Acoustic Attack Thesis Statement

Thesis Statement

The United States (U.S) depends on critical infrastructure networks. There are physical networks, such as energy and transportation systems, along with cyber networks such as the internet or other webbed networks. (The National Strategy for Homeland Security, 2004. P. 8); The National Strategy for Maritime Security, September 2005. P. 13). The economic livelihood of the American people, as well as the global economy, are supported by the U.S critical infrastructure and its key resources (CIKR). Unfortunately, this same critical infrastructure can be leveraged for nefarious purposes—such as the events of September 11, 2002.

While the events of September 11, 2002 (9/11) is still painfully emotionalizing, the “acoustic attack” on the U.S Embassy employees in Cuba was another technological innovation that was leveraged for a nefarious purpose. According to the CNN, “the United States believes that several

In conjunction with the Whole Community stakeholders, the public safety Professionals must contribute and enhance the national risk profile to facilitate preparedness efforts against future “acoustic attack”. (The Strategic National Risk Assessment (SNARA) in Support of PPD 8, 2011. P. 7). But most notably, with all the available capabilities, consequently, there was no American counter-measure response to the Havana “acoustic attack”. Conversely, without a counter-measure or a typical response to the “acoustic attack”, there will be no deterrence, prevention, or resilience (The National Strategy for Homeland Security, 2004); The National Strategy for Maritime Security, September 2005). To meet the U.S critical mission areas’ goals and objectives, emergency management personnel must design a long-term solution for cyber-terrorism. The only way to prevent future aggressive “acoustic attack” is to strengthen cyber-attack detection and response; and forge more emerging counter-measure capabilities (SNARA, 2011. P.