1. Unit 1
Dr. Raphael Sagarin, a marine biologist, writes about natural
security systems and considers how they can be applied to
analysis and practice in human society. Your assignment this
week is to write a strategy memo applying two of the concepts
that he identifies as occurring in the natural world and describe
how you would use these concepts to improve an element of
Homeland Security. Your analysis should include reference to
Dr. Sagarin’s paper as well as any additional research you need
to conduct to support your claims. It should be 800–1,250 words
in length.
Dr. Sagarin's Paper
Reference
Sagarin, R. (2010). Natural security for a variable and risk-
filled world.
Homeland Security Affairs
,
6
(3). Retrieved from
http://www.hsaj.org/?article=6.3.4
Assignment Guidelines
Read through Dr. Sagarin's article titled
Natural Security for a Variable and Risk-Filled World
.
It can be accessed through the link contained within the
reference above or by using a search engine and a search query
of the full article title.
Address the following in a strategy memo of 800–1,250 words:
Select
2 concepts examined by Dr.
Sagarin, and summarize them in your own words.
Be sure to use in-text APA citations whenever necessary.
How could the U.S. apply the selected concepts to improve their
own homeland security systems? Explain and be specific.
How could these concepts have been applied to recent terrorist

2. attacks or natural disasters? Explain.
What has been learned from recent responses to homeland
security threats? Explain.
How have those lessons been implemented, if at all? Explain.
Unit 2
You are a counterintelligence analyst for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation assigned to the Cyber Division. You are also a
member of the National Counterintelligence Working Group
(NCIWG). The NCIWG was created to establish strategic
interagency partnerships at the senior executive level among the
USIC, academia, industry, and defense contractors.
During a recent working group meeting, the subject of
technology and the implications and effects it has on the U.S.
counterintelligence mission was discussed. As the subject
matter expert for these issues on the working group, you were
asked to prepare a written report on the subject to present to the
National Counterintelligence Executive (NCIX) on the working
group's behalf.
Assignment Guidelines
Address the following in report of 750–1,000 words:
How has the advancement of modern technology affected U.S.
counterintelligence activities and operations? Explain.
How has modern technology benefited the U.S.
counterintelligence mission? Explain.
How has modern technology been a detriment to the U.S.
counterintelligence mission? Explain.
What legal issues must be taken into consideration with regard
to technological advancements and U.S. counterintelligence?
Explain.
You must specifically address counterintelligence and not the
USIC as a whole.
What specific ethical issues must be taken into consideration
with regard to technological advancements and U.S.

3. counterintelligence? Explain.
Remember, this is not an opinion paper and will require
additional research.
Your paper must be supported by at least 2 scholarly
references.
Compile your responses in your final report, and submit the file
to your instructor.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.