by Liz Karson | Aug 20, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
Early last month we reported the cancellation of a parade in Australia’s Murwillumbah where festival sponsors could not justify spending an additional $10,000 to plan traffic control measures and install anti-terrorist barriers along the parade’s... by Liz Karson | Jul 30, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
Sunday’s terrorist shooting at the Gilroy (CA) Garlic Festival by a 19 year old and today’s shooting at a Wal-Mart store (apparently employment related) took me back to a recent article I read on Small Wars Journal. Earlier this month “Global Terrorism May... by Liz Karson | Jul 9, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
In the past we have looked at the lighter side of perimeter security protection. For instance, we focused on decorative perimeter security bollards in several previous articles. The following story is somewhat tragic since the newly enacted counter terrorism laws (and... by Liz Karson | Jun 20, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
I read an article from Security Info Watch “Key considerations in mitigating vehicle attacks”. It points out several factors to evaluate in designing and installing counter terrorism defenses for parking lots with a much higher level of risk. Increased risk demands... by Liz Karson | May 28, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
Security Magazine reported “Thwart Threats of Vehicle Terror Attacks” just yesterday, Memorial Day. The article referred to several attacks using cars or trucks, both intentional by terrorists as well as accidental, as we have also reported on. Included... by Liz Karson | May 16, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
PBS NewsHour (brought to us by WTTW) reported last week that “WATCH: Domestic terrorism threat is growing, U.S. officials say in hearing”. According to the article there are more than 850 investigations of potential domestic terrorism currently active at the FBI...
