ECHOSEC SYSTEMS
For the average software application, an intuitive UX usually means fewer headaches for the end-user. But when it comes to software for defense teams, usability can make the difference between secured assets and loss of data, infrastructure, and human life.
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What is Parler and Why Should Intelligence Teams Care?
Echosec Systems
December 08, 2020
Open Source Threat Intelligence,
Social Media Monitoring,
National Defense
Updated January 12, 2021: On January 9, 2021, Parler was dropped by Google, Amazon, and Apple. As a result, Parler is no longer a viable real-time data source within the Echosec Systems Platform. However, the following information is still valuable to those interested in the impact of alt-tech platforms and their value for threat intelligence professionals. As the 2020 US..
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Online Extremism and the Evolution of Jihadists
Echosec Systems
November 24, 2020
Open Source Threat Intelligence,
machine learning,
National Defense
On November 2, 2020, a 20-year-old Austrian national posted some concerning images on Instagram. In one, the user posed with an AK-style rifle and a machete. Another used bullets to spell out “baqiya,” a reference to the Islamic State’s
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Echosec Systems recently had an article published in Security Magazine: Artificial intelligence and national security: Integrating online data
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In early September 2020, the BBC reported on the “caliphate cache,” a growing online library of over 90,000 Islamic State propaganda files discovered by the Institute of Strategic Dialogue.
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Until fairly recently, the terms “radicalization” and “extremism” were often conflated with religious terrorism. Government and defense have funnelled significant resources into removing
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For years, the popular social media platform Reddit has played a cat-and-mouse game with removing its controversial subreddits—and this doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
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Extremism is now one of the most imminent public safety threats in the United States. So far in 2020, over 90% of terrorist attacks and plots have originated under the umbrella of right-wing extremism, in particular.
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In June 2020, an Air Force sergeant was charged with two counts of murder targeting law enforcement personnel in Oakland and Santa Cruz, California. The killer left behind a tactical vest, igloo patch, and “boog” scrawled in blood on his vehicle—all clear links to the extremist Boogaloo movement.
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The foundation of any intelligence-driven mission is built on the intelligence cycle—a six-step process used by government and defense entities to turn raw information into actionable intelligence.
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