An increase in mass shooting incidents incited by radical and extremist ideologies online has demonstrated the evolving and growing risk of domestic terrorism. Understanding how the "new violent extremist" is radicalized and encourages others in online spaces across the Surface, Deep and Dark Web can significantly enhance the monitoring of violent extremist threats.
In this paper, two of our experienced Tradecraft specialists have joined forces with Kristina Drye, Strategic Communications Manager at Giant Oak to explore the evolution of domestic terrorism, the radicalization of lone wolf attackers and the insights uncoverable with open-source intelligence that can help to protect communities.