Posts Tagged ‘ System Disruption ’

Countering system disruptions: concepts and lessons

In MXSECURITY we have constantly warned about the increasing threat of system disruption techniques by Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). On May 17th, we pointed out that DTOs could eventually target critical urban infrastructure such as electric power lines, communication hubs or key highways in Mexico’s major cities. By then DTOs had already disrupted large cities [ READ MORE ]

The increasing threat of System Disruptions

Some days ago we discussed about the increasing threat of system disruption techniques by Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime Syndicates. As we stated before, system disruption tactics have been used by guerrilla groups and labor unions to destabilize large urban centers -such as Mexico City- by sabotaging critical electricity hubs or attacking gas pipelines. On [ READ MORE ]

Urban infrastructure and system disruptions: the next stage of narco-violence?

In the summer of 2007, a number of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s) destroyed gas pipelines in the states of Guanajuato, Querétaro and Veracruz. The explosions –vindicated by the Marxist guerrilla group Popular Revolutionary Army- did not cause human casualties, but inflicted serious economic damage worth 150 million dollars. On May 13, 2010 several electricity blackouts [ READ MORE ]

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