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Indicators of Terrorist Activity Handbook

Indicators of Terrorist Activity Handbook. US Coast Guard Headquarters Port Security Evaluation Division (CG-3PCP-4). Background & Context. Protecting High Consequence CI/KR has led to Higher Physical Security since 9/11

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Indicators of Terrorist Activity Handbook

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  1. Indicators of Terrorist ActivityHandbook US Coast Guard Headquarters Port Security Evaluation Division (CG-3PCP-4)

  2. Background & Context • Protecting High Consequence CI/KR has led to Higher Physical Security since 9/11 • Heightened Physical Security means that Terrorists must plan more to overcome these security measures • Effective attack plans require information about the current security posture (they must know what they have to defeat in order to be successful) • Terrorist Training and Planning can take years to unfold • Port Security Terrorist Operations Assessments used Navy SEALs to provide the adversary perspective • Identified a growing requirement for better “outside the fence” awareness

  3. Physical Security Posture • Improved security attributed to: • MTSA • Industry Associations • LEA • Government Grants • Corporate Capital Investment • Security Officer Equipment & Training • Best Practices Dissemination

  4. Physical Security Posture • What to protect? • Critical Components • From what? • Plausible Threat Scenarios that result in high consequences • Review all threats (e.g., car/truck bomb, boat bomb, commercial vessels, swimmers, etc.) in context of consequence

  5. Threat Vectors • Assets that are not high-consequence themselves (e.g., pilot vessels, fuel barges, tugs, etc.), but whose routine access to critical assets might be exploited • Lower security procedures regarding the less critical asset may be overcome and used as a means to threaten the high consequence asset

  6. Physical Security Posture: How Protected? • What physical security measures are in place to address the plausible threats? • The Four ‘G’s • Guards, Gates, Guns, and Gadgets • Catchy phrase to address the many aspects of physical security to include: Barriers, Access Control, CCTV, IDS, PPE, Security Training, etc. • Role of facility, local, state and federal resources • Terrorists need “eyes on” the intended target to gather this type of information; it’s critical to a successful plan of attack

  7. Indicators of Terrorist Activity • Terrorist information gathering and planning, and our ability to impact their planning cycle, is addressed through the following topics: • Observation Points and Surveillance Areas • Staging Areas and Ingress Routes • Probing Security • Recognizing and Reporting Suspicious Activity

  8. Observation Points and Surveillance Areas • What are they? • Usually outside the perimeter • Provide view of critical components or key security measures • How are they determined or identified? • Elevation, concealment, access • What to do once they are identified? • Security Forces tend to focus inside the fence • Countermeasures can be identified

  9. Observation Points and Surveillance Areas

  10. Staging Areasand Ingress Routes • What are they? • Usually outside or approaching the perimeter • Provide access or route to critical components or key security measures to be defeated • How are they determined or identified? • Staging of vessel, vehicle, equipment, explosives • Ingress providing most effective access to CI/KR • What to do once they are identified? • Awareness programs at nearby potential staging areas • Monitor potential ingress routes and choke points to give early warning of attack in progress

  11. Staging Areasand Ingress Routes

  12. Probing Security • A higher security posture may require probing activity by terrorists to elicit a security response that can be measured or evaluated • May be related to site security, LEA, USCG, etc.

  13. Reporting of Suspicious Activity • How are suspicious activities recognized and reported? • What information is collected and reported? • How are reports investigated? • Is information collected in a database? Shared with other LEA? • Are programs that educate the public in use?

  14. Summary • Handbook Objectives • Define Current Security Posture • Identify Critical Components, Plausible Threats, Threat Vectors, Physical Security Measures, etc. • Identify Potential Indicators: • Observation Points or Surveillance Areas • Staging Areas and Ingress Routes • Probing Activities • Identify Awareness Programs and Training • Identify Actions to be Taken

  15. Next Steps • Training and guidance for Sector Port Security Specialists • Industry volunteers identified (5-10 sites) • Industry Handbook use coordinated with Port Security Specialist • Industry feedback consolidated by Sector and provided to HQ • Incorporate improvements and publish final version of Handbook

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