This book explores the innovative concept of a knowledge cartridge dedicated to internal and territorial security, employing the Aitek platform - a cutting-edge AI and Big Data framework enriched by 25,000 man-days of research and development. It delves into the foundational principles of the knowledge cartridge system and subsequently addresses the critical challenges inherent in homeland and territorial security, with a particular focus on counter-terrorism efforts. Through a detailed examination, the thesis presents how artificial intelligence can be strategically applied to these challenges, offering a novel approach to enhancing security measures and operational efficiency within the domain of internal and territorial security. This work not only contributes to the academic discourse on AI's role in security but also proposes practical AI-driven solutions to complex security problems, thereby bridging the gap between theoretical research and real-world application.

This book explores the innovative concept of a knowledge cartridge dedicated to internal and territorial security, employing the Aitek platform - a cutting-edge AI and Big Data framework enriched by 25,000 man-days of research and development. It delves into the foundational principles of the knowledge cartridge system and subsequently addresses the critical challenges inherent in homeland and territorial security, with a particular focus on counter-terrorism efforts. Through a detailed examination, the thesis presents how artificial intelligence can be strategically applied to these challenges, offering a novel approach to enhancing security measures and operational efficiency within the domain of internal and territorial security. This work not only contributes to the academic discourse on AI's role in security but also proposes practical AI-driven solutions to complex security problems, thereby bridging the gap between theoretical research and real-world application.

What are the risks of terrorism and what are their consequences and economic impacts? Are we safer from terrorism today than before 9/11? Does the government spend our homeland security funds well? These questions motivated a twelve-year research program of the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) at the University of Southern California, funded by the Department of Homeland Security. This book showcases some of the most important results of this research and offers key insights on how to address the most important security problems of our time. Written for homeland security researchers and practitioners, this book covers a wide range of methodologies and real-world examples of how to reduce terrorism risks, increase the efficient use of homeland security resources, and thereby make better decisions overall.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of research with the potential to radically change society's use of information technology, particularly how personal information will be interconnected and how private lives will be accessible to cybercriminals. Criminals, motivated by profit, are likely to adapt future AI software systems to their operations, further complicating present-day cybercrime investigations. This thesis examines how transnational criminal organizations and cybercriminals may leverage developing AI technology to conduct more sophisticated criminal activities and what steps the homeland security enterprise should take to prepare. Through a future scenario methodology, four scenarios were developed to project how cybercriminals might use AI systems and what should be done now to protect the United States from the malicious use of AI. This thesis recommends that homeland security officials expand outreach initiatives among private industry and academia that are developing AI systems to understand the dual-use implications of emerging AI technology and to provide public security perspectives to AI research entities. Finally, this thesis recommends that federal agencies develop specific initiatives-aligning with existing national cyber and AI strategies-that confront the potential challenge of future, AI-enabled cybercrime.

Drawing on two decades of government efforts to "secure the homeland," experts offer crucial strategic lessons and detailed recommendations for homeland security. For Americans, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, crystallized the notion of homeland security. But what does it mean to "secure the homeland" in the twenty-first century? What lessons can be drawn from the first two decades of U.S. government efforts to do so? In Beyond 9/11, leading academic experts and former senior government officials address the most salient challenges of homeland security today.

Now updated and expanded for its second edition, this book investigates the role intelligence plays in maintaining homeland security and emphasizes that effective intelligence collection and analysis are central to reliable homeland security. The first edition of Homeland Security and Intelligence was the go-to text for a comprehensive and clear introduction to U.S intelligence and homeland security issues, covering all major aspects including analysis, military intelligence, terrorism, emergency response, oversight, and domestic intelligence. This fully revised and updated edition adds eight new chapters to expand the coverage to topics such as recent developments in cyber security, drones, lone wolf radicalization, whistleblowers, the U.S. Coast Guard, border security, private security firms, and the role of first responders in homeland security. This volume offers contributions from a range of scholars and professionals from organizations such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School, the National Intelligence University, the Air Force Academy, and the Counterterrorism Division at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. This breadth of unique and informed perspectives brings a broad range of experience to the topic, enabling readers to gain a critical understanding of the intelligence process as a whole and to grasp what needs to happen to strengthen these various systems. The book presents a brief history of intelligence in the United States that addresses past and current structures of the intelligence community. Recent efforts to improve information-sharing among the federal, state, local, and private sectors are considered, and the critical concern regarding whether the intelligence community is working as intended—and whether there is an effective system of checks and balance to govern it—is raised. The book concludes by identifying the issues that should be addressed in order to better safeguard our nation in the future.