The CounterPoint Blog

July 07, 2020 Marco Macori

The Cyber Terrorism Risk: Overblown?

A few years ago, the FBI Director at the time stated that ISIS was “waking up” to the idea of initiating a cyberattack against critical US infrastructure with sophisticated malware. “Logic tells me it's coming,” he said, adding that ISIS is “looking...

July 02, 2020 Gregory Waters

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in June 2020

Following is the June installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly update on the ongoing attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. The May update can be read here , the April update here , and a full background and...

June 25, 2020 Lara Maassen

Bioterrorism: A Clear and Imminent Threat

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made the dangers of biological pathogens undeniable to the general public. However, long before this global outbreak, bioterrorism was recognized as a credible threat. Current global events have highlighted that...

June 02, 2020 Gregory Waters

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in May 2020

Following is the May installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly update on the ongoing attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. The April update, which detailed ISIS’s killing of at least 34 Syrian regime...