Insider Threat Statement by Gen Dunford
Statement on the Insider Threat by General Dunford
April 2013
"One tactic the insurgents use to sow distrust and attack our resolve is infiltration in friendly forces for the purposes of attacking from the
inside, sometimes described as "Green on Blue"
or "Green on Green"attacks. We
recognize the insider attacks are a threat to Afghan andCoalition forces and take this issue very
seriously. ISAF is a learning,adaptive
organization, and we have devoted a tremendous amount of time andenergy to better understand this threat.
Together, ISAF and the Afghan government have undertaken numerous measures
to reduce the risk of insiderattacks,
including improved vetting and screening, counter-intelligence, andcultural awareness. We are constantly refining
our approach.
Our actions are based
upon the three pillars: Force Protection, Situational Awareness, and
Counter-Intelligence (CI). Our Force Protection (FP) effortsinclude the assignment of a dedicated FP
Officer to provide a daily risk
assessment and adjust FPO measures as appropriate. We have also institutedguidance to employ Guardian Angels to prevent
insider attacks or reduce theeffects of
these attacks. We have brought in outside support to provideInsider Threat Situational Awareness Training
with mobile training teams.These teams
provide a sophisticated understanding of Human Behavior PatternRecognition Analysis, helping to identify
predictive indicators of potential
insider attacks. Our final pillar encompasses the expansion of our CI
teamsfor both the Coalition and Afghan
National Army; we have accomplished this by employing additional resources
from Allied Command Counter-Intelligence,while the Afghans have transferred CI personnel
from the Ministry ofInterior and
National Directorate of Security over to the Afghan National Army."
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Text of General Dunford's statement on Insider Threat taken from document found at link below:
www.armed-services.senate.gov/statemnt/2013/04%20April/Dunford_04-16-13.pdf
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