Peter Boynton CEO, Georg J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security and Professor of the practice p.boynton@northeastern.edu 203.500.3605 Expertise aviation security, crisis communication, disaster response, emergency management, homeland security, port and maritime security Peter Boynton in the Press Risk & Insurance Magazine Toxic tornado Resilience and redundancy should be the key takeaways from this, said Peter Boynton, founding co-director of the Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security at Northeastern University in suburban Boston. Instead of viewing catastrophic events from an emergency management perspective, where the discussion revolves around what was — or was not — managed well, it’s better […] Peter Boynton for Northeastern Global News Northeastern to host showcase of new drone technologies at Air Force Pitch Day Northeastern to host showcase of new drone technologies at Air Force Pitch Day The U.S. Air Force is looking for companies with ideas for detecting and defeating drones that pose a security threat, and doing it through a competition in which developers will make their pitches at Northeastern’s state-of-the-art drone-testing facility on Wednesday. What caused Navy destroyer’s deadly collision? What caused Navy destroyer’s deadly collision? On Saturday, a U.S. Navy destroyer collided with a Philippine container ship off the coast of Japan, resulting in the deaths of seven Navy sailors. Peter Boynton, co-director of Northeastern’s George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, says there are still too many unknowns to pinpoint the cause of the crash, but notes that the ships’ pattern of damage suggests that the accident occurred when the two vessels were trying to cross paths. 3Qs: How safe are US airports? 3Qs: How safe are US airports? The Transportation Security Administration is finding more firearms than ever at airport checkpoints. Is this a sign that the TSA is doing its job or an indication that more travelers are trying to board planes with these weapons in their bags? And what about “insider threats” among airport personnel? We asked an expert.
Risk & Insurance Magazine Toxic tornado Resilience and redundancy should be the key takeaways from this, said Peter Boynton, founding co-director of the Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security at Northeastern University in suburban Boston. Instead of viewing catastrophic events from an emergency management perspective, where the discussion revolves around what was — or was not — managed well, it’s better […]