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Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… Analysts give an insight into Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks. … Headline Assessment Terrorists have been using fire in attacks for decades. No special skill or training is … available.   The likelihood of terrorists using fire in an attack will vary depending on ideology. In the UK, such an …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA)

… Marauding terrorist attacks (MTA) are fast-moving, violent incidents where … Most deaths occur within the first few minutes of the attack, before police are able to respond. MTAs can take … forms and include a combination of the following: A lone attacker, multiple attackers or multiple groups of attackers …
Keywords: MTA , Marauding , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Terrorist threat , Marauding Attack

Terrorist Cyber Threat

… Terrorist Cyber Threat Headline Assessment Hostile attacks against UK cyber-space are considered a Tier 1 national security risk. Cyber attacks against UK businesses take a number of forms and … type of harassment. Zoombombing has been a notably popular methodology amongst the Extreme Right Wing (ERW) to harass …
Keywords: Threat analysis , Threat , Cyber , Attack Methodology , PALs , Cyber attacks

Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… They will highly likely employ a low-sophistication methodology like a bladed weapon. S-ITs can emerge from any … services.   Methodologies and targets A low-complexity attack and low-sophistication methodology is most likely in … institutions are the most likely targets for a S-IT attack. Some S-ITs are also likely to view authority figures …
Keywords: Self-Initiated Terrorists , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Intelligence , Prevent , Weapon , Ideologies , Target , Extremist

Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… an insight into terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) attacks. … What is meant by Vehicle as a Weapon? Vehicle as … an Islamist terrorist or Extreme Right-Wing terrorist attack were to occur in the UK, the use of a Vehicle as a … supporters to “wage individual jihad”.  One such methodology is Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW), which is the …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis

Terrorism threat levels

… to give an indication of the likelihood of a terrorist attack. … Current terrorism threat level … The national … level from all forms of terrorism is: SUBSTANTIAL – An attack is likely.   You can find more information on the MI5 … There are five categories of threat levels:   LOW - an attack is highly unlikely MODERATE - an attack is possible, …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence , Reporting

The Threat from Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism

… . The threat from ERWT in the UK has evolved with several attacks and plots since 2017. Any future ERWT attack in the UK is highly likely to be carried out by … been disrupted in the UK. Over the same period, three ERWT attacks have occurred in the UK: In 2017, a 47-year old male …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , ERWT , RIGHT-WING , Terrorism , GROUPS , EXTREME , EXTREME RIGHT-WING , THREAT FROM , EXTREME RIGHT-WING TERRORISM

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

… or practice. Headline Assessment We assess a terrorist attack in the UK motivated by LASIT ideology to be unlikely. … activity falls below the terrorism threshold.   What LASIT attacks have taken place in the West? There has been a … in Italy and Action Directe in France carried out a wave of attacks across Western Europe. By the late 1980s and 1990s …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , LASI , LASIT , Left Anarchist and Single Issue Terrorist , Single Issue Terrorist

The Threat from Islamist Terrorism

… pressure from the West has reduced the threat from attacks directed and enabled by Islamist terrorist groups … as long as al-Qa’ida (AQ) and Daesh maintain the intent to attack the West.  It is likely that Daesh continues to … has allowed terrorist groups like Daesh to grow and plan attacks against the West. The availability of a large pool …
Keywords: Terrorism , Threat analysis , Risk , Threat , Islamist Terrorism , insights , Intelligence assessments

Terrorist use of Firearms

… The threat of a terrorist attack by firearm in the UK is not likely, but it is … you or your business. … Headline Assessment Terrorist attacks in the UK using firearms are extremely rare. In the … occasion where a firearm has been discharged in a terrorist attack on the UK mainland. Although there is a criminal …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , PALs , Threat