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Complex attacks

… Whilst the likelihood of a terrorist attack is relatively low, it is important to understand the varying levels of complexity that an attack can manifest. … What is a Complex Terrorist Attack? There is no formal definition of what constitutes a …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , PALs , Self-Initiated Terrorists

Directed and enabled attacks

… overseas, and targeted strategic or symbolic targets. Most attack plots in the UK between 2005 and 2014 were directed … IS almost certainly retain the intent to direct or enable attacks against the West including the UK.   … A directed terrorist attack is one that has been carried out by terrorists …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning

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

Analysis Insights for the Christmas Period

… the Christmas period. … Headline Assessment Terrorist attacks can happen at any time with little to no warning. Analysis of data relating to terrorist attacks in Western Europe show there is no easily … period provides terrorists with opportunities to carry out attacks, not simply because it is a public holiday, but also …
Keywords: Threat analysis , Risk , Threat

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 … plotting in the UK will, in some instances, form part of an attack including other methodologies.   How and why do …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis

Threat levels

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… to give a broad indication of the likelihood of a terrorist attack. … SUBSTANTIAL  – An attack is likely    The main threats to national security … to give a broad indication of the likelihood of a terrorist attack. How are threat levels decided? The national threat …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence

Terrorist Cyber Threat

… Cyber-attacks against UK businesses take a number of forms and … … Terrorist Cyber Threat Headline Assessment Cyber-attacks against UK businesses take a number of forms and … espionage. In 2017 the “WannaCry” ransomware attack afflicted 200,000 computers across 150 countries. In …
Keywords: Threat analysis , Threat , Cyber , Attack Methodology , PALs , Cyber attacks

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

… A bladed or blunt force weapon (BBFW) is the most likely attack methodology if either an Islamist or Extreme Right Wing Terrorist (ERWT) attack were to occur in the UK. Such weapons are easy to … without training. It is highly likely that any future BBFW attack will make use of common kitchen knives which are …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , PALs , Attack Methodology

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

… and relevant (from the TRACK framework). In the event of an attack in Great Britain, locations that are more exposed, … Kingdom). Legitimate targets are deemed deserving of an attack (e.g., military personnel or government buildings). … components of tolerable (related to risk of detection pre-attack) and relevant (target is symbolic of the ideology of …
Keywords: Evidence-based policing , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , EVIL DONE , Situational Crime Prevention , Academia , Terrorist targeting

Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… services.   Methodologies and targets A low-complexity attack and low-sophistication methodology is most likely in … are the most likely targets for a Self-Initiated Terrorist attack. Some Self-Initiated Terrorists are also likely to … ideologies, which encourages Self-Initiated Terrorist attacks. Supporters of terrorist groups continue to leverage …
Keywords: Self-Initiated Terrorists , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Intelligence , Prevent , Weapon , Ideologies , Target , Extremist