NCITE Insights No. 29 — Supply Chains and Soft Target Security
On the latest episode of the podcast, Erin sits down with NCITE researcher Jenni Hesterman, Ed.D., to discuss the threats malevolent actors pose to supply chains and other soft targets and what steps should be taken for prevention.
- published: 2025/04/02
- contact: NCITE Communications
- phone: 4025546423
- email: ncite@unomaha.edu
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- supply chains
- soft targets
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On the latest episode of the podcast, Erin sits down with NCITE researcher Jenni Hesterman, Ed.D., to discuss the threats malevolent actors pose to supply chains and other soft targets and what steps should be taken for prevention. Since 2007, Hesterman has served as a security services consultant for the public and private sector, investigating transnational terror and crime threats and providing risk assessment. Hesterman is a retired Air Force colonel and an astronaut-in-training (analog).
Click on the following link to view Hesterman's presentation on supply chain security: https://youtu.be/3RZVrjD0BsE.
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