Grace: thwarting attacks through online intelligence

In this episode, we meet Grace, who started her civilian career in the police as a 17-year-old finance officer.

She now works in a specialist unit within Counter Terrorism Policing which tackles online terrorist content and takes reports from the public. We hear how her team used intelligence from a social media user in the UK, to prevent a deadly attack overseas and why it’s important that the public report their concerns.

Grace’s career in counter terrorism has spanned some of the defining moments in the UK’s history, including the response to the 2017 attacks that rocked London and…