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Leading the Conversation
NCITE experts regularly weigh in on important topics in national, state, and local media.
January
Jan. 17, 2025 | The Conversation
NCITE research about threats against public officials was cited in an article detailing the high levels of harassment and threats that local public officials in California face.
Jan. 15, 2025 | Lawfare
Camden Carmichael, NCITE student worker, and Seamus Hughes, NCITE senior research faculty and policy associate, were co-authors on an article about the Terrorgram Collective and the impact of its designation as a transnational terrorist group.
Jan. 15, 2025 | WWL First News
Gina Ligon, NCITE director, talked about the New Orleans attack, radicalization and deradicalization, and more.
Jan. 14, 2025 | The Raw Story
Seamus Hughes, NCITE senior research faculty and policy associate, spoke about the U.S. State Department categorizing the Terrorgram Collective as a "specially designated global terrorist" organization, saying, “This is the first time you’ve seen a white supremacist group that had members or supporters in the U.S. receive the designation."
Jan. 13, 2025 | Fox 47 News
NCITE researcher Thomas Holt, professor at Michigan State University, talked about a potential data breach affecting schools in Michigan. He said, "The biggest risks, at the moment, seem to be around the potential for 'phishing' of parents, teachers, educational institutions, and students."
Jan. 10, 2025 | News Channel 3
NCITE researcher Thomas Holt, professor at Michigan State University, discussed the free trainings about combating cybercrime offered to government agencies. He said: "Technology changes rapidly ... We know that there is always some new app or some new AI program that means that offenders change their behavior as often as technology changes. Our hope is to be able to get people a little bit ahead of that curve and know what is happening right now."
Jan. 8, 2025 | Wired
Seamus Hughes, NCITE senior research faculty and policy associate, commented on the use of AI by extremists to plan attacks. He said: “We’ve also seen the use of AI as a key tool to lowering the bar for entry into an attack ... be it helping with plot planning, kicking around ideas for violent actions without triggering law enforcement scrutiny, and helping them enhance their propaganda output.”
New Orleans Attack
NCITE experts from throughout the consoritum responded quickly to news of the New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans.
- Jan. 1, 2025 | KETV7
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- Jan. 2, 2025 | BBC News
- Jan. 2, 2025 | CNN
- Jan. 2, 2025 | The Independent
- Jan. 2, 2025 | 13 News
- Jan. 2, 2025 | VOA
- Jan. 3, 2025 | CBC/Radio Canada
- Jan. 3, 2025 | Newsweek
- Jan. 3, 2025 | ABC13
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- Jan. 3, 2025 | Lawfare
- Jan. 4, 2025 | NBC News
- Jan. 6, 2025 | NBC News
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- Jan. 10, 2025 | George Mason University
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- Jan. 15, 2025 | WWL First News