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“These days, the FBIS service regularly includes translations from many terrorist or terrorist-linked websites and chat forums. They provide an unprecedented inside look at how modern terrorist groups function and operate. They also offer a possible chain of evidence that, if properly investigated, can lead back to important transnational terrorist operatives. In other words, don't shut the websites down, but rather use them as a means to shut the terrorist organization down instead.”

Quote by Evan Kohlmann

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Evan Kohlmann

Evan Kohlmann is an internationally renowned consultant specializing in cybersecurity and counter-terrorism. Born in 1979, he has extensive industry experience and provides professional consulting services to governments and enterprises around the world. more

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