Threat Assessment

Focus on Threat Assessments

The Web of Influence: How Online Culture is Reshaping How Security Practitioners Conduct Assessments

Algospeak is packed with emojis, codewords, and inside jokes, discreetly crafted to prevent algorithmic detection. It can also disguise threats.

Fast Facts: Can You Decode Algospeak?

Can you break down the algospoken elements in these two scenarios and determine if there’s a risk to your organization?

Tackling Online Radicalization and Extremism with Modern Threat Assessment Strategies

The earliest signs of violence today often begin with fixation, which can intensify when combined with radicalizing online ecosystems.

SM Highlights Podcast: Step Zero

A new step on the pathway to violence provides an even earlier opportunity to prevent escalation, if you’re paying attention.

Are Vicarious Targets Complicating Your Threat Assessments?

Bystanders and witnesses of altercations and concerning behavior can have psychological reactions to the incident. Those reactions could make the situation worse in the long run.