The military organization may obtain secret information using. Jan 04, 2020 list of open source intelligence tools. Mar, 2015 cia director john brennan appears at the new york council on foreign relations forum on the cia s strategy to strengthen intelligence gathering capabilities and enhance international security. Role of intelligence agencies intelligence gathering information about enemy targets, preparation levels, troop movements, types of weapons, weapon technology counterintelligence prevent other people from gathering too much intelligence about you operations perform covert operations, usually on foreign soil, requiring stealth and secrecy. This is a list of intelligence gathering disciplines humint. Rather, the primer highlights how structured analytic techniques can help one challenge judgments, identify mental mindsets, stimulate creativity, and manage uncertainty. The united states should not reform its espionage and intelligence gathering methods cia intelligence gathering methods have been successful in fighting ter rorism by james l. The fbi is the lead agency for exposing, preventing, and investigating intelligence activities on u. Interviews involve asking questions, listening to the answers, and asking followup questions.
Requirements for open source officer careers with the cia. The us intelligence agencies are facing fresh embarrassment after wikileaks published what it described as the biggest ever leak of confidential documents. This classic of spycraft is based on allen dulless incomparable experience as a diplomat, international lawyer, and americas premier intelligence officer. This paper will explore the environment leading up to this change, how sof has used and provided intelligence in the last. Once the information has been gathered, the information is then processed into something that can be used to become a product. Minimized since the 1960s how human intelligence has been. Nypd surveillance foia frequest by two muslims dont need to confirm records exist on march 29, 2018, in the matter of talib w. Leadingedge training methods emphasize practice theoryan approach to culture which treats the change dynamic as. These professionals, in most cases meeting each other for the first time, worked together in breakout groups to discuss new pressures on and implications for the profession of intelligence analysis. Finding a cover prior to gathering the information. Operational intelligence is of limited life span and it to be used rapidly and is concerned with current events and capability. Introduction one of the main controversies raised by recent practices of the cen tral intelligence agency is the question of intelligence collection about americans. A guide for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. If we assess that a particular threat needs to be investigated, we deploy resources to obtain further intelligence, and we continually adjust our assessments in light of new intelligence or events.
Probst, intelligence as a force enhancer, cias studies in intelligence ciasii, winter 1987, 61. Mss is not unlike an amalgam of cia and fbi, with officers stationed overseas and distributed internally for counterintelligence and domestic security. This report includes an analytic assessment drafted and coordinated among the central intelligence agency cia, the federal bureau of investigation fbi, and the national security agency nsa, which draws on intelligence information collected and disseminated by those three agencies. Osint refers to any unclassified intelligence and includes anything freely available on the web. Below is the birds eye view of the data categories available on the internet. Military and intelligence gathering activities include but are not limited to. Yet this is the only way the team can truly extract insights from the data and the intelligence gathered, and have a chance to play a role in the companys strategic planning process. Until the technical revolution of the mid to late twentieth century, humint the. Full text of intelligence collection and analytical methods see other formats drug enforcement administration preface this instructional and reference guidebook was formulated by the international division of the office of training, drug enforcement adrninistration for use in its training agenda in international schools. Journalists provided a full range of clandestine services from simple intelligence gathering to serving as go betweens with spies in communist countries.
Our principal techniques for gathering intelligence are. Psychology of intelligence analysis central intelligence agency. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the united states, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. Jeffrey kaye made this request to central intelligence agency of the united states of america. Central intelligence agency cia, for example, organized the overthrow of the government of guatemala by military coup in 1954 and helped to undermine the government of president salvador allende 190873 of chile prior to the military coup there in 1973. Oct 07, 20 analysis is often where the ball drops as far as competitive intelligence analysts are concerned. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. Miscellaneous office of strategic services files an assortment of 110 pages of oss and cia files related to adolf hitler. New perspectives on intelligence collection and processing. The journal is administered by the center for the study of intelligence, which in cludes the cia s history staff, cia s lessons learned program, and the cia mu seum. Hayden peake is curator of the cia historical intelligence collection.
The way gathering occurs is dependent on the intelligence needs itself. Businesses need good intelligence to determine what investments to make in a competitive market. The cia was mostly formed out of the reorganized oss office of strategic services which coordinated espionage and intelligence activities against the nazis. Nov 02, 20 michael allen, managing director of beacon global strategies, talks about national security agency nsa surveillance and u. Museum, and the agencys historical intelligence collection of literature. The first two chapters provide definitions and context for the current state of law enforcement intelligence. Csi also provides the curator of the cias historical intelligence collection.
Although not as intriguing as espionage, marketing intelligence is the process of. Strategic intelligence is broader and often requires information concerning different fields. Because this book is now out of print, this portable document file pdf is formatted. Intelligence agencies misconduct reports electronic. Includes analysis of hitlers speeches and plans concerning the creation of false information campaigns in germany to sabotage hitlers reputation. The following were honored for unclassified articles. Individuals who want to pursue a career as an open source officer with the cia must be a united states citizen, and they must possess, at a minimum, a bachelors or masters degree with a minimum 3. And while this is a great place to start, the sheer volume of open source intelligence osint tools on the internet is staggering. What is open source intelligence and how is it used. Policy wikileaks just dropped the cias secret howto for infecting windows latest batch of documents details how cia infects targets windowsbased computers. Cia domestic contact service mi6 is often thought to use human intelligence to operate in different countries or britain itself to protect the country from global affairs.
Criminal intelligence analysis cia is a philosophy which sets out how we can approach the. Washington, dc, march 4, 2019 the covert operations of the central intelligence agency are one element of the forward edge of power in u. Interviews can be done oneonone, but they can also be done in a small group setting as long as youre careful to get all of the perspectives out. Members of the society for competitive intelligence professionals. Full text of intelligence collection and analytical methods. Online learning, thompson sampling, intelligence collection. He was renowned for his ability to command military campaigns whose success owed a lot to his effective informationgathering and intelligenceled decisionmaking. Gather pdfs, word docs, spreadsheets and run password crackers. Studies in intelligence welcome to the cia web site.
This is a foundational course in opensource intelligence osint gathering and, as such, will move quickly through many areas of the field. You will find below 50 analysis techniques you should master. The term conspiracy theory an invention of the cia. The 5 steps of the intelligence cycle count upon security. List of intelligence gathering disciplines wikipedia. Although not as intriguing as espionage, marketing intelligence is the process of gathering, analyzing and disseminating data. Wikileaks publishes biggest ever leak of secret cia. How human intelligence has been minimized since the 1960s 22 dec 2016 by bradley a lewis for institute for national security studies inss over the past fifty years, the united states has periodically tried to end the practice of human intelligence humint gathering. Commander us army operational group fort meade, md 20755 1.
Americas legendary spy master on the fundamentals of intelligence gathering for a free world dulles, allen on. In sum, this thesis provides support for the scharff technique as an. Csi also provides the curator of the cia s historical intelligence collection of literature. Background to assessing russian activities and intentions. Now that weve covered the uses of open source intelligence both good and bad its time to look at some of the techniques that can be used to gather and process open source information. Elicitation techniques documents elicitation is a technique used to collect information that is not readily available and do so without raising suspicion that specific facts are being sought. In short, incorporating regular use of techniques such as these can enable one to structure. Humint is the oldest method for collecting information about a foreign power. Dick heuers contribution to intelligence analysis by jack davis i applaud cias center for the study of intelligence for making the work of richards j.
We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. Sep 24, 2018 collection and correlation of information using these tools are referred to as open source intelligence. Moreover, they need to worry about the potential for poor methods and other forms of. Intelligence techniques central intelligence agency. Methods of gathering information using covert means. Mdr for full text of july 1963 kubark counterintelligence.
Eff filed suit against the central intelligence agency cia and a halfdozen other federal agencies involved in intelligence gathering, demanding the immediate release of reports about potential misconduct. The humint collectors role within the intelligence operating system. Concepts and practices for fraud, security and crime investigation page 1 surveillance is, quite simply, observations conducted to gain information. Open source intelligence tools and techniques for investigations. International terrorism cia definition terrorist activities conducted with the support of.
While the course is an entry point for people wanting to learn about osint, the concepts and tools taught are far from basic. The mosaic theory of intelligence gathering involves gathering many small and seemingly separate pieces of intelligence in order to construct a unified picture of intelligence. These agencies are required to submit periodic reports of any intelligence activities of their organizations that they have reason to believe may be unlawful or contrary to executive. This talk discusses various illegal techniques and concepts. The gathering of intelligence is a vital part of counterinsurgency operations, without which the enemy does not know who, what, where or when to strike. Reforms are unnecessary because the cia effectively uses all of the intelligencegathering methods allowed by law to protect the nation. A word from the intelligence community information sharing executive as the intelligence community information sharing executive, i am honored to lead the intelligence communitys ic efforts to continue to improve information sharing and safeguarding activities. These structures include intelligence organizations. The intelligence bos architecture provides specific intelligence and communications structures at each echelon from the national level through the tactical level. The open source center is responsible for collecting, producing and promoting osint. As its discourse suggests, this propaganda campaign is using the now familiar conspiracy theory label, as outlined in central intelligence agency document 1035960, the 1967 memo laying out a strategy for cia media assets to counter criticism of the warren commission and attack independent investigators of president john f.
This simple definition includes a plethora of techniques and methods that can be considered a form of surveillance. Three examples of marketing intelligence your business. The intelligence oversight board is supposed to ensure that intelligence collection is done properly and that all intelligence gathering is legal. Pdf the gathering of information for intelligence purposes often comes from.
Human intelligence humint are gathered from a person in the location in question. Gathering, analysing and putting it to work murphy, christopher on. Have someone you trust travel to a less restrictive environment and deliver the information via one of the above methods. The united states should not reform its espionage and intelligencegathering methods cia intelligencegathering methods have been successful in fighting ter rorism by james l.
Information can be in various forms like audio, video, image, text, file etc. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Cia open source officer jobs, training and education requirements. Studies in intelligence central intelligence agency. Intelligencegathering methods cia intelligencegathering methods have been successful in fighting ter rorism by james l. Mdr for full text of july 1963 kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual. Michael allen, managing director of beacon global strategies, talked about national security agency nsa surveillance and u. First, you must have a clear strategy and framework in place for acquiring and using open source intelligence. Step two, which happens to be the lengthiest and most continuous step, is the actual gathering of intelligence. Building intelligence to fight terrorism brookings. Full text of cia operation mockingbird how the cia controls the media collection documents. It is one of the most common elicitation techniques. An account of the evolution of cia as seen in the professional career of richard helms, from his oss service in world war ii through his years as director of central intelligence from 19661973. People who are not very informed on this topic most likely think that an experienced pen tester, or hacker, would be able to just sit down and start hacking away at their target without much preparation.
Types of agents preferred by the american intelligenceagency. On the legislative side, the cia works primarily with the house permanent select committee on intelligence and the senate select committee on intelligence. Opensource intelligence osint gathering training sans. Intelligence literature central intelligence agency. Just as cia and fbi agents gather and analyze information before deciding how to handle cases, so do companies that use marketing intelligence.
Intelligence techniques secrecy and protection the committee of secret correspondence insisted that matters pertaining to the funding and instruction of intelligence agents be held within the committee. Unlike the fbi, the cia was intended to focus on foreign. Mar 07, 2017 the us intelligence agencies are facing fresh embarrassment after wikileaks published what it described as the biggest ever leak of confidential documents from the cia detailing the tools it uses. Pavitt 90 although the cia cannot prevent all acts of terrorism, it has successfully foiled many terrorist plots. This sets limits to the way issues as methods can be dealt with. Jan 17, 2014 so, lets take a look at a basic intelligence gathering technique used by the military, and see if we can adapt it to suit our needs. The central intelligence agency cia created the open source center, which builds on the established expertise of the cia s foreign broadcast information service fbis. The theory takes its name from mosaic tile art, because while an entire picture can be seen from a mosaics tiles at a distance, no clear picture emerges from viewing. While good intelligence is critical in combat, it is also key in all aspects of human action. Former members of the bush administration national security councils deputies committee discussed their use of intelligence in making policy decisions. Its a myth that osint is an open source software like nmap. There is always some tiny piece of code, a tech forum question with elaborate details, a subdomain that was long forgotten or even a pdf containing marketing material with metadata that. If the experts could point to any single book as a starting point for understanding the subject of intelligence from the late twentieth century to today, that single book would be allen w.
The cia was created at the outset of the cold war by trumans national security act of 1947. That act was a response to yalta, and to the general pervasive fear that, after ww ii, the greatest threat to world peace was the communists. However, this is usually confused with their brother agency mi5, which focuses on the security of britain. Osint opensource intelligence helps us to find, select and acquire information from available public sources. This manual provides doctrinal guidance, techniques, and procedures governing the employment of human intelligence humint collection and analytical assets in support of the commanders intelligence needs. P roject star gate is the collective name for advanced psychic functioning or remote viewing experiments and programs that were undertaken for over twenty years to create a trainable, repeatable, operational and if at all possible, accurate method of psychic spying or information gathering for the u. But the cia is not a lone ranger, shooting up saloons on its own account. Following is a list of helpful, timesaving opensource intelligence tools. Other means of covertly gathering intelligence, such as placing microphones bugs in a private location or vehicle, secretly taking pictures or video footage, or capturing computer data, may also be authorized under similar conditions, and following similar procedures, as for the interception of communications.