In the last decade, security has become a multi-platform, multi-channel concern for businesses. Gone are the days when the only threats to a bank could be warded off by an armed guard standing in front of a bank vault to intimidate and dissuade potential robbers. Also gone are the days when protestors worked their personal connections to organize physical demonstrations. Today, activists and demonstrators are more sophisticated, using social and digital media to gain supporters and document their activities.

This is good news for security teams. These nefarious online posts, comments and calls for action leave a digital trail of evidence that allows some potential threats to be mitigated before they materialize into physical attacks.