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   Security organization websites provide a forward-facing image to the community. These websites also provide an external window into the structure and organization of each firm. To help you prepare for an emergency management situation, you will analyze 2 security organization websites—analyzing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of each in relation to its ability to prepare for such a threat. You will also analyze the organizational structure of the security organization presented by the website.Review 2 local security organization websites.Complete a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis for each security organization based on information on its website. Remember, the focus for this analysis is on how well equipped each organization is to successfully deal with an emergency management situation. Include the following for each SWOT analysis:

   • 3 internal strengths you can identify about the security firm from its website
   • 3 internal weaknesses you perceive about the organization from its website
   • 3 external threats facing the security organization that you identify or infer from its website
   • 3 external opportunities available to the security organization that you identify or infer from its website

   Prepare a 750- to 1,050-word report summarizing your 2 SWOT analyses. Answer the following questions in your summary:

   • Which key strength found on each organization’s website best presents a positive image about its suitability for managing an emergency situation in its community?
   • Which key weakness found on each organization’s website must be addressed to enable them to better present a positive image about their ability to manage an emergency situation in its community?
   • Does its organizational structure appear to be a strength or weakness for the organization? Support your analysis with evidence from each website.
   • Which key opportunity might best help promote a positive image for each organization on its website, in terms of its ability to manage an emergency situation in its community?
   • Which external threat looms largest for each organization? How might each organization utilize internal strengths to address this threat in terms of how it might manage an emergency situation in its community?
   • What improvements to its website would you recommend to each organization to better promote a positive image of its ability to manage an emergency situation in its community?