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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new hot thing currently trending on the market. Artificial Intelligence dates back to 1956, however modern advancements in computing power have elevated Artificial Intelligence to new heights and provided additional AI capabilities. IBM”s Watson Personality Insight tool showcases their capability to infer information by using social media and enterprise data… Read more »
“Machine Learning” is one of those buzzwords thrown around a lot these days, put in the same conversations as “Artificial Intelligence” and “Computer Vision.” Yet despite the prominence of machine learning, most Americans do not know what it actually is, let alone its implications for individual privacy in cyberspace. Data in the 21st Century is… Read more »
We hear the word “cyber” thrown around left and right. Its use has flooded the conversation about threats, activities, and opportunities in cyberspace to the point of diminished utility. So, what exactly do people mean when they say “cyber intelligence”? It is useful to distinguish between strategic and tactical intelligence, as well as cyber intelligence… Read more »
The Russian GRU has never truly prioritized operational security in its intelligence efforts. Mission success, rather than secrecy, has always been its priority, and in turn makes the GRU inherently aggressive. This preference lies in the GRU’s existence as a military organization, where the Russian military prioritizes mission success over anything else. In the last… Read more »
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is an intelligence discipline that generates insight from publicly available information. The sources from this information come from traditional media like newspapers, magazines, radio shows, and television, as well as overhead imagery, photos, and specialized publications like think-tank studies and journal articles. OSINT is more prevalent today because the internet and… Read more »
By: Tom Ramage On the evening of April 6th, the U.S. launched 60 Tomahawk cruise missiles targeting the Syrian regime’s Shayrat airbase in western Homs Province. The Trump administration purportedly launched the strike as a direct response to the Assad regime’s use of sarin gas against civilians in the town of Khan Sheikhoun two days… Read more »
By: Wes Huang, Praescient Analytics Intern “We help catch bad guys,” responded CEO Katie Crotty as she explained to me some of the main work and services provided by Praescient Analytics. Preparing for my 2017 summer internship at Praescient Analytics, I looked forward to helping with administrative work, conducting research projects, and perhaps witnessing how… Read more »
By: Dan Gill, Praescient Analytics Consultant and Former IC Analyst As a young intelligence analyst I was introduced to a number of different tools. Some of them, like M3 and MPS, were designed to make parsing through message traffic easier. Others (TAC, HOT-R) were formatted to help me search through large databases and find different… Read more »
In December 2016 Congress approved seemingly innocuous changes to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a controversial investigative authority governing complex cyber cases. The Rule 41 changes will be the latest addition to the government’s growing arsenal of post-9/11 surveillance powers. As privacy advocates have rightly pointed out, the oftentimes vague phrasing… Read more »
By Charlie Caris Praescient attended the Defense Strategies Institute (DSI) GEOINT and Open Source Analytics Summit, held on 25-26 October in Alexandria, VA. The summit was to engage key leaders from across the intelligence and defense community about how they plan to integrate the growing universe of Publicly Available Information (PAI) into their infrastructure and… Read more »