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Introduction September 2003/Vol. 46, No. 9 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM By John Yen EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR HOMELAND SECURITY he catastrophic events of September 11, 2001, dramatically demonstrated the reach and effects of terrorism and made protecting the security of citizens a top priority and a major challenge for many governments worldwide. The formation of the Department of Homeland Security is an exemplar response by the U.S. to such a challenge, drawing upon the intellectual and technological capabilities of scholars, scientists, and technologists. In this special section, we highlight some of the key emerging technologies related to several critical areas in the realm of homeland security. As outlined in The National Strategy for Homeland Security,1 the scope of U.S. homeland security is quite broad. Six of the mission areas considered critical include: intelligence and warning; border and transportation security; domestic counterterrorism; protecting critical infrastructures; defending against terrorism; and emergency preparedness and response. The first three areas focus on, among other things, preventing terrorist attacks against the U.S., the next two on reducing vulnerabilities within the U.S., and the last area on minimizing the damage and recovering from terrorist attacks that have occurred in the U.S. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Communications of the ACM Association for Computing Machinery

Introduction

Yen, John
Communications of the ACM , Volume 47 (3) – Mar 1, 2004
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Association for Computing Machinery
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Copyright © 2004 by ACM Inc.
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0001-0782
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10.1145/971617.971641
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September 2003/Vol. 46, No. 9 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM By John Yen EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR HOMELAND SECURITY he catastrophic events of September 11, 2001, dramatically demonstrated the reach and effects of terrorism and made protecting the security of citizens a top priority and a major challenge for many governments worldwide. The formation of the Department of Homeland Security is an exemplar response by the U.S. to such a challenge, drawing upon the intellectual and technological capabilities of scholars, scientists, and technologists. In this special section, we highlight some of the key emerging technologies related to several critical areas in the realm of homeland security. As outlined in The National Strategy for Homeland Security,1 the scope of U.S. homeland security is quite broad. Six of the mission areas considered critical include: intelligence and warning; border and transportation security; domestic counterterrorism; protecting critical infrastructures; defending against terrorism; and emergency preparedness and response. The first three areas focus on, among other things, preventing terrorist attacks against the U.S., the next two on reducing vulnerabilities within the U.S., and the last area on minimizing the damage and recovering from terrorist attacks that have occurred in the U.S. Information and communication technologies (ICTs)

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Published: Mar 1, 2004

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