The Incident

to a security incident in a number of different ways. Your options include countermeasures designed to block intrusions to packet-filtering rules and proxy servers to block intrusions that have been detected by an Intrusion Detection System (IDS); and alterations to security policies to cover new vulnerabilities as they are detected. By developing a Security Incident Response Team (SIRT), your organization has the flexibility to implement any or all of these response options. Goals of a Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) A Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) is a group of individuals who are assigned to respond effectively to security breaches. Responsibilities of Team Members Employees who become part of a SIRT need…

So what is the Incident Operational Period, and who is responsible for establishing its various period? Overall the Incident Operational Period is part of the larger picture of the Incident Command Process, which helps establish goals that further break down and incident. It is the Incident Commander who is ultimately responsible for establishing these periods, based on what is happening at the incident scene, and what measures will need to be taken in order to further deescalate the incident as…

One man named Jesse Marcel was one to go and examine the site and make his conclusions on what he believes could have happened. Investigator Marcel says, “I still don’t know what it was… It could not have been part of an aircraft, not part of any kind of weather balloon or experimental balloon… I’ve seen rockets… sent up the White Sands Testing Grounds. It definitely was not part of an aircraft or missile or rocket.” (“1947 Roswell UFO Incident” par. 13). Marcel further described the debris of…

When discussing this particular question leadership can become very important, many times it can become the most important factor. As a hostage incident plays out the true might be far from what our initial thought and one cannot become an advocate for one side or the other and must make good sound decisions based on what is best for the overall organization as a whole. Many times you see negotiators get focused on so hard on winning that they get tunnel vision and the true or a fact leading to…

challenges for community’s. This is why the United States government decided to create the National Incident Management System. The National Incident Management System is made up of multiple component systems, that are intended for use by all levels of government in disaster situations. Of these components, the Incident Command System offers the most advantages to an emergency manager in the event of a disaster. The Incident Management System helps emergency personnel deal with the many…

It should be said that the Incident Command System (ICS) has its own functional structure. This structure can be divided by five key functional areas. These areas require a specific focus to learn their actual responsibilities and mechanisms of action. As it was mentioned, the ICS incorporates five core functional areas which are responsible for certain roles and responsibilities in context of emergency management. In particular, they are command, operations, planning, logistics, and…

It IS-100b course taught by Fema offers its participants a general knowledge about the Incident Command System (ICS) and how is the preparation and coordination of a response to a disaster with the interaction of the government and private sector. The courses provide knowledge about the structure of incident Command System (ICS), allowing see to the student as it is the structure and what is the field of operation of incident Command System (ICS) The Incident Command System (ICS)…

The gulf of Tonkin incident helped cause greater involvement in the Vietnam War for the United States. In the Gulf of Tonkin incident, North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, off of Vietnam coast, in a couple of attacks on August 2 and 4, of 1964. The USS Turner Joy also reported being attacked on August 4, 1964. The Tonkin incident was the source for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which committed major American forces to the war in Vietnam. After time had…

People respond differently to situations, depending on their morals. In The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, the town's people's morals are shown through their reactions to hearing about Kinkaid’s murder. A messenger tells the men about Kinkaid being shot and his cattle taken. They form a posse and kill the men they think are responsible. The sheriff tells them they killed the wrong people. Stricken by grief, two men responsible for hanging the other men kill themselves as well. The…

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was designed to provide a proactive in systematic approach to manage various agencies and departments; local, state, and federal that are assigned to an incident. NIMS allows the integration of private sector, government entities, and non-governmental organizations to work together effortlessly “to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity. NIMS…