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Protecting the Long Island Business Community

A Public Safety Partnership

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Seized Terrorist Training Video

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Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

When someone tells you that they are going to kill you…

Pay attention !

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Additional Lessons LearnedAdditional Lessons Learned Persistent enemy

Can’t ignore history

Don’t suffer from lack of imagination

Mandates vs. expectations

Identify and compensate for gaps

Can’t afford to fail

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Threat Brief

Unclassified and Open Source

Consider International/National Events and Intelligence

London, Madrid, Canada, Mumbai

Training camps, Radical encouragement, Central communication and coordination

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Local/Regional Threat Posture

Risk has not diminished

Local activity

Consider TOPOFF 3 effect

What we know/don’t know

Each and every day may be the day we are attacked again

Create culture of vigilance

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SCPD LISIC

Local, State, Federal agencies

Counter Terrorism Committees

Critical Infrastructure partners

Public Vigilance

National Security Depends on

Neighborhood Security

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Who may attack us? From Outside or Inside? Method of attack- CBRNE, CYBER,

Armed Assailant etc. (recent reports) Where would an attack occur? When could attack be most likely?

How Might I be attacked or used to facilitate an attack?Assess and plan for for possible scenarios

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Critical Infrastructure Protection

Risk and vulnerability assessment

Protect based on the common belief of your adversary

Consider Fort Dix effect

Intelligence sharing

Implement adequate security measures

Joint training and exercise

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9/12 approach to security

Defense in depth- layers of security

Keep adversary off balance-

fear of the unknown

Utilize appropriate technology

Adequate personnel, equipment and training

Target Hardening Implement reasonable preventative countermeasures

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Cargo and Transport Issues

Do you know what is being shipped/transported and who is shipping it?

Is Information shared throughout the supply chain?

Detection and screening initiatives

Personnel selection

Access control and physical security measures

International Security concerns

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Suffolk County PolicePublic-Private Partnership

E-Mail Communication between PD and Private Industry/Security

Terrorism Advisory and Intelligence Sharing

Major Incident Summary's and Crime Trends

Crime Prevention information

Wanted persons

Major Traffic disruptions and Emergency conditions

To join send e-mail to: SCAN@suffolkcountyny.gov

SCAN- Suffolk County Alert Network

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Mitigation Strategy Consequence management

Cost/Benefit of various solutions

Prioritization of Tasks

COOP

Supply Chain issues

Pre-Positioning

Communications

Access and Security

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By failing to prepare…By failing to prepare…

……you are preparing to failyou are preparing to fail

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Deputy Chief Mark White

Suffolk County Police Department

Chairman, Long Island Committee on Counter Terrorism

Telephone (631) 852-6381