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Attack methodology: Vehicle bombs

… that terrorists will continue to try and carry out such attacks in the UK. Such attacks may be multi-layered, including firearms, weapons … consider their risk and vulnerability against this attack methodology. UVIEDs are improvised and therefore come in a …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Risk Assessment , Security measures , Bomb threat , PALs Guidance , publicly accessible places , publicly accessible locations

Purple Guide Chapter on Counter Terrorism - Attack Planning

… For a terrorist attack to be successful they will need to put considerable … energy and resources into the planning. The planning of an attack is broken down into three distinct phases: Target … be bespoke for every event. An assessment of each attack methodology, considered against likelihood, vulnerability …

Threat Overview

… Terrorists may use different methodologies to conduct attacks within the United Kingdom. These can include: Marauding Attacker (e.g. bladed weapon, firearm) Vehicle as a weapon … or blunt force weapon is generally the most likely attack methodology.  For further information about terrorist …

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

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

Vehicle as a weapon

… range from vandalism to sophisticated or aggressive attacks by determined criminals or terrorists. As well as a … method to deliver an explosive device, an additional attack methodology is using a vehicle as a weapon (VAW).     …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Weapons of Terrorism , Threat , Vehicle , Venues and Public Spaces

Polling stations

… better understand, and mitigate against, current terrorist methodology. The following e-Learning Modules are available: … of a Bomb Threat How to Respond to a Firearms or Weapons attack Summary and Supporting Materials For further …
Keywords: Polling Stations , ACT , SCAN , public spaces , Election

Counter Terrorism Policing launches ACT for Local Authorities at International Security Expo

… terrorism remains an enduring threat, the targeting and methodology used continue to evolve. This demands that … direction or material support from organised groups. Attacks have featured simple, accessible methods, vehicles … It is not always possible to predict where in the UK an attack might happen, or the type of premises or events that …

Managing risk and business continuity

… a ‘creeping/rising tide crisis’ where a disruption, such an attack on an IT system, emerges and, if not managed … and urgent business activities to how they were before an attack and what work your business must continue to do to … and its particular application to terrorist attack methodology facilitate contact with emergency services and …
Keywords: Risk Management , Risk , Incident Management , Business Continuity , Emergency Planning , Venues and Public Spaces