UM Scientists Create Technology For Analysis And Forecasting Of Terrorism

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Researchers at the University of Maryland's Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) have developed the SOMA Terror Organization Portal (STOP) allowing analysts to query automatically learned rules on terrorist organization behavior, forecast potential behavior based on these rules, and, most importantly, to network with other analysts examining the same subjects. SOMA ...

Sniffing Out Insider Threats May Improve Public Safety, Prevent Terrorism

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

A rapid way to spot insider threats from individuals within an organization such as a multinational company or military installation is reported in the current issue of the International Journal of Security and Networks. The technology uses data mining techniques to scour email and build up a picture of social ...