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My reflection on meeting this outcome:
With the recent incident in Boston, domestic terrorism has been an issue America is facing. Domestic terrorism is any terrorist event carried out by an individual who is a citizen of the United States. International Terrorism is the opposite, which is a terrorist incident that is done or attempted or carried out by an individual from a different country or non-citizen. Both terrorist group are very dangerous, but domestic terrorism can cause more damage due to the fact that they are already here, almost like an insider threat. Domestic terrorism is also hard to catch, they tend to work in small groups even alone making them even harder to find.
Most domestic terrorism groups have limited resources; this can be good or bad. Good because it limits the damage that can be done as far as explosives and other items that can be used to harm individuals. This also can be a bad thing because it makes their target of opportunity more dangerous and unpredictable. When reading about domestic terrorism we only look at it from one dimension. There are other ways domestic and international terrorism can affect Americans. I spoke of this earlier about Al-Qaida hiring potential hackers to hack our critical infrastructure, like our power grids and utility facilities, facilities we take for granted if taken off line would cause grave damage, damage that our government cannot fix immediately, leaving American citizens on their own for an undetermined amount of time.
Advanced Persistent threats are a cybercrime category directed at business and political targets (Damballa, 2010). APTs require a high degree of stealth over a prolonged duration of operation in order to be successful (Damballa, 2010). APT’s are broken down into three sections, Internet Based malware, Physical Malware infection and External exploitation. Domestic and international terrorism needs to be looked at from multiple angles and perspectives. This is the only we will be able to detect, delay and defend against future incidents.
Domestic and international terrorism will never go away, terrorism has been around sense the beginning of time and will continue to grow and involve. It’s up us as security professionals to be one step ahead of the threat and make assets harder targets and undesirable to terrorist both domestically and internationally.
My Future Learning Goals related to this Outcome:
Actually before I started any of my studies with Southwestern College I was in a unit that specialized in Anti-Terrorism. What Southwestern College has given me is the educational foundation I need to further my terrorism background. I am currently a level II certified Antiterrorism Manager for my Unit, the job consisted of numerous Anti-terrorism measures like RAM, which stands for Random Anti-terrorism Measure. I’ve been able to apply what I have learned to Air Force Installations which has given my leadership the confidence to trust my decision regarding anti-terrorism.
Honestly, Southwestern College again gave me the educational background to continue my goals to develop a better product for my customer’s. Though the wars in the Middle East have slowed down, we still need to prepare for the unexpected. Cyber terrorism is the biggest concern we face, with an aging infrastructure more vulnerabilities exist which can affect day-to-day living. Domestic terrorism is the biggest threat we face today, as we have experienced in Boston, New York and Atlanta. We need to educate our city, county and state officials on the resources that can be beneficial to those areas of concern.
Domestic or International terrorism will always be a part of our culture, it has been around for thousands of years when bodies were thrown over castle walls to infect others which was an example of Bio Terrorism. I will continue to educate those who want to learn and turn those into sentries because anti-terrorism is everyone’s job.
With the recent incident in Boston, domestic terrorism has been an issue America is facing. Domestic terrorism is any terrorist event carried out by an individual who is a citizen of the United States. International Terrorism is the opposite, which is a terrorist incident that is done or attempted or carried out by an individual from a different country or non-citizen. Both terrorist group are very dangerous, but domestic terrorism can cause more damage due to the fact that they are already here, almost like an insider threat. Domestic terrorism is also hard to catch, they tend to work in small groups even alone making them even harder to find.
Most domestic terrorism groups have limited resources; this can be good or bad. Good because it limits the damage that can be done as far as explosives and other items that can be used to harm individuals. This also can be a bad thing because it makes their target of opportunity more dangerous and unpredictable. When reading about domestic terrorism we only look at it from one dimension. There are other ways domestic and international terrorism can affect Americans. I spoke of this earlier about Al-Qaida hiring potential hackers to hack our critical infrastructure, like our power grids and utility facilities, facilities we take for granted if taken off line would cause grave damage, damage that our government cannot fix immediately, leaving American citizens on their own for an undetermined amount of time.
Advanced Persistent threats are a cybercrime category directed at business and political targets (Damballa, 2010). APTs require a high degree of stealth over a prolonged duration of operation in order to be successful (Damballa, 2010). APT’s are broken down into three sections, Internet Based malware, Physical Malware infection and External exploitation. Domestic and international terrorism needs to be looked at from multiple angles and perspectives. This is the only we will be able to detect, delay and defend against future incidents.
Domestic and international terrorism will never go away, terrorism has been around sense the beginning of time and will continue to grow and involve. It’s up us as security professionals to be one step ahead of the threat and make assets harder targets and undesirable to terrorist both domestically and internationally.
My Future Learning Goals related to this Outcome:
Actually before I started any of my studies with Southwestern College I was in a unit that specialized in Anti-Terrorism. What Southwestern College has given me is the educational foundation I need to further my terrorism background. I am currently a level II certified Antiterrorism Manager for my Unit, the job consisted of numerous Anti-terrorism measures like RAM, which stands for Random Anti-terrorism Measure. I’ve been able to apply what I have learned to Air Force Installations which has given my leadership the confidence to trust my decision regarding anti-terrorism.
Honestly, Southwestern College again gave me the educational background to continue my goals to develop a better product for my customer’s. Though the wars in the Middle East have slowed down, we still need to prepare for the unexpected. Cyber terrorism is the biggest concern we face, with an aging infrastructure more vulnerabilities exist which can affect day-to-day living. Domestic terrorism is the biggest threat we face today, as we have experienced in Boston, New York and Atlanta. We need to educate our city, county and state officials on the resources that can be beneficial to those areas of concern.
Domestic or International terrorism will always be a part of our culture, it has been around for thousands of years when bodies were thrown over castle walls to infect others which was an example of Bio Terrorism. I will continue to educate those who want to learn and turn those into sentries because anti-terrorism is everyone’s job.