Open Source Intelligence in a Networked World

Anthony Olcott

• Editorial: Continuum
• Año: 2012
• ISBN:
  9781441189844
• Edición: 1
• Categoría: Politics & International Relations
• Categoría: International Relations

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.

Índice

• Foreword
• Acronyms
• PART ONE When “information retrieval system” meant the memory of the oldest employee
• 1 The screwballs of K Street and the bad-eyes brigade
• 2 Intelligence analysis and open sources – the early days
• 3 “Not indigestion but gluttony”
• PART TWO The “information iceberg” tips over
• 4 Collecting puzzle pieces while mysteries abound
• 5 Six qualities of information…
• 6 So what? Addressing the signal-to-noise problem
• PART THREE So what now?
• 7 Improving information “food searches”
• 8 Narratives of persuasion and the battle for attention
• 9 A world awash in images
• PART FOUR Conclusion
• 10 Don’t be surprised by surprise
• Bibliography
• Index