The military and intelligence agencies can use big data to fight the war against terrorism. Data can be analyzed to understand background, motives, modus operandi and methods of communication of persons or groups of interest.
This was the submission of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami at the Nigerian Army Resource Center, Abuja while delivering a lecture in the ongoing Leadership in Counter Terrorism and Counter Violent Extremism Course 2,
Pantami said that it is evident that terrorists are exploiting social media, encrypted communications and the dark web to spread propaganda, recruit new followers and coordinate attacks.
He further said, “This rapidly evolving phenomenon requires the use of innovative approaches to both “counter” and “prevent” terrorism and extremism, with the development of new and emerging technologies such as:
“The most prominent new technology in the fight against terrorism today are:
· Big Data Analytics;
· Internet of Things (IoT);
· Robotics;
· Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
He cited an example in a project by the Qatar Computing Research Institute where big data was used to scrutinize and analyze social media such as Facebook and Twitter in order to locate the origins of supporters of terrorist organization ISIS.
“Today, internet access is available to wearables and household devices such as fridges and washing machines, the IoT technology can easily be used for monitoring, location tracking, identification, surveillance and gaining access to networks, Pantami said.
“The massive increase in computing power and advances in machine learning has made it possible to examine huge amounts of data related to crime and terrorism, to identify underlying correlations and causes.
“Under my leadership, the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has developed and is implementing the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria, He concluded.
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