Terrorism Risk Management

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Expert Insights

Apr 24, 2025

Documenting Cloud Labs and Examining How Remotely Operated Automated Laboratories Could Enable Bad Actors

In this paper, the authors provide an overview of 15 cloud labs around the world—research labs for remote execution of experiments—and discuss how this technology could enable bad actors in developing and proliferating chemical or biological weapons.
Commentary

Jan 27, 2025

Evidence-Based Solutions to Protect Against Mass Attacks

Municipalities, law enforcement agencies, and the private sector can come together to detect, deter, and mitigate threats to the public from terrorism and other acts of targeted violence.
Expert Insights

Sep 19, 2024

A Response to NIST AI 800-1: Comments Concerning Bounty Programs, Threat Profiles, and Risk Thresholds

This paper provides public comment on NIST AI 800-1, Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models, and suggests that foundation model developers need more-specific recommendations about bounty programs, threat profiles, and risk thresholds.
Research

Dec 19, 2023

Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Management Are Not Simply Additive: Implications for Directions in Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, and Research to Secure the Supply of Defense Industrial Products

This report presents an examination of how cyber-related risks compare with other risks to defense-industrial supply chains and the implications of the differences in risks for directions in risk assessment and mitigation and for research.
Research

Nov 30, 2023

Assessing Shifts in U.S. Department of Homeland Security Targeted Violence Prevention Efforts Through Early 2022

This report characterizes changes made in U.S. Department of Homeland Security efforts to prevent targeted violence, including the extent of change and how those changes responded to concerns about efforts to counter violent extremism.
Research

Nov 20, 2023

Identifying and Prioritizing Systemically Important Entities: Advancing Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

This report helps the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency codify the concept of systemically important critical infrastructure by documenting the work surrounding systemic risks and cyber risks in software supply chains.
Research

May 2, 2023

Terrorism Net Assessment

In this report, the authors offer a preliminary conception of how to determine the capabilities the United States needs to remain safe from international terrorism.
Research

Apr 19, 2023

Independent Review of the Homeland Security Grant Program Terrorism Risk Formula and Data

Researchers evaluated the Federal Emergency Management Agency's terrorism risk formula, which considers threat, vulnerability, and consequences of terrorist attacks for allocating resources to the Homeland Security Grant Program.
Research

Feb 21, 2023

Staying the Unfavorable Course: National Security Council Decisionmaking and the Inertia of U.S. Afghanistan Policy, 2001–2016

The authors examined the reasons behind the inertia of the U.S. policy objective in Afghanistan through interviews with the senior leaders involved in policy deliberations between 2001 and 2016.
Commentary

Oct 21, 2022

The Intelligence Community Doesn't Warn About All Attacks Against the U.S. Homeland. Why Not?

Targets for foreign threats against the United States increasingly include entities that are not part of the U.S. government or military. But too many of these potential victims are unaware of threats against them, are not warned with intelligence reporting about such threats, and lack information about options to protect themselves.
Expert Insights

Sep 19, 2022

Harnessing the Power of Science and Technology Communities for Crisis Response

In this Perspective, RAND researchers describe how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could leverage science and technology communities to support the use of science, technology, innovation, and analytical capabilities during crisis response.
Research

May 31, 2022

Implications of the Pandemic for Terrorist Interest in Biological Weapons: Islamic State and al-Qaeda Pandemic Case Studies

Some analysts have expressed concern that weaknesses in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic will motivate terrorists to seek biological weapons. Although the prospect is unlikely, measures can be taken to address public health and military challenges.

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Documenting Cloud Labs and Examining How Remotely Operated Automated Laboratories Could Enable Bad Actors

Evidence-Based Solutions to Protect Against Mass Attacks

A Response to NIST AI 800-1: Comments Concerning Bounty Programs, Threat Profiles, and Risk Thresholds

Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Management Are Not Simply Additive: Implications for Directions in Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, and Research to Secure the Supply of Defense Industrial Products

Assessing Shifts in U.S. Department of Homeland Security Targeted Violence Prevention Efforts Through Early 2022

Identifying and Prioritizing Systemically Important Entities: Advancing Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

Terrorism Net Assessment

Independent Review of the Homeland Security Grant Program Terrorism Risk Formula and Data

Staying the Unfavorable Course: National Security Council Decisionmaking and the Inertia of U.S. Afghanistan Policy, 2001–2016

The Intelligence Community Doesn't Warn About All Attacks Against the U.S. Homeland. Why Not?

Harnessing the Power of Science and Technology Communities for Crisis Response

Implications of the Pandemic for Terrorist Interest in Biological Weapons: Islamic State and al-Qaeda Pandemic Case Studies

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Documenting Cloud Labs and Examining How Remotely Operated Automated Laboratories Could Enable Bad Actors

Evidence-Based Solutions to Protect Against Mass Attacks

A Response to NIST AI 800-1: Comments Concerning Bounty Programs, Threat Profiles, and Risk Thresholds

Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Management Are Not Simply Additive: Implications for Directions in Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, and Research to Secure the Supply of Defense Industrial Products

Assessing Shifts in U.S. Department of Homeland Security Targeted Violence Prevention Efforts Through Early 2022

Identifying and Prioritizing Systemically Important Entities: Advancing Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

Terrorism Net Assessment

Independent Review of the Homeland Security Grant Program Terrorism Risk Formula and Data

Staying the Unfavorable Course: National Security Council Decisionmaking and the Inertia of U.S. Afghanistan Policy, 2001–2016

The Intelligence Community Doesn't Warn About All Attacks Against the U.S. Homeland. Why Not?

Harnessing the Power of Science and Technology Communities for Crisis Response

Implications of the Pandemic for Terrorist Interest in Biological Weapons: Islamic State and al-Qaeda Pandemic Case Studies

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