Threat Analysis and Prevention
Online ecosystems have an enormous impact on the offline world. Our threat analysis and prevention practice involves monitoring online extremist ideologies, hostile states and other bad actors to identify and mitigate potential threats before they escalate into offline violence or criminal behaviour. Our team of digital analysts and subject matter experts can research and track a range of bad actors – including extremist groups, radicalised individuals and hostile states – to detect and prevent violent threats.
ISD offers a unique rapid response capability: we can provide partners with real-time analysis of incidents (from global conflicts to politically motivated attacks) at nearly any hour. This support helps stakeholders swiftly respond to evolving crises and minimise harm on the ground. Please email us at [email protected] if you would like to learn more about this work.
May 13, 2026
Building a strategic response to antisemitism in the UK in a changing threat landscape
Amid recent attacks on the Jewish community, this brief calls for a PM-led framework linking digital regulation, prevention & counter-extremism.
Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Legislation and Regulation, Threat Analysis and Prevention
Further Reading
December 19, 2024
Veneration of Luigi Mangione shows widespread support for vigilante violence
Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Threat Analysis and Prevention, Threats to Public Figures
September 19, 2024
Platforms fail to label and remove AI-generated and manipulated election content
Democratic Integrity, Emerging Technologies, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Threat Analysis and Prevention
September 13, 2024
TikTok series: Methodology
Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention
September 13, 2024
TikTok series: Policy recommendations
Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention
September 13, 2024
From message boards to TikTok: al-Qaeda’s two decades of internet exploitation
Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Analysis and Prevention
