For our discussion question, we focus on recent trends in security technologies and security operations. Staying current with various security tools is an important characteristic of a proficient security manager. One method to discover new technologies is to attend security related conferences and network with other security professionals about current and trending best practices. For…

This is a “case study”, or short analytical paper. Choose an event in which there was a crime, incident, or attack and conduct research for details on the role that intelligence played in providing early warning, or mitigated the attack. If the attack was carried out, analyze the role of intelligence in the ensuing investigation.…

Week 8: Fusion Centers and Information Sharing Contains unread posts Must post first. In “Rethinking the Purpose of Fusion Centers”, Ray Guidetti says they should “Harness information from state and local partners to provide strategic, operational and tactical intelligence and provide a level of analytic services to agencies that have none” (Guidetti, 2010, p. 3).…