Praescient Analysts have used crowdsourcing as a tried-and-true method for capturing and contextualizing information of all types. What comes next? Business Development Specialist, Connor Izzo, details how crowdsourcing can impact conflict.
Intelligence Cell Research Analyst, Erin Cassano, explores how the growth of the digital world has impacted the true anonymity of data. Cassano discusses re-identification techniques for scrubbed personal data using direct and indirect identifiers and emphasizes how with great power comes great responsibility.
This week, Research Analyst Sarah Jasinski uses her Forensic Psychology background to demonstrate the connections between psychological profiling and data modeling. Forensic Psychology and Data Analytics overlap on many fronts, as detailed in a previous Praescient blog. Exploring the connection between data modeling and psychological profiling initiates a deeper dive into the mechanics of how… Read more »
At the start of June, Praescient Analytics brought 13 new interns into the office. Under the supervision of the Analyst Consultant team, the cohort is sure to make incredible professional and developmental progress as the summer goes on. This group has taken on roles in the Business Development, Data Science, Chief of Staff, and Intelligence… Read more »
Against conventional odds, Ukraine’s military has thus far been able to thwart the ultimate goals of Russia’s advance. How has this been possible? One probable reason: the growth of technologies producing geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT. Research Analyst, Ezra Cohen, breaks down how the private sector has driven GEOINT’s recent development, future implications for open-source data analysis, and how governments are responding.
The United States Space Force was created by President Trump in 2019, tasked with the mission of organizing, training, and equipping space forces to protect United States interests and to provide space capabilities to the joint force. While global superpowers are constantly trying to be at the forefront of technological innovation, the demand to protect… Read more »
John Randles, CEO of Siren, a key Praescient technology partner offering an advanced investigative intelligence platform, recently wrote an article for Intelligence Community News on the importance of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). In the article, Randles makes the argument that in the information age, OSINT has become increasingly important to the intelligence community, matching the… Read more »
Image: Pexels Afghanistan has bore the brunt of the COVID pandemic amidst the outbreak in Iran spreading to the destabilized nation. Without an adequate healthcare system and continued violence, the coronavirus has ensured the state economy would take a drastic hit. After a 2.9% increase in GDP in 2019 and promising weather conditions expected for… Read more »
Esri’s Federal 2020 conference in DC ended just two weeks ago, and our PA delegation was well represented there. Organizations keen on the latest advancements in Geographic Intelligence (GEOINT) software, on the Esri platform gathered to show off their work using it, and to learn from others. The week was packed with demos for how… Read more »
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) used to be a technology only seen or mentioned in science fiction, AI’s rapidly increasing presence in today’s world has created cause for concern for many people who fear their jobs will inevitably become obsolete. AI has the potential to achieve things beyond the scale of human capabilities, but questions still… Read more »