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International Policy Digest
A new race has begun: the race for what’s left. In a modern era defined by climate change and dwindling natural resources, the oceans remain a global common for energy and food resources, and a crucial conduit for commerce. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), transmitted by the United States in 1994, provides necessary international legal rules and regulations for the seas, most importantly concerning resource division and territorial control.
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NMLEA
As mentioned last week, the Academy Executive Director, Mark DuPont will be attending the International Cybersecurity Summit with leaders from around the country this week (November 28-30, 2018) at the NASA/Kennedy Space Center to "Engage, Participate, and Contribute with a Defining Voice."
With RiskSense identified by the NMLEA as a STAR Product based on its ability to provide immediate focus and remediation results in today’s growing maritime domain attack surface (with their "4 clicks-to-fix-it" based platform), and with its DOD, NSA and DHS history of performance in Risk Management (as cited by the FBI in the indictment against the Korean "Wannacry" author) this is sure to be an informative information sharing summit. (Remember, there are "No Safe Harbors" as outlined in our Whitepaper.)
To learn more about the summit, you can click here: https://www.iacievents.org/, and to learn more about how RiskSense can help you manage your risk for a one screen dashboard that connects to 100 intelligence sources for as little as $24,000 per year, contact us at cyber@nmlea.org.
| 'Tis the Season! (To Save on Training and Supplies)
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NMLEA
As we go about the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, what better way to ring in the cheer to your organization then through discounts on training and supplies! Through our online education portal, PortTraining, you and/or your organization can save up to 25 percent on Facility Security Officer Training, Maritime Awareness Training, Security Officer training and more. Additionally, to stock up on equipment, check out the Academy's online store for gear from FirstWatch where you can save up to 15 percent. To find out how much you can save, contact us at info@nmlea.org and ask about Holiday Savings & Discounts.
NMLEA
We have talked about this is previous Blogs and articles here in our newsletter, but given recent events, it’s worth revisiting. For many of you, these questions still remain in your maritime area of operations: What are your areas of concern in your maritime domain as it relates to an Active Shooter Incident (ASI)? What are you not prepared for? What do you need to address, plan for, train for and practice? If you have done some training and preparedness, when was the last time you practiced it?
For those of you still looking for some of those answers, check out this article that we posted a number of months ago on our website: https://www.nmlea.org/single-post/2018/02/28/Active-Shooter-Incidents-ASI-in-the-Maritime-Domain-Part-2.
We encourage you to look at the Active Threat Integrated Response Course (ATIRC) through LSU's NCBRT/Academy for Counter-Terrorism Education and discuss with us its specific maritime application. This curriculum brings together Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services and Fire to collaboratively respond to and mitigate the outcomes in a maritime environment. And the Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response (LASER) Course focuses on the immediate "Over-the-Rail" type of response an offer, or officers would take when receiving that call from a dinner cruise boat, casino boat, or ferry.
Talk to us today, and prepare for tomorrow's maritime challenge. Email us at info@nmlea.org, or the Executive Director at Mark.DuPont@nmlea.org, and we'll begin the discussion.
UPI
Customs officials temporarily shut down the northbound San Ysidro, California border crossing to increase security at the port of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the closure around 3 a.m. The closure also affected northbound pedestrian traffic. CPB reopened some lanes of traffic about three hours later after installing jersey barriers and concertina wire.
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U.S. News & World Report
A little noticed organizational change in China's maritime patrols is causing increasing anxiety among Western military officials and their allies in the region, who fear Beijing is seeking new leverage to advance its goals and raising the likelihood that an accidental encounter could escalate into conflict. The U.S. confirmed earlier this year that China has reorganized its coast guard to serve as a military branch rather than answer to law enforcement authorities. Militarizing the formerly civilian organization provides China with the firepower to harass and intimidate vessels from other countries who dispute China's claims to waterways.
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The Maritime Executive
The 1930s began a new era for the Coast Guard in which Adm. Russell Waesche played a leading role. During this period, he established the Coast Guard Institute and Correspondence School for warrant officers and enlisted personnel. In 1932, he developed a plan to reorganize Coast Guard field forces as part of a Great Depression effort to streamline government and reduce the federal budget.
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FedTech Magazine
The federal government is in hot competition with the private sector for potential cyberworkers. Agencies are testing unusual ways to stand above the crowd of public and private sector employers competing for a limited supply of professionals, using webinars, mentoring programs and YouTube to find them.
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TIME
Russia fired at and captured three Ukrainian boats in the sea off Crimea, sparking a major escalation of tensions between the neighboring countries. The news revived memories of Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula previously controlled by Ukraine, and raised further concerns over Russia’s territorial ambitions.
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KRIS-TV
A $59 million addition in funding for the Corpus Christi Channel Improvement Project was announced in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2019 Work Plan. This funding brings the total Federal appropriations for the CIP to $95 million.
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Bloomberg
Hackers impersonated State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert and another official, Susan Stevenson, to target hundreds of people in U.S. defense and law enforcement agencies, according to cybersecurity experts. The hackers are probably a group linked to Russian intelligence services, according to research by the firms FireEye Inc. and CrowdStrike Inc. published in a blog post by FireEye. There's no evidence that Nauert, Stevenson or the State Department were hacked, said Nick Carr, a senior manager at FireEye.
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Marine Link
Ships and ports will need to be able to exchange arrival and departure data electronically from April 2019, under International Maritime Organization's Facilitation Convention said a press note. There requirements also encourage the use of a single window in which all the many agencies and authorities involved exchange data via a single point of contact.
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