The Security Professional’s Guide to Open-Source Intelligence Tools

Finding intelligence isn’t a challenge for today’s security managers. Rather, the problem is that there is too much of it. Security teams spend much of their time sifting through massive amounts of input to gather relevant information and then move on to determine what’s trustworthy and what’s not. In this environment, open-source intelligence tools have … Continued

The ‘New’ 10,000-Hour Button: A New Era for the Intelligence Community

A few years ago, I wrote the first version of this article titled ‘The 10,000-Hour Button,” which reflected on the 23 years that I worked in the United States Intelligence Community (IC) leading counterterrorism, counter narcotics, and homeland security analysis and collection operations. These were some of the best years of my life – working … Continued

Avoiding Security Operations Surprises: The New Threat

In security and intelligence operations, the enemy organizations want to avoid most is surprise. Surprises can cause losses: losses in life, losses in access, losses in revenue, losses in operational agility. In the age of ubiquitous data, it’s hard to believe that anything is unknowable. Yet, as we have recently witnessed in Gaza and Israel, … Continued

The Power of an Emotion & Sentiment Analysis Tool in Assessing Messaging & Response

In today’s digitally connected world, news and social media platforms have become a driving force in shaping public opinion. Individuals, organizations, and countries leverage these platforms to spread their messages and influence public sentiment. However, with the rise of misinformation and manipulation, it has become increasingly more important to employ sentiment and emotional analysis techniques … Continued