The Threat to the United States from the Islamic State’s Virtual Entrepreneurs [Recurso electrónico] PDF
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CTC Sentinel CTC Sentinel . -- Vol. 10 Issue 3 (Mar. 2017) p. 1-8Summary: Among the most recent evolutions of jihadi terrorist tactics
in the West has been the rise of the virtual entrepreneur.
The increased use of social media, often paired with
applications that ofer the option of encrypted messaging,
has enabled members of groups like the Islamic State
to make direct and lasting contact with radicalized
Americans. In some cases, these individuals direct terror
plots, and in others, they provide encouragement and
motivation for attacks. In the United States, there are
14 known cases of terrorist-related activity involving
19 U.S.-based individuals where the involvement
of an Islamic State virtual entrepreneur has been
documented. This outsourcing of terrorism has been a
game changer in Islamic State eforts to attack the West.
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Among the most recent evolutions of jihadi terrorist tactics
in the West has been the rise of the virtual entrepreneur.
The increased use of social media, often paired with
applications that ofer the option of encrypted messaging,
has enabled members of groups like the Islamic State
to make direct and lasting contact with radicalized
Americans. In some cases, these individuals direct terror
plots, and in others, they provide encouragement and
motivation for attacks. In the United States, there are
14 known cases of terrorist-related activity involving
19 U.S.-based individuals where the involvement
of an Islamic State virtual entrepreneur has been
documented. This outsourcing of terrorism has been a
game changer in Islamic State eforts to attack the West.
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