Technology in Disaster Management
Critique the effects of technology on government and private agency abilities to prevent and react to current manmade and natural disasters. Assume that you are a congressional staffer who must educate a newly elected representative who is serving on a federal level congressional homeland security committee. Prepare a written critique where you address the following:
- Determine how technology reduces the impact of a disaster.
- Explain how technology might assist a terrorist in enhancing the effects of an attack.
- Identify new risks associated with technological change. Provide detailed examples of current technological changes.
Support your paper with at least five scholarly or professional resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Please make sure that the resources are properly cited.
Length: 5-7 pages, not including title or reference page
References that can be used plus any other:
Court, S. J. (2014). Federal cyber-security law and policy: The role of the federal energy regulatory commission.
Harrington, S. L. (2014). Cyber security active defense: Playing with fire or sound risk management?
Snyder, S. (2015). FCC working group issues report on cybersecurity best practices.
Assignment 6 Grading Rubric
Criteria
Content (7 points)
Points
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Critiqued the effects of technology on government and private agency abilities to prevent and react to current manmade and natural disasters.
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Explored how technology reduces the impact of a disaster.
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Analyzed how technology might assist a terrorist in enhancing the effects of an attack.
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Explored new risks associated with technological change. Provided detailed examples of current technological changes.
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Organization (3 points)
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Reflected scholarly writing and current APA standards.
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Included a minimum of three scholarly resources.
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Disasters can either be termed as being natural disasters which are disasters that human beings have no control over or man-made disasters which are disasters that arise from the efforts made by man. The advancement of technology has allowed us to put up different measures to deal with…
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