The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis has released a new Intelligence Report detailing the risk ransomware poses to U.S. civilian and critical infrastructure …
Asymmetric naval warfare in the Taiwan Strait
The recent landing in Taiwan by two USMC F/A-18C Hornet, allegedly due to a mechanical fault and the object of a prompt protest by Beijing, has served as a reminder of the Island's key location. …
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FBI arrests three persons for material support to terrorism
Allegations include intent to assassinate President Obama and join the U.S. military to improve ISIL targeting or engage in an insider attack against military personnel. The FBI New York Joint …
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After Hebdo: 10 Names Remain on Al-Qaida’s Official Hit List
The List In July 2013, the al-Qa’ida-produced magazine Inspire released an issue that included an official “hit-list.” Written in English, it names eleven individuals, all accused of blasphemy …
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Modern threats to airliners and the world at large
Less then a month ago a second massive tragedy struck Malaysia Airlines; flight MH17 was shot down after the earlier disappearance of MH370 in March of this year. Both airliners were popular B777 …
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A Square Peg in a Round Hole? Turkey’s Fledgling Bid for EU Candidacy
Recent demonstrations in Turkey have awakened a conversation that had fallen out of public interest: should Turkey be admitted into the European Union? Three years have passed since any progress was …
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US Government Agency Insider Threat Planning
Federal Cyber Security professionals have long considered the “insider threat” as the most insidious, hardest to protect against threat vector. This has always been the toughest form of threat, even …
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Sniper Manual and IED Videos Appear on Mahdi Army Blog
The Mahdi Army blog, affiliated with Muqtada al-Sadr's Shiite organization in Iraq, has recently posted a sniper manual and videos of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and mortar attacks. Sniper …
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Terror Web Watch for February 3, 2006
Item 1: Discussions of Retribution for Prophet Cartoons Fill Jihadist Forums Item 2: Jihadist Web Browser Item 3: A Downloadable Explosives’ E-Book Item 4: Jihadist Videos with English …
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Terror Web Watch for January 27, 2006
Item 1: Identity Theft and Jihad Item 2: Hamas' new propaganda wing: Al-Aqsa television Item 3: Jihadist Groups in Iraq Announce Council to Improve Coordination Item 4: The Islamic Army in Iraq …
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