SKI Focus Report 9: Measuring Critical Infrastructure Resilience This report aims to highlight the ways a state can assess their critical infrastructure (CI) resilience, and to illustrate present…
Its time for a National Cybersecurity Safety Board (NCSB) “It’s time for a National Cybersecurity Safety Board”, following the Sony breach of 2014, calls for the creation of a…
Executive Order 13691 – Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing In February of 2015, President Obama signed Executive Order 13691, granting the authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security to…
The Major Cyberincident Investigations Board The Major Cyber Incident Investigations Board IEEE alludes to the NTSB being the reason why the aviation industry is remarkably…
Countering the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism at Domestic and Foreign Ports This issue brief provides information on port security, particularly regarding the scanning of containers to prevent disturbances caused by the…
Controller Performance of Marine Robots in Reminiscent Oil Surveys This paper analyzes the abilities of marine robots to investigate the aftermath of oil spills. It acknowledges that while these…
The Case for a Cyber-Security Safety Board: A Global View on Risk The RAND Corporation blog calling for the implementation of a committee to undertake impartial expert investigations – a ‘cyber safety…
Recalibrating Homeland Security: Mobilizing American Society to Prepare for Disaster This article provides a critique of general U.S. homeland security practices. It notes that the unique challenges posed by terrorist…
Estimating the Operational Impact of Container Inspections at International Ports This article details a study conducted in response to concerns that a law requiring 100 percent of U.S.-bound containers to…
Building a More Resilient Nation by Strengthening Private-Public Partnerships This testimony by Dr. Flynn before the Senate Subcommittee on State, Local and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration argues that…
America the Resilient: Defying Terrorism and Mitigating Natural Disasters This article, published in Foreign Affairs, characterizes the U.S. as an increasingly brittle country. Infrastructure is aging and is not…
Ready to Blow: The Inadequacy of Federal Security Rules and Funding to Adequately Safeguard the Nation’s High-Risk Chemical Facilities and a Proposed Way Forward In this testimony before the Senate Committee On Environment and Public Works, Dr. Flynn argues that there are numerous threats…
