D.C. McCarthy Speaks on Cyber Crime

John McCarthy

Mahalo to Deputy Chief John McCarthy who addressed our members at our March meeting.  John discussed the ongoing threat of cyber crime and how it impacts us in both our personal and business lives.  John is a strong supporter of ASIS and our chapter.

Missile Alert - False Alarm

At 8:07am, January 13th, Hawaii State Warning Point issued a Missile Alert in ERROR.  There was NO THREAT to the State of Hawaii.

 

Active Shooter Workshop

Several chapter members attended a Active Shooter workshop sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security at Blaisdell Center on Monday, June 26, 2017.  This extremely informative workshop was brought to Honolulu by our local DHS Protective Security Advisor James Cruz.  The all day workshop provided several modules on developing, planning and implementing an Active Shooter program for your company or agency.  Additional information can be obtained by visiting the DHS website at http://dhs.gov and entering Active Shooter Workshop into the search box.

James is also available to answers questions and provide assistance to companies regarding DHS products and services that may be available to your organization.  James is a great resource and I urge all members to utilize his skills.

City Launches New Emergency Notification Service

Effective June 1st, 2017, the City and County of Honolulu will discontinue sending emergency alert messages via the NIXLE notification system.

The city has developed its own emergency notification system and is available FREE via a mobile app from either the App Store or Google Play. Search for HNL.info. This app offers a free subscription to alerts and is able to be customized to the individual users preferences as to which alerts are received.

You can also register to receive email alerts at hnl.info/alerts/login.php