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Trump Takes Credit for Defeating ISIS; Now He Must Fight Its Comeback
“The Islamic State threat is now emanating from more vectors or regional branches," Lucas Webber, senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against...
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Islamic State Exploits Hostile Sentiments Amid Israeli-Hamas Conflict
Lucas Webber, a senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, said part of the attraction to IS and other parallel jihadist groups...
Rise in vigilante attacks in US highlight growing online DIY terrorism resources
“The Director General of MI5, Ken McCallum, has recently highlighted how counterterrorism now competes with other national security priorities for...
Deadly New Orleans attack underscores looming threat of IS attacks in the US
“IS poses threats in the form of directed operations, guided plots and inspiring followers to mobilise,” said Lucas Webber, a senior threat...
New Orleans raises specter of persistent ISIS threat
“The group has counselled patience in its efforts to target the United States and other Western countries since it lost its self-declared 'caliphate'...
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Labor stands up new terrorist and extremist content monitoring capability
The federal government has partnered with the Online Harms Foundation for “24/7 crisis response capability” to fight harmful online content.The...
Platfroms and their Identities
Adam Hadley, executive director of the U.N.-backed Tech Against Terrorism initiative, said authorities should choose their social media carefully....
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Osama bin Laden’s Son Faces Lifetime Ban From France After Terror-Related Post
“Lucas Webber, a senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism in London and a research fellow at the Soufan Center, told The Media...
Teenagers as young as 13 under suspicion for UK far-right terrorism
“Adam Hadley, the executive director of Tech Against Terrorism, which aims to disrupt extremist groups online, said there had been “significant job...
