding have impacted disaster-prone states across the Southeast.…

  • I taught my kids situational awareness – without them knowing it.

    I taught my kids situational awareness – without them knowing it.

    I taught my kids situational awareness – without them knowing it. It started with apples, oranges, and pizza.Because kids love food. And games.🍕 Pizzas = Visibility from windows and doorways.🍊 Oranges = Things that go through windows and doors.🍏 Apples = You. And apples can only go through doors. Wherever we went—pizza shops, coffee shops,…

  • Surveillance Detection Saved Us On Our Honeymoon

    Surveillance Detection Saved Us On Our Honeymoon

    Surveillance Detection Saved Us On Our Honeymoon I was burning up with a 104-degree fever in the middle of the Ankara bus station. Delirious. Barely making sense. My wife, Mallory—then fiancĂ©e—was holding everything together, doing her best to get us to our next destination. She sat me down with our bags and went to get…

  • Film Critique: Last Best Chance

    Film Critique: Last Best Chance

    From Nuclear Threats to Infrastructure Fragility: Reassessing Global Security in the Modern Era In 2005, the docudrama The Last Best Chance painted a grim picture of the possibilities of nuclear proliferation to non-state actors, emphasizing the risks and prevalence of potential sources for nuclear weapons grade material. (Last Best Chance) At that time, this threat…

  • What Human Trafficking REALLY Looks Like.

    What does #humantrafficking really look like?Would you know it if you saw it? Would you recognize the signs if it was presented to you? Without the training and experience I’ve had, I can confidently say ‘no’, I would not have. Social media paints a pretty graphic picture and – don’t get me wrong – the…

  • Top 6 Industries At Risk

    Do you work in an at-risk field? Find out about the TOP 6 Fields most threatened by corporate or ‘industrial’ espionage.

  • Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

    Ever wonder what vital information or vulnerabilities can be found out about you or your organization from the open web?

  • Safeguarding Secrets:

    Safeguarding Secrets:

    This week, we are exploring the nuance of physical access control. In this post-COVID world, the work environment has evolved to incorporate remote and hybrid setups.