OSINT has lately become as much about public interest journalism and digital activism as intelligence. Its functions complement those of professional news media. When OSINT practitioners scrutinise online data, they can provide perspectives and facts about a conflict that are often invisible to reporters. It helps to penetrate the fog of war by establishing the… Continue reading OSINT: Weeding Out the Misinformation
Month: January 2023
Afghanistan Is the Least Peaceful Country on Earth: Global Peace Index
Globally, Iceland has been the most peaceful country since 2008, while Europe is the most peaceful region. Afghanistan is the most dangerous nation in the world in 2023, followed by Yemen, while the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remain the least peaceful region. According to the Global Peace Index prepared by the Institute for… Continue reading Afghanistan Is the Least Peaceful Country on Earth: Global Peace Index
Cell Phones, Citizens and OSINT Are Part of Modern Military Threat Intelligence
Cell phones can prove deadly in a war zone. The signals and data they divulge can reveal troop positions, movements, and other information that could inform the enemy. Cell phone photos are particularly dangerous, especially when posted online, where their location data can expose where and when they were taken. Ukrainian military intelligence has been… Continue reading Cell Phones, Citizens and OSINT Are Part of Modern Military Threat Intelligence
Insurgents Occupy Park W Protected Forest Spanning Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso
The Crisis Group is reporting that militant groups have moved into Park W, a vast protected area of forest stretching across the tri-border zone of Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger. Their presence is imperilling efforts to preserve the park’s biodiversity as well as the livelihoods of people living in its vicinity. If left unchecked, the… Continue reading Insurgents Occupy Park W Protected Forest Spanning Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso
UN Chief Calls for Data-Driven Fight Against Terrorism
Data-driven tools and strategies must lead counter-terrorism efforts and be at the heart of building peace and security, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. “Data drives every aspect of economic, business and social life,” he said in remarks to a meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact. “Combined with a lawless cyberspace, data… Continue reading UN Chief Calls for Data-Driven Fight Against Terrorism
France Substantially Increases Military & Intelligence Budget Due to “Threat” Increases
The long-term defense budget for France “corresponds to the threat” that Paris envisions in the near-future, according to armed forces minister Sébastien Lecornu. On Monday Lecornu voiced his support for the spending jump, days after French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his proposed budget of an unprecedented €400 billion ($435 billion) for the next military program law… Continue reading France Substantially Increases Military & Intelligence Budget Due to “Threat” Increases
National Defense Is a Matter for UMBRA Predictive Analytics
A new generation of advanced analytics—high-level diagnostic and predictive—is offering defense organizations the opportunity to take advantage of one of their most valuable resources—data. Data can be used to make more insightful, forward-looking decisions about readiness, logistics, personnel, intelligence, and a host of other critical defense concerns. Typically, organizations look at data in isolated silos—such… Continue reading National Defense Is a Matter for UMBRA Predictive Analytics
UMBRA Delivers Enhanced National Security Through Infrastructure Security
One of the primary reasons we at UMBRA invented D2D encryption (device-to-device encryption) is to protect government infrastructure. Whether the electrical grid, a dam or an airport, more and more infrastructure is becoming an attack target. Terrorism and espionage has evolved dramatically from the use of physical devices to destroy critical infrastructure. In today’s new… Continue reading UMBRA Delivers Enhanced National Security Through Infrastructure Security
FBI Director Discusses Threat From AI in China and Cyberattacks from Russia: World Economic Forum
Speaking Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, FBI Director Christopher Wray described how his agency saw an increase in cyberattacks from Russia at the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine last year and he hammered the Chinese for their artificial intelligence program. At the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in February 2022,… Continue reading FBI Director Discusses Threat From AI in China and Cyberattacks from Russia: World Economic Forum
Global Terrorism Index Pegs Sub-Saharan Region as a Serious Threat
The Global Terrorism Index highlights that terrorism remains a serious threat, with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 48% of total global deaths from terrorism. Four of the nine countries with the largest increases in deaths from terrorism were also in sub-Saharan Africa: Niger, Mali, the DRC and Burkina Faso. The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) however, reveals… Continue reading Global Terrorism Index Pegs Sub-Saharan Region as a Serious Threat