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at both the infrastructure and application layers
and ISO/IEC 27001
July-Aug 2016 Edition
Flashpoint’s New Research Illuminates
Jihadists’ Digital Toolbox
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Researchers Identify 36 Technologies that Facilitate the Online Operations of Radical Jihadist Groups (Image Credit:
Flashpoint)
Flashpoint, the global leader in Deep & Dark Web
data and intelligence, today released a new research report titled Tech for Jihad: Dissecting Jihadists’ Digital Toolbox. This report analyzes the
specific tools and mechanisms behind the online
presence of jihadist groups such as ISIS to illuminate technology’s role in proliferating these actors’
radical agendas.
“In order to both gain popularity among potential
supporters and instill fear in their adversaries, jihadists need consistent channels through which
they can release propaganda, and technology is
crucial for this,” said Laith Alkhouri, a co-author of
the report and the Director of Middle East/North
Africa Research and a co-founder at Flashpoint.
“Jihadists’ reliance on technology for survival is a
proven, powerfully motivating force, pushing the
community to constantly learn, adapt, and advance
through various technological tools.”
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