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Who (or What) Are Intelligence Analysts?

By Ben Stark on January 29, 2022 0

So, Who (or What) Are Intelligence Analysts?

Intelligence Analysts process raw data and information to create Intelligence Products.

Intelligence is created through the Intelligence cycle.

The term Intelligence Analyst simply refers to the person actually doing the information processing.

Intelligence Analysis —> Intelligence Analyst

Just like a business analyst seeks to understand the inner workings of a business; profit and loss, debt ratios, and earnings to provide business advice.

An Intelligence Analyst seeks to understand a problem to provide Intelligence Assessments.

  • Business Analysis —> Business Analyst
  • Economic Analysis —> Economic Analyst
  • Intelligence Analysis —> Intelligence Analyst

But what does an Intelligence Analyst actually do?

An Intelligence Analyst identifies and prioritizes information gaps.

They set Intelligence Collection priorities and task appropriate Sources, Agencies, resources then analyse what the information might mean.

Intelligence Analysts research and process raw Information to produce Intelligence in the form of briefs or written assessments to inform decision-makers.

They use the Intelligence Cycle to create Intelligence.

What’s the day-to-day function of Intelligence Analysts?

On a daily basis, Intelligence Analysts receive and read new information from a variety of sources.

Intelligence Analysts collate, evaluate and analyse sensitive and secret information to provide timely and accurate Intelligence on a particular issue or problem.

The process, overall, is about collecting and evaluating information to create Intelligence to support informed decision making.

As an Intelligence Analyst in one organization, your roles, capability, and tasks will be vastly different from another.

To see a typical day in the life of an Intelligence Analyst – Check out this article on the Intel101 blog here.

What special skills are needed to be an Intelligence Analyst?

Intelligence Analysts must have a natural ability to consider information and situations.

Here are the Top 10 Skills Deemed Essential For Intelligence Analysts (in 2020)

So, what exactly is Intelligence

Well, if you Google the term ‘Intelligence’ you’ll return millions of different results referring to Intelligence as:

  • Cognitive function,
  • Mental ability, or
  • The ‘application of knowledge.

For our purpose, these are all WRONG!

When we talk about Intelligence we’re talking about:

  • The Intelligence Cycle,
  • Intelligence Analysis,
  • Spying / HUMINT & Espionage,
  • SIGNT, Surveillance & Counter-Intelligence, and
  • Collecting information and turning it into actionable Intelligence.

We’re talking about revealing their secrets while protecting our own.


From Information to Intelligence

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  • Compile Strategic Analysis and deliver Oral Briefings?
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The ULTIMATE Guide to Becoming An Intelligence Officer…(With Frequently Asked Questions)

By Ben Stark on January 13, 2017 1

The ULTIMATE Guide to Becoming An Intelligence Officer

The ULTIMATE Guide to Becoming An Intelligence Officer…(With Frequently Asked Questions)

I get asked ALL THE TIME:

  • How Do You Get Into Intelligence?
  • Is It Hard To Get A Security Clearance? &
  • (My Fav) Do You Need To Be Intelligent To Work In Intelligence?

So, if you’ve ever wondered, The ULTIMATE Guide to Becoming An Intelligence Officer’ will serve as sage advice to anyone who seriously wants to become an Intelligence Officer. Enjoy! 🙂

[Read more…] about The ULTIMATE Guide to Becoming An Intelligence Officer…(With Frequently Asked Questions)

The Global Intelligence Community; From INTERPOL to the FBI, What is the Global Intelligence Community?

By Ben Stark on November 13, 2016 0

The ‘Global Intelligence Community’ refers to the collective group of alliances or organisations who provide mutually beneficial intelligence support and assist each other globally.

In recent years ‘the global intelligence community’ has expanded significantly to include the intelligence agencies and organisations from various countries all around the world.

Whilst the practice of intelligence continues in secret, more and more countries are reaching out to one another and sharing information on ever expanding ‘global issues’.

The global intelligence community is not an officially sanctioned group, nor is there a collective headquarters – it refers more to the collective understanding that intelligence organisations need to collaborate global trends and issues.

One of the more prolific global trends has been the uptake of online radicalisation from terrorists groups such as ISIS. Countries around the world have seen increasing numbers of people leaving their homelands to travel to places like Iraq and Syria after being radicalised via the internet.

As a result, Intelligence agencies throughout the world are working closely to identify potential threats.

How Difficult Is It For Intelligence Agencies To Work Together? 

 The Global Intelligence Community is akin to herding cats.

Due to competing interests and priorities, no one intelligence organisation is the same. As each country manages their intelligence priorities differently, their approach

In the past decade, there’s been a consistent drive promoting of ‘intelligence sharing’ amongst agencies and various countries. Since 9/11 alliances were formed on the back of the ‘War on Terror’ which saw a coalition of countries contribute resources to combating terrorist groups such as the Taliban in Afghanistan and Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

The threat of Global Terrorism has given rise to International Intelligence Alliances.

Can Intelligence Agencies Share Information?

For the most part yes. Intelligence agencies actively engage in the sharing of information that is mutually beneficial. Whilst a common agreement accepts that intelligence sources remain undisclosed – information and assessments are shared to achieve common goals.

Today there seems a sentiment amongst intelligence professionals that each nation will conduct intelligence collection using their unique sources, methods and access.

It’s now quiet common for countries to deploy declared intelligence professionals as intelligence liaison officers to provide greater access to information from agencies abroad.

In essence, the ‘global intelligence community’ is a broad network of intelligence organisations who provide mutual support to combat global threats.

Intelligence Agencies; What is an Intelligence Agency & What does it do?

By Ben Stark on November 12, 2016 0

Intelligence agencies (also known as ‘Intelligence Services’) are organisations responsible for the planning, collection, analysis and distribution of certain types of intelligence.

There are numerous different intelligence agencies – each assigned with a different, role, responsibility or collection requirement.

Intelligence agencies are unique. Their requirement will determine their role. Depending on each requirement, an Intelligence agency will utilise different collection methods to satisfy their information requirements.

Intelligence agencies can be organised by their requirement to produce a certain ‘type’ of intelligence; for example, foreign information collection, military intelligence, or law enforcement.

Intelligence Agencies can also be assigned the management and control for a certain intelligence collection capability. For example, The U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGIA) is the tasking authority for the control, management and collection of satellite reconnaissance imagery.

Single source agencies are sometimes created as the guardians of a particular ‘type’ of intelligence or discipline. Such as the United States National Security Agency (NSA) being the premier ‘SIGINT’ collection agency for the United States intelligence community.

 

 

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