Counterterrorism and Open Source Intelligence

✍ Scribed by Uffe Kock Wiil (auth.), Uffe Kock Wiil (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Wien
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 465
• Series: Lecture Notes in Social Networks 2
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, serious concerns were raised on domestic and international security issues. Consequently, there has been considerable interest recently in technological strategies and resources to counter acts of terrorism. In this context, this book provides a state-of-the-art survey of the most recent advances in the field of counterterrorism and open source intelligence, demonstrating how various existing as well as novel tools and techniques can be applied in combating covert terrorist networks. A particular focus will be on future challenges of open source intelligence and perspectives on how to effectively operate in order to prevent terrorist activities.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Counterterrorism and Open Source Intelligence: Models, Tools, Techniques, and Case Studies....Pages 1-6
Targeting by Transnational Terrorist Groups....Pages 9-32
A Framework for Analyst Focus from Computed Significance....Pages 33-47
Interdiction of Plots with Multiple Operatives....Pages 49-59
Understanding Terrorist Network Topologies and Their Resilience Against Disruption....Pages 61-72
Co-offending Network Mining....Pages 73-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Region-Based Geospatial Abduction with Counter-IED Applications....Pages 105-142
Finding Hidden Links in Terrorist Networks by Checking Indirect Links of Different Sub-Networks....Pages 143-158
The Use of Open Source Intelligence in the Construction of Covert Social Networks....Pages 159-170
Retracted: A Novel Method to Analyze the Importance of Links in Terrorist Networks....Pages 171-187
A Global Measure for Estimating the Degree of Organization and Effectiveness of Individual Actors with Application to Terrorist Networks....Pages 189-222
Counterterrorism Mining for Individuals Semantically-Similar to Watchlist Members....Pages 223-247
Detection of Illegitimate Emails Using Boosting Algorithm....Pages 249-264
Cluster Based Text Classification Model....Pages 265-283
Effectiveness of Social Networks for Studying Biological Agents and Identifying Cancer Biomarkers....Pages 285-313
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
From Terrorism Informatics to Dark Web Research....Pages 317-341
Investigating Terrorist Attacks Using CDR Data: A Case Study....Pages 343-354
Multilingual Real-time Event Extraction for Border Security Intelligence Gathering....Pages 355-390
Mining the Web to Monitor the Political Consensus....Pages 391-412
Retracted: Exploring the Evolution of Terrorist Network....Pages 413-427
Front Matter....Pages 429-429
The Ultimate Hack: Re-inventing Intelligence to Re-engineer Earth....Pages 431-458
Retraction Note to: A Novel Method to Analyze the Importance of Links in Terrorist Networks....Pages E1-E1
Retraction Note to: Exploring the Evolution of Terrorist Network....Pages E2-E2

✦ Subjects

Systems and Data Security; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity