Remember back to how you felt on September 12th, a lttle over six years ago now, the morning after our own "Pearl Harbor Day".  You were likely in a state of shock, but all of your senses were on high alert, on guard, and ready to respond.  Unfortunately, many Americans have fallen victim to a false sense of security when they believe that the absence of a succesful attack on our soil means that the threat has diminshed our has passed alogether.

It's important that we continue to invigorate our protection strategies, and we must remind staff that "Security is Everyone's Business".  We know that, in nearly every terrorist attack, the perpetrators visited the location beforehand in order to plan the attack. This planning phase is the most likely time to disrupt a  future attack.  Train your front line staff to notice the behavior of visitors. For examplle, the parking kiosk attendent is in reality an expert on the behavior of parkers. They know what the normal routines are, the normal questions they hear, and the normal incidents that occur. When they see or hear something out of the ordinary, they need to pay attention to that "sixth sense" and pass on their concerns to security mangement.  We know that Law Enforcement can not be everywhere and  that many successful terrorist apprehensions start with a tip to Law Enforcement from the private sector.  In this era, the private and public sectors must be partners.
 
If we ever needed a reminder that many among us "don't get it" - this is it!

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