Counter Terrorism: Potential Indicators of Terrorist Activities or It's Probably Nothing, But....

'It's probably nothing' but your call could save lives - that's the message of a Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) counter-terrorism publicity campaign which seems to get reincarnated each year. It's supported by radio, poster and 1.4m leaflet drop to households in London.

Overall its actually a good campaign and asks the public to question the norm - just in case it's something much more.

This however compares to the recently publicised FBI campaign which includes these actions as deemed 'suspicious':

• Using multiple mobile sim cards 
• Pays with cash 
• Communicates using VOIP 
• Uses encryption 
• Trying to shield your computer screen from others 

Sound familiar? Some of these are basic security measures which I and people I know do, but are we terrorists - I think not! The full details of the 25 FBI campaigns can be viewed here.

So its MPS 1 - FBI 0

In the UK call the confidential 

Anti-Terrorist Hotline

FBI’s Robert Mueller Reflects On The Escalation Of Insider Threats

This is a really interesting account from the Director of the FBI. It demonstrates his top priorities, details some recently publicised incidents and explains how the threats from terrorism, espionage and cyber attacks are evolving.

I think we sometimes forget the excellent work that law enforcement and intelligence agencies carryout on a daily basis to protect us all, and this applies both at home and abroad.

It's quite lengthy (but well worth a read) so I have included a link to the source document, click here.