UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY U FOUO Internet Sites Allow Detailed Surveillance and Pre-Attack Planning 12 August 2010 U Prepared by the National Counterterrorism Center’s Weapons Tactics and Targets Group with input from DHS I A Homeland Counterterrorism Division Terrorist Targets and Tactics Branch The Interagency Threat Assessment Group has reviewed this product from the perspective of our nonfederal partners U Scope U FOUO This Note supplements the 10 June 2010 DHS Note titled Webcams Potential Terrorist and Criminal Surveillance Tool The National Counterterrorism Center and DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis are releasing this Note to provide perspective and understanding of the nature of the threat and to assist federal state local and tribal government agencies the private sector and other entities in their efforts to develop protective and support measures relating to this preoperational surveillance method IA-0410-10 U Warning This document is UNCLASSIFIED FOR 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has been minimized Should you require the minimized U S person information please contact the DHS I A Production Branch at IA PM@hq dhs gov IA PM@dhs sgov gov or IA PM@dhs ic gov UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY U Overview U FOUO Detailed video obtained through live Web-based camera feeds combined with street-level and direct overhead imagery views from Internet imagery sites allow terrorists to conduct remote surveillance of multiple potential targets without exposing themselves to detection — U FOUO As early as 2006 insurgents used a mapping capability operated by GoogleUSPER called “GoogleEarth ” for tactical planning of rocket attacks against U S military targets in Iraq according to open source reporting U FOUO The increasing sophistication of these commercially available Internet tools may allow terrorists to study security measures in place and the relationship between the target and surrounding area using various viewing angles to choose ingress and egress routes and to monitor attack progress and results Individually each system has strengths and weaknesses but combining the use of multiple Internet tools can provide detailed real-time information on potential attack locations see figure on page 3 By minimizing their physical presence during the target selection and surveillance phases terrorists may limit law enforcement’s ability to detect and disrupt any plot U Supplemental Measures U FOUO Below are several supplemental measures that could reduce vulnerabilities to online surveillance — U FOUO Security personnel need to be aware of camera coverage and ensure that protective measures are not predictable — U FOUO Conduct a self-analysis of local facilities and transportation routes from an adversary’s perspective by periodically reviewing Internet imagery sites to identify possible vulnerabilities visible to outside parties — U FOUO Screen static security measures from line-of-sight or overhead view using physical concealment such as fences walls roofs and foliage — U FOUO Place additional security measures outside of webcam or street-level view — U FOUO Vary the schedule and placement of security personnel — U FOUO Establish mobile checkpoints to supplement static sites UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 2 of 4 UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY www bingmaps com U Figure A sampling of four separate views of the same New York City location 49th Avenue Broadway www bingmaps com UNCLASSIFIED U FOUO Examples of Internet sites that may be exploited for preoperational planning Web-based imagery GoogleMaps com BingMaps com MapQuest com Live streaming Web cameras Earthcam com Trafficland com UNCLASSIFIED www trafficland com www googlearth com UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 3 of 4 UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY U Reporting Notice U DHS and the FBI encourage recipients of this document to report information concerning suspicious or criminal activity to the 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