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Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) is the deliberate use of a vehicle to injure and kill people or damage infrastructure. … ProtectUK gives an insight into terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) attacks. … What is meant by Vehicle as a Weapon? … for Transport Vehicle as a Weapon Detection Guidance Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Guidance   Probability and …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis , MTA , Marauding Attack , vehicle security barriers , National vehicle threat mitigation unit

Threat from Drones in the UK

… to describe an un-manned, remotely-controlled or autonomous vehicle. This article is an analytical look into the threat … to describe an un-manned, 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 the …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon , Hostile Reconnaissance , Drone , public spaces , Venues and Public Spaces

Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA)

… groups of attackers Arrival at a location on foot, in a vehicle or an attack perpetrated by insiders Entering … using force or forcing entry using an explosive device, a vehicle, coercion of someone with access or a combination … the risk and implement a range of protective security mitigations.  These guides are based on analysis and …
Keywords: MTA , Marauding , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Terrorist threat , Marauding Attack , Guidance , NPSA , Counter Terrorism Security Advisors , Blunt Weapons , Combined attack , Public Safety

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 and 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

… of forms and vary significantly in scale and complexity. Hostile attacks against UK cyberspace are considered a Tier … Hostile attacks against UK cyberspace are considered a Tier … is highly likely this will create more vulnerabilities for hostile cyber actors to exploit. There is difficulty in …
Keywords: Threat analysis , Threat , Cyber , Attack Methodology , Cyber attacks , Cyber Security , Phishing , National cyber security , Terrorism and cyber threats , Security online , National Cyber Security Centre

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 and Dr Jamie Harding.
Keywords: Counter Terrorism Policing , Consequences , Unintended Consequences , Research , Awareness

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’. …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

Terrorism threat levels

… protective security measures are in place and that any mitigations are proportionate, effective and responsive. The …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence , Reporting

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 attack …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives

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 , MTA , radicalisation