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FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii - The Army antiterrorism theme for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 (4Q/2016), July through September, is insider threat. The Insider Threat Program synchronizes the threat and protection-related initiatives to deter, detect, and mitigate potential insider threats.
The Army’s Insider Threat Program spans all operating environments and the full spectrum of threats, from unauthorized disclosures to acts of physical violence.
"In light of recent attacks against Army installations by Homegrown Violent Extremists, it is imperative that remain a step ahead of the threat,” said Capt. Caleb Lin, the 8th TSC Antiterrorism Officer. “Antiterrorism is the starting point for coordinating defensive measures to maintain the readiness of the force and shape future operations."
The Army’s Insider Threat Program as a system is composed of seven lines of effort which include both established and emerging processes. The seven interconnected lines of effort depend on one another in order to maximize the system’s capability to deter, detect, and mitigate insider threat.
• Screen the Army: determine a person’s suitability for employment
• Clear the Army: determine a person’s eligibility for access to classified information
• Protect the Networks: monitor network user activity for indications of malicious activity
• Secure the Installations: vet personnel entering installations
• Share Information: gather, aggregate, and disseminate a common operating picture of the threat
• Establish and Operate the Insider Threat Hub: implement an integrated analytical and response capability, in accordance with National Insider Threat Policy
• Train, Report, and Respond: ensure awareness training, reporting, and response to insider threats
"We spend a lot of time and resource focusing towards outside threats, but it is important that we take a look inwards and evaluate threats that may reside within our units or communities," said Sgt. Janis Kunstmanis, 8th TSC Antiterrorism Force Protection.
Army leaders can help by coordinating and synchronizing insider threat efforts within existing organizational and command protection forums (e.g., Protection Executive Committee), ensure compliance with Army information assurance, security, and threat awareness training requirements, ensure compliance with Army policies for incident reporting (e.g. AR 380-67 and DA Form 5248-R, AR 190-45 and DA Form 4833, and AR 25-2) and assess insider threat response and mitigation policies and procedures within protection elements of command inspection programs.
Below is a list of indicators of potential insider threat behavior. Alone or in combination, this behavior may indicate insider threat activity. This list is not comprehensive.
• Encouraging disruptive behavior or disobedience to lawful orders.
• Expressing hatred or intolerance of American society or culture.
• Expressing sympathy for organizations that promote violence.
• Expressing extreme anxiety about or refusing a deployment.
• Associating with or expressing loyalty or support for terrorists.
• Browsing websites that promote or advocate violence against the U.S., or distributing terrorist literature or propaganda via the Internet.
• Expressing extreme outrage against U.S. Military operations.
• Advocating violence to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals.
• Providing financial or other materiel support to a terrorist organization.
• Seeking spiritual sanctioning for or voicing an obligation to engage in violence in support of a radical or extremist organization or cause.
• Membership in a violent, extremist, or terrorist group, or adopting an ideology that advocates violence, extremism, or radicalism.
• Purchasing bomb-making materials or obtaining information on bomb construction and use.
• Engaging in paramilitary training with radical or extremist organizations, either at home or abroad.
• Having ties to known or suspected international terrorists, extremists, radicals, or their supporters.
• Being repeatedly unwilling to comply with rules and regulations, or to cooperate with information security requirements, or appearing disgruntled and violent.
As terrorists adopt new tactics the Army must train and educate the community to counter those threats. The Army's antiterrorism efforts must remain proactive and the entire Army community must remain vigilant.
| Date Taken: | 06.30.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.30.2016 20:14 |
| Story ID: | 202950 |
| Location: | FORT SHAFTER, HAWAII, US |
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