"Intelligence analysis is the application of individual and collective cognitive methods to weigh data and test hypotheses within a secret socio-cultural context."
Collecting and analyzing intelligence data can help military strategists make informed decisions about enemy movements, strengths, and weaknesses.
Intelligence cycle: A conceptual model of how intelligence is gathered, analyzed, and disseminated in a systematic manner.
Sources of information: Categories of information sources such as human intelligence (HUMINT), signals intelligence (SIGINT), imagery intelligence (IMINT), and open source intelligence (OSINT).
Intelligence collection methods: Techniques used to gather information such as reconnaissance, surveillance, and interception.
Threat assessment: The process of evaluating the capabilities and intentions of potential adversaries to determine their level of threat.
Analysis and interpretation: The process of reviewing and making sense of collected information in order to produce intelligence products.
Intelligence dissemination: The process of sharing intelligence with appropriate stakeholders such as military commanders, policymakers, and allied nations.
Counterintelligence: Efforts to prevent foreign intelligence services from collecting intelligence on one's own military organization.
Intelligence support to operations: The role of intelligence in supporting operational planning and decision-making.
Intelligence fusion: The integration of multiple sources and types of intelligence to produce a comprehensive understanding of the battlefield environment.
Technical intelligence: The collection and analysis of information related to enemy technology, including weapons systems and communication technology.
Intelligence collection from social media: The use of social media platforms to collect intelligence data.
Intelligence analysis software: Tools used to support the analysis of large volumes of data in order to identify patterns and trends.
Intelligence ethics: The ethical considerations involved in intelligence gathering and analysis, including issues of privacy and human rights.
Human Intelligence (HUMINT): Intelligence gathered by human sources through direct interaction with individuals or groups.
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT): Intelligence gathered from electronic or digital signals, including radio transmissions and computer networks.
Imagery Intelligence (IMINT): Intelligence gathered from visual imagery, including photographs and satellite images.
Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT): Intelligence collected through the analysis of physical characteristics or properties, such as radar emissions or chemical signatures.
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT): Intelligence gathered from publicly available sources, such as newspapers, social media, and other online resources.
Technical Intelligence (TECHINT): Intelligence gathered through the study and analysis of technical information, such as weapons systems, materials, or equipment.
Counterintelligence (CI): Intelligence gathered in order to detect and prevent foreign intelligence services from spying on one's own military or government.
Operational Intelligence (OPINT): Intelligence gathered in order to support military operations and decision-making.
Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT): Intelligence gathered from geographic information, such as maps and satellite imagery.
Cyber Intelligence (CYBINT): Intelligence gathered from monitoring and analyzing computer and digital networks.
"The descriptions are drawn from what may only be available in the form of deliberately deceptive information."
"The analyst must correlate the similarities among deceptions and extract a common truth."
"Its practice is found in its purest form inside national intelligence agencies."
"Its methods are also applicable in fields such as business intelligence or competitive intelligence."
"Intelligence analysis is the application of individual and collective cognitive methods to weigh data..."
"Intelligence analysis is the application of individual and collective cognitive methods to...test hypotheses..."
"...within a secret socio-cultural context."
"The descriptions are drawn from what may only be available in the form of deliberately deceptive information."
"The analyst must correlate the similarities among deceptions..."
"...extract a common truth."
"Its practice is found in its purest form inside national intelligence agencies."
"...fields such as business intelligence or competitive intelligence."
"Intelligence analysis is the application of individual and collective cognitive methods..."
"Intelligence analysis is the application of individual and collective cognitive methods to...test hypotheses..."
"...within a secret socio-cultural context."
"The descriptions are drawn from what may only be available in the form of deliberately deceptive information."
"The analyst must correlate the similarities among deceptions..."
"...extract a common truth."
"Its practice is found in its purest form inside national intelligence agencies."