A Holistic Strategy for Responders’ Well-Being

Camilo Olivieri
May 7, 2025

First responders and emergency managers face constant, high-pressure stress from trauma, long hours, and critical decisions. This often leads to chronic stress, increasing risks of heart disease, mental health issues, and substance abuse. Their ability to help others depends on prioritizing their own well-being through proactive self-care.

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The Societal and Economic Dangers of Agroterrorism

Michael (Mike) Nicholls March 12, 2025

While Ireland’s potato blight was destructive to the Irish population, modern agroterror attacks could be designed to hurt a nation’s economy rather than to kill its people. However, positively identifying agroterrorists would be a formidable task.

Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and Electronics from an EMP

The Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience March 12, 2025

Because modern societies are increasingly reliant on electronics, they are more vulnerable to the effects of an electromagnetic pulse event. As nations move to electrify their critical infrastructure and essential services, the cascading effects of a power grid disruption increase their vulnerability.

The Human Factor in Cybersecurity Events: Critical Education Components

Dan Scherr and Tanya M. Scherr March 5, 2025

When considering cyberattack risk, understanding the primacy of the human factor is central in developing plans for continuity of operations and incident response. With the increasing cost of data breaches, it is increasingly important to educate users on best practices and to employ robust security programs.

Imagining the U.S. Without Power: A Dual-World EMP Exercise

Charles (Chuck) L. Manto, K. Luke Reiner and Dave Hunt February 12, 2025

A dual-world tabletop exercise simulating an electromagnetic pulse event in Chicopee, Massachusetts, revealed startling discrepancies in outcomes between the city’s current preparedness and a moderate-preparedness simulation.

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Malicious and Non-Malicious Cyber Incidents: Education and Preparation

Dan Scherr and Tanya M. Scherr October 9, 2024

Working with stakeholders across an organization to ensure cyber resilience is a part of disaster planning. Education is critical. Helping users understand hackers’ strategies to

Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Organized Crime Syndicate in the U.S.

Anthony (Tony) Mottola and Dan Scherr October 2, 2024

The United States has never been shielded from transnational organized crime syndicates or transnational street gangs operating in its borders. But these days, extensive and

Securing Cities: The Fight Against Local Level Cyberthreats

Michael Breslin October 2, 2024

As digital threats against local governments and private entities grow more sophisticated, the need for action becomes urgent. Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, and at

Thwarting Terrorist Threats at Home

Richard Schoeberl September 25, 2024

Although the U.S. has not experienced another terrorist attack like the one on September 11, 2001 (9/11), the threat remains. In fact, the Federal Bureau

National Laboratory Partnerships: Linking Operations and Research

Ryan Eddy and Ann Lesperance September 25, 2024

The September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 spurred a pivotal change in the way the U.S. approaches preparedness for threats to the homeland. In recognition

Vulnerability and Exploitation: Human Trafficking After Natural Disasters

Benjamin Thomas Greer and Nathan DiPillo August 28, 2024

Disasters inherently come with known and unknown threats. One looming emerging threat is human trafficking because traffickers capitalize on the vulnerability these events create to