Threat

Know the Threats

Scope of the threat of online child sexual exploitation and abuse with accompanying statistics that showcase the current climate and DHS investigations.

Resources for Individuals on the Threat of Doxing

This infographic defines what doxing is and outlines proactive steps individuals can take to prevent themselves from doxing.

DHS Awarded Patent for Homeland Explosive Consequence Assessment Tool

DHS, through S&T, was awarded a U.S. patent for the HExCAT, protecting the Department’s invention and guaranteeing that the technology can help fulfill the DHS mission for years to come.

Soft Target Crowded Places Landscape Assessment Research Roadmap Fact Sheet

This fact sheet outlines the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) work to deliver guidance on the types of measures and spending that align with reducing the number of casualties of soft target or crowded places incidents, by addressing the primary research question of “how prevention, protection, and response/recovery investments can reduce the risk of casualties from attacks on soft targets and crowded places?"

Feature Article: Helping DHS Mitigate Explosive Threats

New Explosives Planning and Research Tool (ExPRT) aggregates decades of research and data into a central, accessible, and actionable repository.

FY2024 Master Trainer Program Course Announcement

The DHS, I&A, National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Program Office partners with LSU NCBRT to provide the Instructor Development Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (ID-TERC). This page contains the flyer announcing the ID-TERC training for Fiscal Year 2024.

Memo on 90-day People's Republic of China Threats Sprint

Official memo from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, directing a 90-day PRC Threats Sprint across the Department.

Bystander & Preparedness Trainings One-Pager

NTER provides online training and digital resources helping build partners' capacity to identify and report suspicious or potentially concerning behaviors and prevent violent attacks.

Foundations of Targeted Violence Prevention

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Program Office has partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to release a bystander awareness eLearning module titled, “Foundations of Targeted Violence Prevention".

The goal of this eLearning module is to educate the public on threatening or potentially concerning behaviors and where to report them, providing an opportunity for intervention to prevent targeted violence from occurring. It seeks to assist in preventing targeted violence by empowering community members to recognize threats or potentially concerning behaviors, understand what behaviors may be displayed by a person who is on a pathway to violence, learn where to report information of concern, and understand how the information reported will be used to keep our community safe.

DHS Issues National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin, November 30, 2022

On November 30, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the continued heightened threat environment across the United States.