Volume 19 January 2018 Edition we serve , where we learn , where we worship , and even where we play , as evidenced by the grievous attacks in mass gathering venues where families go to relax and be entertained .
Patrick Griffin , Media Department Head , Alexandria , VA . Office
The second and third order effects on society are incalculable from a human suffering perspective , as families never fully heal .
From a socioeconomic perspective , the impacts on commerce resonate across the critical infrastructure community in terms of the hotel and travel industry , long-term health care , job loss and an undercurrent of uncertainty when making decisions on personal and corporate security .
Perspectives on security have shifted as the routine assumptions that a military base or other “ hard target ” would preclude the opportunity for an assailant to gain access , as we have painfully learned , is no longer viable .
Mitigating this evolving threat environment from a citizen / practitioner level through education on preparedness of both individuals and organizations is at the core of KGH ’ s business model .
The future holds even more complexity and risk and KGH is tailoring its products and services to adjust to the ever-evolving threat climate .
KGH expects to see more hybrid-type attacks like those using vehicles that are repurposed into weapons as well as a new hybrid warfare which employs multiple weapon systems to include a combination of physical and cyber-attacks .
Firearms , improvised explosive devices ( IEDs ) and knives have long been the weapons of choice for terrorists , but in what has become their latest warfare tactic motor vehicles are being weaponized as their instruments of attack against pedestrians .
While this tactic has long been used in conflict zones such as in the Middle East and elsewhere ), it is relatively new in the West , including the United States .
During the 2016 – 2017 period , for example , in Western Europe , the United States , and Canada , based on a rough estimate , 12 of the 27 multiplecasualty terrorist attacks , in which two or more casualties were inflicted , have employed trucks , vans or cars that are intentionally driven into public crowds , sometimes over long stretches before the attacks are terminated , usually through crashes .
At times , the attackers ’ violence continues when they flee their vehicles and inflict further damage on pedestrians , using hand-held weapons .
The KGH team continues to monitor , research , and analyze vehicle ramming and other emerging hybrid scenarios and platforms to identify the adversarial technology adaptation cycle .
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