EU Internet Forum Seeks to Prevent Terrorist Domination of Social Media Platforms

In response to the growing imperative across Europe to counter violent extremism and prevent radicalisation, the European Union (EU) has launched an initiative designed to improve its ability to fight online recruitment and radicalisation by...

You might remember a story from about a year ago of a plumber from Texas whose used truck ended up in hands of Islamist militants in Syria. Last week, the plumber filed a lawsuit against the dealer that bought his truck and he's seeking $1 million in...

CEP Highlights Importance of Removing Anwar al-Awlaki from Social Media – Particularly YouTube

CEP expressed concern today over the continued presence of radical American cleric and propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki's content on social media, particularly YouTube, and his influence on homegrown extremists. CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace said,...

US Cyber Command military hackers and programmers have reportedly developed a collection of malware that can sabotage the terror organization’s online capabilities for recruitment and propaganda, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday, citing...

The Pentagon is considering increasing the pace and scope of cyberattacks against Islamic State, arguing that more aggressive efforts to disable the extremist group's computers, servers and cellphones could help curtail its appeal and disrupt...

The Pentagon is considering increasing the pace and scope of cyberattacks against Islamic State, arguing that more aggressive efforts to disable the extremist group's computers, servers and cellphones could help curtail its appeal and disrupt...

The Pentagon is considering more aggressive cyberattacks on the Islamic State’s computers in an effort to decrease its propaganda on social media and prevent potential terror attacks, according to a published report. The Counter Extremist Project, a...

The FBI revealed in a criminal complaint this week that one of the San Bernardino shooters, the husband, Syed Rizwan Farooq, and an alleged co-conspirator who bought the couple’s assault rifles, were inspired by former al Qaeda leader Anwar Awlaki...

ICYMI: CEP CEO Mark D. Wallace Highlights Challenge of Encryption in Washington Post Editorial

CEP CEO Mark D. Wallace wrote about the challenges posed by terrorists using social media and encyrption to propagandize, recruit and plan attacks in an editorial published in the Washington Post December 16.

In case after terrorism case, from the Fort Hood, Tex., shootings to the Boston Marathon bombing and now to the slaughter in San Bernardino, Calif., the inflammatory videos and bomb-making instructions of Anwar al-Awlaki, easily accessible on the...