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#37: Python Cybersecurity and Penetration Testing

Talk Python To Me

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How to Identify ISIS Supporters on Twitter

I was looking at how to identify ISIS supporters on Twitter. I built a classifier that would detect that black flag of ISIS. In a very short period of time, I was able to build up a database of two or three thousand extremist accounts. And part of it as well was asking the question of like the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. So I wanted to know how far away the nearest terrorist was in my social network. This is a big deal because this is a terrorist group that has people from all walks of life,. speak all kinds of different languages.

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