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Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… What is a Self-Initiated Terrorist (S-IT)? A S-IT is defined as “Person(s) … material online is one of the key drivers for S-IT self-radicalisation. It is easily accessed by individuals, … rates of mental health disorders compared to group based terrorists.   What does this mean for UK Businesses and the …
Keywords: Self-Initiated Terrorists , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Intelligence , Prevent , Weapon , Ideologies , Target , Extremist

Terrorist use of Firearms

… criminal suppliers of firearms may be unwilling to supply terrorists due to increased scrutiny from law enforcement, … a lower level of skill and may be an attractive route for terrorists to acquire a firearm. As the anti-gun control …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , PALs , Threat

The Threat from Islamist Terrorism

… During this period, the number of attacks by Islamist terrorists (predominately Daesh) in the West peaked in 2016 … to Daesh has seen a marked increase in attack plotting by Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs). Between 2005 and 2013 the …
Keywords: Terrorism , Threat analysis , Risk , Threat , Islamist Terrorism , insights , Intelligence assessments

The Threat from Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism

… these groups is their ability to radicalise and inspire Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs) . The threat from ERWT in the UK has …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , ERWT , RIGHT-WING , Terrorism , GROUPS , EXTREME , EXTREME RIGHT-WING , THREAT FROM , EXTREME RIGHT-WING TERRORISM

Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… an attack including other methodologies.   How and why do terrorists use vehicles in attacks? Terrorists are increasingly adopting less sophisticated … Terrorism (LASIT) ideology is unlikely. Although Islamist Terrorists have accounted for nearly every attack of this …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis

Terrorist Cyber Threat

… the UK is limited to social media and website defacement. Terrorists have shown a relatively sophisticated degree of … and instead give a SQL statement that attaches and runs itself on the SQL database.   Cyberterrorism It is likely … of the ability to cause widespread damage or disruption, terrorists and their supporters have adopted more limited …
Keywords: Threat analysis , Threat , Cyber , Attack Methodology , PALs , Cyber attacks

The Threat from Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Terrorism (LASIT)

… groups opposed to it. Targets of left-wing and anarchist terrorists in the West tend to be political opponents, … of their frustrations. Criminal acts by Incels are often self-serving rather than to progress an ideology and …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , LASI , LASIT , Left Anarchist and Single Issue Terrorist , Single Issue Terrorist

Threat from Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Terrorism

… attack using a chemical or biological weapon. Although, terrorists could draw upon instructional material available …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology

Threat levels

… examination of what is known about the capabilities of the terrorists in question and the method they may use based on … available information to examine the overall aims of the terrorists and the ways they may achieve them including what …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence

Threat from Drones in the UK

… and used to mount successful attacks. It is likely that terrorists will seek to learn from these developments.   … not preclude terrorists from employing UAVs as the weapon itself or in roles outside an attack such as hostile … preclude terrorists from employing a UAV as the weapon itself or in roles outside an attack such as hostile …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon