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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com February 2019 - Edition 32 suspiciously, impersonating police or secu- rity personnel, undertaking dry runs, and getting into po- sition to under- take an attack. (Learn More. Counter Extremism Project Senior Adviser and computer science professor Dr. Hany Farid spoke with Vladimir Duthiers of CBS News on CEP’s challenge to Facebook: Rein in Extremist Content. Posted on Feb 12, 2019.) These indicators of terrorism can online or offline undercover activities. arise at various stages of the terror cy- cle, depending on the operative(s) and Police get unsolicited tips from family their sophistication. members about their kin’s prospective plot. Moreover, suspicious activities can be distinguished by whether they are At times, an officer receives a direct readily observable, observable, or threat from a perpetrator, either in per- hidden. son and online. Similarly, these worrying actions can be Behaviors associated with the differentiated among immediate, me- dium-term, and long-term concerns. eight signs of terrorism include individuals conducting sur- veillance, gathering informa- tion, testing security, acquir- ing funds and supplies, acting Depending on the classification, po- lice will need to respond to these behaviors with varying levels of ur- gency. 41

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