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Business Owners Against Terrorism (BOAT) - This program provides local business owners a unique opportunity to help the North Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force enhance the safety of their community.  Additionally, BOAT allows any business owner, manager or employee to anonymously report suspicious behavior or activities to local law enforcement authorities.  To anonymously report suspicious behavior or activities call 1-800-641-4627.

Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Recording Systems - The Federal Bureau of Investigations, Forensic Audio, Video and Image Analysis Unit created an informative video on the Best Practices for the Installation of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Recording Systems.  Frequently, forensic scientists are called to a crime scene to establish the identification of a subject that was ‘Caught on Camera’.  However, many cameras are placed in locations that are not optimal.  This video highlights those placements and how to maximize the use of CCTV cameras.  For more information and to view the FBI video; click on the following link:  Department of Homeland Security (Register here for access) – This Department of Homeland Security (DHS) site provides vital information relating to critical infrastructure sectors and key resource areas. These papers are produced by the DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection with regards to “common vulnerabilities of infrastructure, potential indicators of terrorist activities and protective measures."

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano unveiled a new Website -www.dhs.gov/criticalinfrastructure—designed to provide stakeholders and the public with easily accessible information about their role in safeguarding critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR). The website features a link to the new CIKR Resource Center, which includes information about how to sign up for free Web-based seminars on the tools, trends, issues, and best practices for infrastructure protection and resilience; resources concerning potential vulnerabilities for chemical facilities; and details about the National Response Framework, which outlines guidance for all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified response to disasters and emergencies.

DHS Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources

DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Reports

DHS Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Program

Enterprise Florida Inc. (EFI) is a public-private partnership serving as Florida’s primary organization devoted to statewide economic development. EFI's mission is to diversify Florida's economy and create better-paying jobs for its citizens by supporting, attracting and helping create business in innovative, high-growth industries.

The Florida Computer Crime Center (FC3) was created in 1998. FC3 supports regional investigations by providing technical assistance and training, investigate complex computer crimes, and research emerging cyber-crime trends in order to facilitate investigations and inform the public of ways to stay safe online.

The Florida Department of Health Emergency Notification System (FDENS) is the Florida’s Health Alert Network. FDENS is an internet based system with the ability to alert a variety of communication devices. This assures that public health professionals and key response partners have relevant and timely access to information necessary to respond to events that may be of urgent public health consequence. The system allows for immediate real-time exchange of information for disease outbreaks or other incidents, such as food and product recalls or hurricane response.

InfraGard is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) program that began in the Cleveland Field Office in 1996. It was a local effort to gain support from the information technology industry and academia for the FBI’s investigative efforts in the cyber arena. The program expanded to other FBI Field Offices, and in 1998 the FBI assigned national program responsibility for InfraGard to the former National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) and to the Cyber Division in 2003. InfraGard and the FBI have developed a relationship of trust and credibility in the exchange of information concerning various terrorism, intelligence, criminal, and security matters.

Ready Business outlines commonsense measures business owners and managers can take to start getting ready. It provides practical steps and easy-to-use templates to help you plan for your company's future. These recommendations reflect the Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Standard (NFPA 1600) developed by the National Fire Protection Association and endorsed by the American National Standards Institute and the Department of Homeland Security. It also provides useful links to resources providing more detailed business continuity and disaster preparedness information.

The SecureFlorida website is designed to provide information to protect the citizens and economy of Florida by safeguarding our information systems, reducing our vulnerability to cyber attacks, and increasing our responsiveness to any threat.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a new tool to help growers, packers, processors, manufacturers, warehousers, transporters, and retailers in the food industry determine the vulnerability of individual food facilities to biological, chemical, or radiological attack. The software program, called the CARVER + Shock Software Tool, is a science-based prevention strategy to safeguard the food supply. This tool is an example of the type of approach currently being developed as part of a broader food protection strategy by the FDA.