OSINT: The Digital Force-Multiplier for Extremist Violence

OSINT: The Digital Force-Multiplier for Extremist Violence

Violent extremists are continually adapting the ways in which they exploit digital platforms for coordination and recruitment. Open-source intelligence (OSINT), information openly available through social media, satellite imagery, public records, and other online data points, is increasingly empowering nonstate actors and violent extremists to conduct surveillance and targeting once reserved for national militaries. Recent cases seen across the …