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Hackers are making personalised ransomware to target the most profitable and vulnerable
Once a piece of ransomware has got hold of your valuable information, there is very little you can do to get it back other than accede to the attacker’s demands. Ransomware, a type of malware that holds a computer to ransom, has become particularly prevalent in the past few years and virtually unbreakable encryption has made it an even more powerful force.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – University Module Series
UNDOC aims to support tertiary level educators and academics in their efforts to transmit knowledge and create a deeper understanding of rule of law related issues, with a focus on the subject areas of crime prevention and criminal justice, anti-corruption, organized crime, trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants, firearms, cybercrime, wildlife, forest and fisheries crime, counter-terrorism as well as integrity and ethics.
European DERAD Toolkit
The Italian Ministry of Justice-Triveneto Administration, launches the first comprehensive Derad Toolkit for first-line judicial practitioners to support de-radicalisation and disengagement as part of the rule of the law.
Global Terrorism Database (GTD)
The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2017. START has compiled and published the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) for use by scholars, analysts, journalists, security professionals, and policy makers.
An approach of sociological profile of the arrested people for activities related to the Islamic…
The data collected on the report about “The Islamic State in Spain” of the REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO between June 2013 and May 2016 provide us with data for think about the lines to pursue and tackling the terrorist threat associated to the IS. Spain is not one of the European nations most affected by the
Potential success with Anti and De-radicalization programs
Far from the conventional method of “fighting fire with fire”, the AARHUS Project presents an alternative to put an end or at least reduced it to the minimum, the number of youngsters joining the Jihad cause. A project based on the combination of close and flexible collaborations between different entities and social institutions involved with
The role of the Community Policing in fighting Organized Crime (OC) and Terrorism Networks (TN)
The police can play a proactive role in facilitating inter-agency coordination on preventing terrorism and countering violent extremism and radicalization, especially at the local level. Exchanging information with communities is essential for effective policing and prevention of terrorism. Community Policing (CP) is the Police phenomena of the moment. Several cities are implementing this proximity Police
Main issues and research challenges of OC and TN
The prosperity and security of all world countries is based on effective transport systems. Attacks and disturbances to land freight and passenger transport could have impact on economic growth, territorial cohesion, social development and environment. The research agenda developed in CARONTE shows how to build up European capabilities to ensure efficient and secure land transportation
Breaking down institutional barriers in the fight against terrorism
This article presents the challenges of the Counter VERLT approaches used in Europe and the different types of barriers involved in a multi-agency approach, in countering radicalization and extremism. Recommendations on breaking these cultural, structural, political challenges are given. Many of the European governments have realized the importance of integration of muslims in the society,
Approaches to countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT)
The following article presents the different approaches taken up by the European governments to tackle the issue of radicalization and violent extremism. Here, the different types of multi-agency approaches, involving first line practitioners has been described. It includes different CVE programs, in which first line practitioners facilitate the process of counter radicalization and counter violent