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Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… The ProtectUK Analysts give an insight into terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) attacks. … What is meant by … be found at: .Gov Vehicle as a Weapon Detection Guidance Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Guidance   Probability and Likelihood in …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis

Threat from Drones in the UK

… to describe an unmanned, remotely-controlled or autonomous vehicle. This assessment is concerned with the threat from … as the weapon itself or in roles outside an attack such as hostile reconnaissance.   What is a drone? ​​​​​A drone is … as the weapon itself or in roles outside an attack such as hostile reconnaissance.   What does this mean for business …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… which supplied the construction site of a new US electric vehicle factory near Berlin, Germany, causing 200 000 Euros … group claimed responsibility, stating that the electric vehicle company ‘is neither green, ecological nor social’. … Guide but also in ‘Fire as a Weapon - Guidance on the mitigation of the risks’ published by the Centre for the …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon

Relevance of ‘EVIL DONE’ to the current UK threat landscape

The Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University have provided insights on the relevance of ‘EVIL DONE’ to the current UK threat landscape. With collaboration from:

Professor Rachel Monaghan
Dr Bianca Slocombe
Professor David McIlhatton
Professor John Cuddihy
Keywords: Evidence-based policing , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , EVIL DONE , Situational Crime Prevention , Academia , Terrorist targeting

Terrorist Cyber Threat

… Terrorist Cyber Threat Headline Assessment Hostile attacks against UK cyber-space are considered a Tier … is highly likely this will create more vulnerabilities for hostile cyber actors to exploit.  There is difficulty in attributing hostile cyber activity to specific named terrorist groups or …
Keywords: Threat analysis , Threat , Cyber , Attack Methodology , PALs , Cyber attacks

Unintended Consequences Research: Identifying the Impact of NaCTSO Public-Facing Products and Campaigns

Northumbria University have explored the impact of NaCTSO’s public offerings, including any unintended consequences. With collaboration from:

Dr Paul Dresser
Professor Mike Rowe
Dr Jamie Harding


Keywords: Counter Terrorism Policing , Consequences , Unintended Consequences , Research , Awareness

Terrorist use of Bladed or Blunt Force Weapon (BBFW) in the UK

… BBFWs and other less sophisticated methodologies such as Vehicle as a Weapon (VAAW) and Fire as a Weapon (FAAW) have … such as the Westminster Bridge attack of 2017 where a vehicle was also used as a weapon.    Targeting A BBFW …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , PALs , Attack Methodology

Threat levels

… us is key to ensuring protective security measures and mitigations are proportionate, effective and responsive.     …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence

The Threat from Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism

… occurred in the UK: In 2017, a 47-year old male drove a vehicle into a crowd of worshippers outside a London mosque. As a result, one man struck by the vehicle died and a further ten were injured.  In 2019, a day …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , ERWT , RIGHT-WING , Terrorism , GROUPS , EXTREME , EXTREME RIGHT-WING , THREAT FROM , EXTREME RIGHT-WING TERRORISM

Complex attacks

… targets, training, establishment of covert facilities and hostile reconnaissance Because of these factors, it is …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , PALs , Self-Initiated Terrorists