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Cyber threat sharing needs guarantees, says Rand researcher
The information sharing effort studies by Rand involved European telecommunication firms operating under a model whereby government involvement was limited to acting as a neutral third party provider of an information sharing platform. Essentially, he said, the public sector provided a meeting room but little more.
Stories better justify homeland security regulations, says panel
Narratives that show how a proposed regulation might reduce terrorist attacks could be more useful than complex cost-benefit models to justify regulations, according to an April 4 Rand Corp. report (.pdf).
Rand: Health preparedness strong, but questions remain about assessment tool
Cities Readiness Initiative assessment scores are high, but are they accurate?
Randomness in Border Patrol deployments increases interdictions, says Rand
Pattern and trend analysis combined with random deployments is the most effective way to arrange Border Patrol land assets, says the Rand Corp. in a paper released March 26. The Border Patrol, the...
Rand: Causal factors of disengagement from al Qaeda impossible to discern
What causes a former terrorist to disengage from al Qaeda is still unknown thanks in great part to the difficulty of conducting research with current and former members, says a report by the Rand
Al Qaeda likely to last at least another 15-20 years, says Rand
Al Qaeda's terrorist campaign may last another 15-20 years and perhaps longer if its trajectory matches those of comparable terrorist movements, according to a February Rand report (.pdf). The report
Rand: How trusted-traveler programs should be flexible
A successful trusted-traveler program would include limited fees, be minimally intrusive, find ways to deter terrorists from applying and ultimately result in a reduction of airport security
Swearing on Twitter could be sign of coming protests
Increased swearing on Twitter could be a sign of societal discontent, says a study from the Rand Corp that analyzed an archive of Tweets from 2009 with the hash tag #IranElection. In a report
Terrorists active in social media, says paper
Terrorist groups use online social network sites to monitor military personnel and recruit new followers, says a new paper by a University of Haifa communications professor. Gabriel Weimann, in a
Report: Learning from the Wideband Global Satellite program's major cost overruns
Unfounded technical expectations and component quantity or cost changes are consistently-cited causes of Defense Department programs' cost overruns, finds a new report from Rand Corp. The report
