Open Source Intelligence in a Networked World

ISBN-13: 9781441166081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 304 str.

Anthony Olcott

Opis

The amount of publicly and often freely available information is staggering. Yet, the intelligence community still continues to collect and use information in the same manner as during WWII, when the OSS set out to learn as much as possible about Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan by scrutinizing encyclopedias, guide books, and short-wave radio. Today, the supply of information is greater than any possible demand, and anyone can provide information. In effect, intelligence analysts are drowning in information. The book explains how to navigate this rising flood and make best use of these new, rich sources of information. Written by a pioneer in the field, it explores the potential uses of digitized data and the impact of the new means of creating and transmitting data, recommending to the intelligence community new ways of collecting and processing information.This comprehensive overview of the world of open source intelligence will appeal not only to practitioners and students of intelligence, but also to anyone interested in communication and the challenges posed by the information age.

Spis treści

Foreword  

Part I: When "Information Retrieval System" Meant the Memory of the Oldest Employee
Chapter One: The Screwballs of K Street and the Four-Eyes Brigade
Chapter Two: Intelligence Analysis and Open Sources - The Early Days
Chapter Three: "Not Indigestion But Gluttony

Part II: The "Information Iceberg" Tips Over
Chapter Four - Collecting Puzzle Pieces While Mysteries Abound
Chapter Five: Six Qualities of Information...
Chapter Six: So What? Addressing the Signal-to-Noise Problem

Part III: So What Now?
Chapter Seven: Improving Information "Food Searches"
Chapter Eight: Narratives of Persuasion and the Battle for Attention
Chapter Nine: A World Awash in Images

Conclusion
Chapter Ten: Don't Be Surprised By Surprise