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NMLEA
In a story released by the Washington Times, FBI New Orleans Office, Special Agent In Charge Eric Rommal discussed some dangers cyber-criminals pose to our inland waterways and Louisiana's infrastructure in particular. Commerce, Theft, Terrorism and the ongoing battle were all discussed in the AP interview. Click here to read the full story.
This makes what the NMLEA is doing with its partner RiskSense all that more important and critical to our maritime domain all across the country, in addition to southern Louisiana and the Mississippi River. "It's absolutely critical and essential for every business, government organization, and stakeholder working within or around the maritime framework to have the cyber risk management tools necessary to see the threats, know their vulnerabilities, and prioritize their actions," said Mark DuPont, the Academy's Executive Director. "Shipping companies, facility operators, cruise lines, port authorities... everyone in the maritime space with a digital footprint needs a tool that can identify, prioritize and remediate these increasing threats. And RiskSense, an Academy STAR Product, is pioneering that pathway by giving executives a dashboard that provides true situational awareness of their organizations, and where they can become proactive, rather than reactive to the next attack."
For a confidential and consultative assessment of your cyber risk management profile or a demo on how this product can be implement in your organization for as little as $1/month for each asset, contact us at cyber@nmlea.org or info@nmlea.org.
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NMLEA
The Academy is sponsoring the 6th Annual Maritime Security West Conference in San Diego Aug. 27–29.Christopher Coyle, our Director of Cyber Risk Management, will be presenting a workshop on Cybersecurity Risk Identification and Management, and will also be presenting the NMLEA sponsored National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) Maritime Domain Awareness Excellence Award
| 2018 Port Security Grant allocations to be announced
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NMLEA
The public final allocation announcement for 2018 Port Security Grants is currently scheduled for Friday, 24 August. The PSG field review concluded on July 13 with all the local USCG Captain of the Ports across the nation reviewing and scoring of 776 investment justifications requesting $215 Million in funding (there is $100 million available). FEMA conducted an administrative/budget review as well as hosted a national concurrence review with participation from MARAD, TSA, and USCG Headquarters. FEMA was scheduled to provide funding recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security for approval the week of 6 August. This will be followed by final allocations briefings to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees this week (the week of 13 August), as well as to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and House Committee on Homeland Security the week of 20 August. The public final allocation announcement is currently scheduled for Friday, 24 August.
| NMLEA Board of Directors meet at the University Club in DC
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NMLEA
The National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy held its Board of Directors Meeting at the distinguished University Club in Washington, DC on August, 4th, 2018 (the birthday of the United States Coast Guard.) In attendance were Executive Director Mark DuPont, Board President Rob Wells, Board Members and Advisory Board members.
"We covered a lot of information and worked into the afternoon, as a lot has happened over the last year, and a lot more is on the horizon" said DuPont. "This is a dedicated group of individuals who have been committed to the Academy and its mission for a long time. We are very fortunate to have their guidance and wisdom at the table."
Prior to the Board Meeting, additional business was conducted and meetings were held at the National Press Club, and at the Army-Navy Club with Department of State representatives, friends from the Coast Guard, the National Maritime Intelligence and Integration Office, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. A good week in the Nation's capital!
NMLEA
As the heat builds up in the body due to increased stress, anxiety and the adrenaline spikes commonly associated with deception and stress, subjects will perform various behaviors intended to lower body temperature. Sweating is common among the guilty and innocent, but the need to ventilate physically is far more common to appear in deceptive and high-stress subjects.
Using clothing and other objects, ventilation behavior can appear in several forms:
- Pulling or tugging a shirt collar to force air into the shirt and allow heat to escape. (most commonly seen in male subjects)
- Pulling the front of a shirt to ventilate heat
- Moving long hair away from the back of the neck in order to allow airflow
- Adjustments wherein a subject lifts their bottom from a chair for an unusually long period.
Regardless of the type of ventilation behavior exhibited, all are intended to pacify the same need. All ventilation behavior is thus grouped into one single category without variable fluctuations in the upper right corner of the cell.
For more information on Tactical Behavioral Science, or to receive more details on the 8-hour training course, click here.
Daily Press
One particular focus of the recent forum, "Preparing for a Climate Changed Future": How a melting Arctic affects other parts of the world, from shifting weather patterns to maritime security. With so little known about that remote and rugged region, scientists say it's hard to predict much, weather-wise, with any accuracy — not just over decades, but on much shorter time-scales.
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USA Today
More than 600,000 foreign travelers who legally entered the United States in 2017 overstayed their visas and remained in the country by the end of the year, according to Department of Homeland Security data released recently. That figure represents only 1.15 percent of the more than 52 million foreigners who legally entered the U.S. through air and seaports in 2017, and is down from 1.25 percent the year before. But it marked the second straight year that more than 600,000 visitors stayed past the expiration of their visa, turning them into undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation.
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By Scott E. Rupp
 Per a new study from Infoblox Inc., there appears to be a significant threat posed by shadow devices on enterprise networks. The report, titled "What Is Lurking On Your Network: Exposing the Threat of Shadow Devices," showed that enterprise networks across the U.S., U.K. and Germany have thousands of shadow personal devices, including laptops, Kindles, mobile phones and “internet of things” devices, such as digital assistants and smart kitchen appliances, all connecting to their network.
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VOA News
The FB's new foreign influence task force is sharing information about online trolls with technology companies as part of the bureau's behind-the-scenes effort to disrupt Russian and other foreign influence operations aimed at U.S. elections, FBI and Justice Department officials say.
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The Associated Press via Military Times
The U.S. is bracing for cyberattacks Iran could launch in retaliation for the re-imposition of sanctions this week by President Donald Trump, cybersecurity and intelligence experts say. Concern over that cyberthreat has been rising since May, when Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal, under which the U.S. and other world powers eased economic sanctions in exchange for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. The experts say the threat would intensify following Washington's move recently to re-impose economic restrictions on Tehran.
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TAPInto.net
Commuters into New York's Port Authority Bus terminal will be part of a pilot to test a new security system, one that will try an identify suicide vests and other improvised explosive devices, according to a release from the agency. The Port Authority will launch the pilot test on the new security system designed to help law enforcement professionals.
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The Japan Times
Tokyo police will beef up security in waterfront areas to guard against terrorist attacks from the sea during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Events for the Tokyo Games are scheduled to take place at 43 venues in nine prefectures, and 14 of them, as well as the athletes village and the media center, will be located around the port of Tokyo.
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Fast Company
While legislators and advocates wrestle over gun laws, a growing list of companies are joining Shielded Students to fill school security gaps. Like Patriot One, several say they will use AI to automatically detect guns either with high-tech screening or by scanning surveillance footage.
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