"John Jay College Cyber-Terrorism Project Selected for New Homeland Security Center of Excellence"
One of the 13 projects chosen by the Department of Homeland Security to be a part of the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) Center is a John Jay College of Criminal Justice project. The project will study ideologically motivated cyberattacks. Researchers will examine the social and developmental life histories of those who carry out such cyberattacks or inflict harm via computer hacking and fraud. They will also study targeted violence through online platforms. The goal is to improve cyber-listening abilities and prevent a 9/11-like cyberattack by combining this research with studies on the connection between the reporting of suspicious activity and pre-planning behavior. This article continues to discuss the goal, topics, and support of the new NCITE project.