Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology
Episodes
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Illegal Arms Trading and the Use of Social Media in Sales
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Nic Jenzen-Jones of Armament Research Services (ARES) discusses illegal arms trading and how social media is used for sales.
You can find all of ARES's reports here, including Research Report #5: A Tale of Two Rifles which was mentioned in the discussion.
You can read the New York Times article which features ARES work here: Facebook Groups Act as Weapons Bazaars for Militia.
Monday Mar 21, 2016
Monday Mar 21, 2016
We had the pleasure of speaking with Emily Warner, Jonathan Schroden and Bill Rosenau of CNA about their recent report, Asking the Right Questions: A Framework for Assessing Counterterrorism Actions.
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Countering Violent Extremism: a discussion with Seamus Hughes
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Seamus Hughes discusses all things CVE (Countering Violent Extremism) with @cldaymon.
Don't forget to check out ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
A Discussion on Organized Crime and Terrorist Financing
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Chip Poncy of the Financial Integrity Network discusses organized crime and terrorist financing.
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Charlie Winter continues his research on Islamic State (IS/ISIS) propaganda and discusses his newest paper Documenting the Virtual 'Caliphate'.
Here's his recent BBC News article which was also mentioned in the show: Fishing and Ultraviolence
Monday Oct 05, 2015
Russia, the Ukraine, and Russia's Involvement in Syria
Monday Oct 05, 2015
Monday Oct 05, 2015
Dr. Andrew Michta provides us with an update on the crisis in the Ukraine, Russia, and Russia's involvement in Syria.
His recent article, Europe's Russia Denial elaborates on some of these issues.
Sunday Sep 20, 2015
"The Myth of the Returned Foreign Fighter"
Sunday Sep 20, 2015
Sunday Sep 20, 2015
Collin Hunt discusses his recent article "The Myth of the Returned Foreign Fighter" and the issues surrounding returnees, rehabilitation, and CVE programs.
Wednesday Aug 05, 2015
The Virtual 'Caliphate': A Look at ISIS's propaganda strategy with Charlie Winter
Wednesday Aug 05, 2015
Wednesday Aug 05, 2015
Charlie Winter of the Quilliam Foundation discusses his paper The Virtual 'Caliphate': Understanding Islamic State's Propaganda Strategy
You can read more about Charlie and some of his publications here.
You can also view the #NotAnotherBrother video that Charlie refers to in our discussion, here.
Monday Jun 08, 2015
The Art of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Monday Jun 08, 2015
Monday Jun 08, 2015
Justin Seitz discusses the art of open source intelligence (OSINT). With thoughts on: social media platforms, ISIS, law enforcement, and much, much more.
(He shares some thoughts on Python too!)
You can read more of Justin's thoughts on his blog.
To learn more about automating OSINT collection go to his website.
Monday May 11, 2015
Online Jihad 2001-2015: A History of Jihobbyism
Monday May 11, 2015
Monday May 11, 2015
Scot Terban discusses Online Jihad from 2001-2015: A History of Jihobbyism.
Read more of Scot's work on his blog.