How DHS intelligence strategy has changed since January 6

In a recent congressional hearing, Head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis John Cohen detailed how the DHS has shifted its intelligence strategy since the January 6 riots that breached the U.S. Capitol building. The House Intelligence Committee received testimony from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and DHS officials on the topic of domestic terrorism.

The current threat landscape is "one of the most complex, volatile and dynamic that I've experienced in my career," said Cohen. Disinformation, violent crime and international and domestic terrorism are some of the important risk factors for security professionals to consider highlighted by Cohen in his address. According to Cohen, "the primary terrorism facing the U.S. comes from lone offenders and small groups of individuals who are motivated by extremist ideologies."