Chat with AIExam 11: Does Moore Mean More: the Promises and Pitfalls of Homeland Security Technologies
______________ is a multi-year effort to protect civilian government agencies from cyber threats.
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Describe the use of predictive analytics in homeland security enterprises.
(43) VerifiedUnlike data analysis, which seeks to understand what was or what is, predictive analytics attempt to forecast the future. Past experience has shown that big data sets can potentially offer insights into future behavior. For example, scholarly analyses show that Twitter data could be used to anticipate major protests during the Arab Spring of 2011 and the Egyptian coup of 2013. In general, these studies find that the presence of certain key terms in social media posts that indicate coordination across a wide scale predict public protests the next day. But predictive analytics are not infallible. In 2008 technology giant Google launched a service it called Google Flu. The firm claimed that by sifting through search terms and overlaying these search terms with geographic data, it could forecast the movement of flu pandemics across the United States-data which would be of interest to public health authorities.
Explain some of the technologies used to aid law enforcement.
(30) VerifiedBody-worn cameras increasingly make it possible for law enforcement agencies to resolve disputes and hold their own officers, as well as members of the public, accountable. A second law enforcement technology that has risen in popularity is the automated license plate reader (LPS). Less-than-lethal weapons have the potential to stop or immobilize potentially dangerous individuals.
Canines continue to be the most reliable and effective instruments available to detect the presence of explosives in numerous environments
(33) The implementation of puffer machines brought very low maintenance costs for use.
(38) Which of the following things was NOT considered to be an innovation or technological failure?
(33) Which of the following emits an overpowering bad smell and can be used for crowd control?
(30) The TSA operates its own multimillion dollar canine training facility.
(31) Which of the following terms describes the capability of different government agencies to speak directly with one another over a common radio frequency?
(40) The doubling of processing power coupled with declines in prices over time became known as .
(31) Although smart cities have the potential to help their citizens live more enjoyable lives, their use of Internet-connected devices introduces risks.
(30) Explain how facial recognition programs can be used in securing borders.
(36) Advancing explosive detection technologies continues to be a low priority within the homeland security community.
(36) Explain what you perceive to be the biggest technology failure in the homeland security enterprise?
(33) Give an example of a prominent failure in homeland security technology.
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