Abu Sayyaf, Cyberthreats & Economic Espionage

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Jordanian Baker Atyani (left) with Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan back in June 2001. Photo from CNN

The terrorist threat has evolved in the 11 years since 9/11. In the Philippines, groups once affiliated with al-Qaeda have turned to crime. Philippine authorities link the Abu Sayyaf and members of the MNLF to recent kidnappings in the southern Philippines. Among the people kidnapped are an Australian, 2 Europeans and, most recently, a Jordanian journalist who was summoned by al-Qaeda’s top leaders for an interview shortly before the 9/11 attacks. In Seattle, the International Security Management Association gathers security experts and the top security officers of Fortune 500 companies to assess the threats facing the world today, ranging from al-Qaeda linked groups to cyberthreats and economic espionage.


Read more about the hostaged Jordanian and the security threat assessment here – all on Rappler.

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