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Mediha Medy Salkicevic was part of a group of Bosnian immigrants who raised money for terrorists in Iraq and Syria. According to court documents, Salkicevic wanted to "bury unbelievers alive" and bring death to infidels.

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IL Woman Sentenced for Plot to Provide Support to Terrorists

Tammy Waitt - June 20, 2019

Mediha Medy Salkicevic, (also known as Medy Ummuluna, and Bosna Mexico), 39, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for conspiring to provide...

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Physical Security

What goes unseen can possibly be the thing that does the most harm to you at that time.

Protective Awareness: The Art of Threat Recognition

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - June 20, 2019

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De La Rue is the world’s largest commercial designer and printer of passports, delivering national and international identity tokens and software solutions for governments in a world that is increasingly focused on the importance of a legal and secure identity for every individual.

HID Global to Acquire De La Rue’s Citizen Identity...

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - June 17, 2019

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On September 10, 2017, Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, Hurricane Irma ranked among the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded. The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, second major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2017 season, Irma caused widespread and catastrophic damage throughout its long lifetime, particularly in the northeastern Caribbean and the Florida Keys. (Image courtesy of NOAA)

Hurricane Season: The Importance of Alert Templates in Critical...

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - June 12, 2019

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Government Security

Mediha Medy Salkicevic was part of a group of Bosnian immigrants who raised money for terrorists in Iraq and Syria. According to court documents, Salkicevic wanted to "bury unbelievers alive" and bring death to infidels.

IL Woman Sentenced for Plot to Provide Support to...

Disaster Prevention Tammy Waitt - June 20, 2019

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As Flight 63 was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, Richard Reid — an Islamic fundamentalist from the United Kingdom, and self-proclaimed Al-Qaeda operative — carried shoes that were packed with two types of explosives. He had been refused permission to board the flight the day before. (Courtesy of YouTube)

DHS S&T Shoe Scanner Technology Aims to Improve Airport...

Airports/Aviation Tammy Waitt - June 18, 2019

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The gunman, identified as Brian Isaack Clyde, was seen on video near the doors to the Earle Cabell Federal Building at about 8:50 a.m. before running across the street and into a parking lot, where he falls down. (Courtesy of The Dallas Morning News, Tom Fox, and YouTube)

Gunman Shot Dead after Opening Fire on Dallas Courthouse...

Crisis Responders Tammy Waitt - June 17, 2019

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IT Security

Rave Adds Live Streaming Video to Emergency & Public...

Campus Security Tammy Waitt - June 17, 2019

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General David Petraeus is one of the most prominent and accomplished U.S. military figures of the post-9/11 era.

General Petraeus Joins Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security

Cyber Security Tammy Waitt - June 14, 2019

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PARANOID is designed to prevent the most advanced and targeted national-level cyber-attacks on enterprise organizations, requiring no previous knowledge about the threat or its specific methodology. Based on a unique “last-line-of-defense approach,” Nyotron’s technology is designed to mitigate threats that are able to outsmart all other security layers.

PARANOID, a New Competitor in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards...

Corporate Facilities Tammy Waitt - June 14, 2019

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Port Security

As Flight 63 was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, Richard Reid — an Islamic fundamentalist from the United Kingdom, and self-proclaimed Al-Qaeda operative — carried shoes that were packed with two types of explosives. He had been refused permission to board the flight the day before. (Courtesy of YouTube)

DHS S&T Shoe Scanner Technology Aims to Improve Airport...

Airports/Aviation Tammy Waitt - June 18, 2019

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The TSA told the Examiner that illegal migrants are allowed to fly using the Notice To Appear document they are given by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) when they apply for asylum, which stipulates that the person must attend a court hearing for their claim, which can take as long as three or five years to schedule. The USCIS, however, indicated to the Examiner that its documents do not permit individuals to travel on airplanes. (Courtesy of TSA)

TSA Allows Newly-Arrived Illegals to Fly WITHOUT Proper ID...

Access Control & Identification Tammy Waitt - June 8, 2019

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The all-new CH-53K has flown more than 1,200 test hours and is in the midst of a rigorous test program to ensure it is ready to serve both domestically and abroad, enabling the Marines and militaries worldwide to move troops and equipment at higher altitudes , quicker and more effectively than ever. (Courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

USMC to Receive 12 Sikorsky CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters...

Aerospace Tammy Waitt - June 7, 2019

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