For 20 years, ISD has delivered field-leading threat detection, analysis and real-world strategies to combat terrorism, extremism and authoritarianism - in all their ideological forms.

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.

September 17, 2026

25 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains perennially online: The group’s digital ecosystem in 2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains online, adapting its decentralized ecosystem across platforms, messaging services and AI.

Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 7, 2026

Lessons from Extremism Prevention for Countering Hybrid Threats: A Framework for Policy Response

Threat Analysis and Prevention

May 13, 2026

Building a strategic response to antisemitism in the UK in a changing threat landscape

Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Legislation and Regulation, Threat Analysis and Prevention

March 11, 2026

Islamic State group activity in the US in 2025

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

March 10, 2026

The 2025 Annual Review of Plots and Attacks Across the US

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

March 9, 2026

Leaked data ties Canadian Armed Forces members to a ‘white-only’ dating site

Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

January 19, 2026

Landscape Briefing: Mapping Online Male Supremacist Activity in Central and Eastern Europe

Misogyny, Officials and Law Enforcement, Threat Analysis and Prevention

January 12, 2026

True Crime Community associated with tragedy, highlights nihilistic violence’s threat

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Threat Analysis and Prevention

December 23, 2025

Bondi Beach: The hallmarks of an Islamic State attack 

Antisemitism, Islamist Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

Further Reading

March 1, 2024

Neo-Confederate Ideology

'Neo-Confederate' refers to individuals or groups echoing US Confederate beliefs, emphasizing states' rights & heritage preservation, with some overlap with white supremacist ideologies.

Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

February 21, 2024

Despite warnings and reports on deteriorating mental health, Maine shooter had access to guns

ISD's Katherine Keneally talked to USA Today about the October 2023 Maine shooting perpetrated by a US Army reservist.

Threat Analysis and Prevention

January 29, 2024

‘Saints Culture’

The "Saints Culture" in the white supremacist movement glorifies hate-motivated violence, a trend revived in online spaces.

Far-Right Extremism, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

January 18, 2024

Motives behind surge in ‘swatting’ incidents remains unclear

ISD's Katherine Keneally discusses recent 'swatting' incidents with the Hill, providing an overview about what is and isn't known about the threats.

Threat Analysis and Prevention

January 11, 2024

Is ‘swatting’ the latest trend in political violence? Not so fast

After recent "swatting" attacks on US political figures, ISD’s Jared Holt and DFRLab’s Meghan Conroy urge caution in interpreting motives.

Threat Analysis and Prevention

October 18, 2023

Violent and graphic content of the Gaza conflict served to minors’ accounts

ISD finds that violent Gaza conflict content is reaching minors on Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat, despite platforms' protective policies.

Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 20, 2023

Erforschung des sich im Wandel begriffenen Online-Ökosystems: Telegram, Discord und Odysee

This report is the German translation of our research on methodological approaches to analysing Telegram, Discord and Odysee.

Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 8, 2023

Julia Ebner on UK counter-terrorism strategy: Prisons are in “dire” state, more to do in deradicalisation space

Julia joins BBC Newsnight to speak about the UK's prison system and counter-terrorism strategy after Daniel Khalife's escape from Wandsworth prison.

Tech Legislation and Regulation, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 7, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: Policy challenges, gaps and how to fill them

In this piece for GNET, ISD Analyst Hannah Rose outlines the commonalities and gaps in policy approaches to combat violent conspiracy theory networks.

Tech Legislation and Regulation, Threat Analysis and Prevention

August 16, 2023

The ‘Public Health Approach’ to Prevention

The 'Public Health' model prevents extremism and violence in individuals and communities through holistic approaches.

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

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