Studies & Resources
A curated library of studies, research, and reference resources for public safety authorities at airports, seaports, and cruise ports.
Digital Twin Technology
October 4, 2026
Digital Twins are arriving fast at airports, seaports and cruise ports. Most are built for operations: berth planning, passenger flow, maintenance, and cargo. Security is harder. Seeing an event is not the same as understanding the risk, knowing who must act, having the capability to respond, or sustaining operations when conditions become difficult.
REDI: Readiness Exercises Realistic, team-based readiness training
October 3, 2026
REDI is the readiness training platform used to run exercises for authorities. It simulates real incidents through immersive, multimedia "situational injects" (alerts, emails, texts, video, audio, simulated media, and social media), so responders practice in a way that mirrors an actual operation.
See Say Act: Humans, Animals and the Security Circle
October 1, 2026
How community security, carried by digital technology, turns everyday awareness into a disciplined reporting and assistance system across the whole Security Circle.
COMPASS: Cooperative Operations Model for Ports, Airports, and Surface Security
October 1, 2026
A model framework for interagency cooperation and command, agreeing how agencies work together before an incident, not during it.
Cyber Security Incident Management
October 1, 2026
Planning considerations for transportation security authorities treating a cyber incident as an operational security event, not just an IT problem.
P²SeMS: Port Protective Security Management System
October 1, 2026
The INTERPORTPOLICE standard for running security as one managed system: governed, risk-proportionate, intelligence-led and assurance-based.
Securing Mass-People Environments (SMPE)
October 1, 2026
What the incident record teaches, turned into training and readiness, so each lesson from major incidents is learned once, not paid for again.
