Open source intelligence in a networked world
By: Anthony Olcott
Series: Continuum intelligence studies -- 2
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9781441140715; 9781441166081
Subjects: Intelligence service; Computer network resources; Technological innovations
Description: "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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: When information retrieval system meant the memory of the oldest employee; title: The screwballs of K Street and the four-eyes brigade; title: Intelligence analysis and open sources; title: Not indigestion but gluttony; title: Collecting puzzle pieces while mysteries abound; title: Six qualities of information; title: So what? addressing the signal-to-noise problem; title: Improving information "food searches"; title: Narratives of persuasion and the battle for attention; title: A world awash in images.