Defending Attacks by Nation-States or Transnational Criminal Organizations Using Gray War Active Measures
IMPORTANT: Please select the following affliation. SHSU > College of Criminal Justice > Institute for Homeland Security (IHS) > Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilence (IHS)
2 Hours
$25.00 per Student
Course Length:
Cost:
Course Description
This course equips students with the knowledge and skills to recognize, analyze, and defend against Gray War tactics, Active Measures, and insider threats targeting critical infrastructure. Students will explore how nation-states and transnational actors exploit vulnerabilities within organizations, understand the roles of key internal functions in defense, and learn effective strategies, technologies, and collaborative approaches to protect vital systems and maintain operational resilience.
Course Objectives
Define Gray War and Gray Zone Tactics.
Why Gray War attacks target Critical Infrastructure organizations.
Define and explain what is meant by Active Measures and how these methods achieve success when used against critical infrastructure.
Describe who utilizes Active Measure attack methods and how these methods degrade, disrupt, destroy critical infrastructure.
Define how/why disgruntled / unstable critical infrastructure employees / vendors / suppliers / contractors are targeted to be an “Insider Threat” directly supporting Nation State(s) or Transnational Criminal Organizations Active Measure Attacks upon critical infrastructure, and how to detect and neutralize the “Inside Threat”.
Describe what disciplines (functions) i.e., HR, Legal, Corp Com, within critical infrastructure organizations will be needed to defend against Gray War Active Measure attacks, and strategies for creating mutually supporting task groups to defeat Gray War attacks (originating from internal or external sources).
Explain the most productive and effective strategies, tactics, and technologies for Identifying and defending against Active Measure attacks upon critical infrastructure.
Target Audience
This course is designed for security, risk, and resilience professionals responsible for protecting critical infrastructure from complex and evolving threat environments. It is ideal for physical security managers, cybersecurity leaders, intelligence analysts, emergency managers, corporate security professionals, and continuity of operations planners working in public and private sector critical infrastructure organizations. The course is also relevant for HR, legal, corporate communications, and executive leadership personnel who play key roles in identifying, mitigating, and responding to Gray War and Active Measure threats, including insider risks.
Course Length:
Cost:
$25.00 per Student
2 Hours
IMPORTANT: Please select the following affliation. SHSU > College of Criminal Justice > Institute for Homeland Security (IHS) > Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilence (IHS)
Course Description
This course equips students with the knowledge and skills to recognize, analyze, and defend against Gray War tactics, Active Measures, and insider threats targeting critical infrastructure. Students will explore how nation-states and transnational actors exploit vulnerabilities within organizations, understand the roles of key internal functions in defense, and learn effective strategies, technologies, and collaborative approaches to protect vital systems and maintain operational resilience.
Course Objectives
Define Gray War and Gray Zone Tactics.
Why Gray War attacks target Critical Infrastructure organizations.
Define and explain what is meant by Active Measures and how these methods achieve success when used against critical infrastructure.
Describe who utilizes Active Measure attack methods and how these methods degrade, disrupt, destroy critical infrastructure.
Define how/why disgruntled / unstable critical infrastructure employees / vendors / suppliers / contractors are targeted to be an “Insider Threat” directly supporting Nation State(s) or Transnational Criminal Organizations Active Measure Attacks upon critical infrastructure, and how to detect and neutralize the “Inside Threat”.
Describe what disciplines (functions) i.e., HR, Legal, Corp Com, within critical infrastructure organizations will be needed to defend against Gray War Active Measure attacks, and strategies for creating mutually supporting task groups to defeat Gray War attacks (originating from internal or external sources).
Explain the most productive and effective strategies, tactics, and technologies for Identifying and defending against Active Measure attacks upon critical infrastructure.
Target Audience
This course is designed for security, risk, and resilience professionals responsible for protecting critical infrastructure from complex and evolving threat environments. It is ideal for physical security managers, cybersecurity leaders, intelligence analysts, emergency managers, corporate security professionals, and continuity of operations planners working in public and private sector critical infrastructure organizations. The course is also relevant for HR, legal, corporate communications, and executive leadership personnel who play key roles in identifying, mitigating, and responding to Gray War and Active Measure threats, including insider risks.