AlertsUSA continually monitors the national and international threat environment via a comprehensive network of information sources. These include dozens of USGOV departments and agencies, numerous international sources, proprietary information feeds from private sector companies and organizations, as well as thousands of OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) sources.
Alert message traffic is 100% human-initiated. This is not an automated service.
The AlertsUSA Simple Text Service is designed for straight text devices such as text pagers, PDAs and email. You receive the same alert messages as Text/Audio service. Service content contains the following:
ALERTS
Notification of terrorism alerts, warnings, significant threats and other incidents or developments of national significance. Alerts may also be issued regarding developments signaling an increased threat environment. Examples: Threatening Al Qaeda video and audio msgs, direct threats from other nations such as Iran or N. Korea, etc ... Unpredictable in frequency of occurrence. |