Analyzing human data , social data , other data points a State Department tool . Modeling terrorism at Iraq , Syria , Libya , North Korea and other hot spots . Data - driven approach is contrary to conventional ` ` top - down '' approach . Potential to use data analytics in the United States to help forecast terror attacks .
Analyzing human behavior , social media , other data points a State Department tool . Modeling looked at Iraq , Syria , Libya , North Korea and other hot spots . Data-driven approach is contrary to conventional `` top-down '' wisdom . Potential to use data analytics in the United States to help forecast terror attacks .