Baltasar Gracián on Thinking Ahead

05.01.2012

Every so often I come across a book that has absolutely nothing to do with intelligence but should be required reading for every analyst, whatever their role or persuasion. The gem at the top of my Christmas reading list was Baltasar Gracián’s The Pocket Oracle and Art of …

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In Futures and Foresight, Intelligence (General)

„Wirtschaftsspionage“ – Ein Fremdwort für viele Schweizer Firmen

19.12.2011

Es ist unbestritten: Was die Schweiz international erfolgreich und wettbewerbsfähig macht, sind  Erfindungen, Innovation, top-„Engineering“, „Know-How“, etc. Was haben alle diese Konzepte gemeinsam? Sie produzieren Daten und Daten können gestohlen werden!

Diese Woche haben die Medien ausführlich über den Datenklau der Deutschen Regierung bei der Credit Suisse berichtet. Obwohl die Vorgehensweise …

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In Competitive Intelligence, Counterintelligence, Industrial Espionage, Information Security

A Taxonomy of OSINT Sources

07.12.2011

What constitutes an open source of intelligence? How many of these sources do you consult in the course of your work? And what format do they take?

These questions are not without merit. They inevitably pop up in the course of a seminar or consulting assignment. To help answer them, the …

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In Education

Guest Post: On-Shoring, Off-Shoring, Bad Code and Cyber Security

31.10.2011

Should there be stricter regulations for bad code?  How about a real push for bad code off-sets like these?

Sean S. Costigan

In this story published by Eddie Walsh in The Diplomat, you’ll find several viewpoints worth …

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In Cyber Security, Information Security

Guest Post: Two sides of a Coin – Examining the growing tactical discrepancy between UK and US Counter-Terrorism rooted Intelligence Operations

11.10.2011

Ten years since the 9/11 attacks, the intelligence alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States remains strong. However, in terms of tactical methodology for counter-terrorism rooted intelligence operations, increasing differences can be seen between the two long-time partners.

Tom Rogan

It is …

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In Counter-Terrorism, Intelligence Operations

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