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<p>Most Open Source Intelligence training focuses on tradecraft, and rightfully so. Less common is the inclusion of other factors that impact the ability of an analyst’s ability to deliver effective open source intelligence Products. In in this conversation Cynthia Hetherington, Founder and President of the Hetherington Group and Kyle McGroarty of Janes Intelligence Unit discuss Cynthia’s experience of open source research, from physical archives as a librarian, to managing research, and providing security investigations to a wide range of customers. The success of the Hetherington Group and Cynthia’s enthusiasm for the subject also inspired her the establishment of OSMOSICON, an annual conference for practitioners of open source intelligence. OSMOSISCON this year will be held from 10 to 12 October in San Diego.</p>

Cynthia Hetherington, MLS, MSM, CFE, CII is the founder and president of Hetherington Group, a cyber investigations consulting, publishing, and training firm. With over two decades of expertise, Ms. Hetherington is a leader in due diligence, corporate intelligence, and cyber investigations. 

Cynthia Hetherington

Founder and President of Hetherington Group

Beyond Tradecraft: Factors Affecting Open Source Intelligence

<p>In this episode of the Janes podcast Terry Pattar and prolific author Peter W Singer discuss how stories can carry across real-world lessons in intelligence and how fictional scenarios can help in exploring future operating environments.</p>

Peter Warren Singer is Strategist at New America, a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and Principal at Useful Fiction LLC. 

Peter W Singer

Strategist at New America

How stories can carry across real-world lessons in intelligence


Fiction Intelligence with Peter W Singer

<p>In this episode of the Janes podcast, Eliot Higgins and Terry Pattar explore the world of online investigations and the future of conflict research with Bellingcat.</p>

Eliot Higgins is the founder of Bellingcat. Eliot focuses on the weapons used in the conflict in Syria, and open source investigation tools and techniques.

Eliot Higgins

Bellingcat Founder

The future of online investigations with Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins

How can we effectively plan for future scenarios? This episode looks at how to run a wargame, what is required and what the key benefits are.

Tate Nurkin is the founder of OTH Intelligence Group and a non-resident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council.

Tate Nurkin

Founder of OTH Intelligence Group

How to run a wargame

In this episode we dive into the world of online jihadism with Mina al-Lami, who leads BBC Monitoring’s jihadist media team. We discuss platforms, the online dynamics between groups and their supporters, and where this extremist online community may be heading next.

Mina Al-Lami specialises in jihadist media, communications and online networks with a decade of experience in this field.

Mina Al-Lami

Editorial Lead/team manager, BBC Monitoring 

In this episode we dive into the world of online jihadism with Mina al-Lami, who leads BBC Monitoring’s jihadist media team.

Monitoring jihadist online media with Mina al-Lami

Harry Kemsley OBE and Sean Corbett CB MBE provide their first monthly update on the current differences between classified and unclassified intelligence, as well as rounding up key themes such as looking at the world through a Covid-19 lens, the changing nature of OSINT and the emergence of hybrid warfare.

Harry joined Janes in 2015 with a mandate to support and drive the evolution of the Company to better meet the evolving needs of the National Security customer in the increasingly data-centric Information Age.  

Harry Kemsley OBE

President Govt & Nat Security, Janes

Classified vs. Unclassified Intelligence

In this episode of the Janes podcast we talk to Naama Kates, an investigative journalist who researches the involuntary celibate (incel) community. We discuss key concepts that form the incel worldview, where incels are found online, and the violent fringes of the community.
 
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 Naama Kates is an investigative journalist and host of the podcast "Incel" which dives deep inside the incel community.

Naama Kates

Investigative journalist

An introduction to the incel community with Naama Kates

<div> <p>In this episode of the Janes podcast we talk to Dr. Nilda Garcia, who researches serious organised crime with a focus on Mexico. We discuss the online dimension of Mexico’s drug war and how actors involved in the conflict have used social media to further their objectives.</p> </div>

 Dr. Nilda Garcia researches serious organised crime with a focus on Mexico. Her latest book, Mexico’s Drug War and Criminal Networks: The Dark Side of Social Media focuses on the use of social media by Mexican drug cartels.

Nilda Garcia

Assistant Professor, Political Science, Texas A&M University

Researching serious organised crime with Nilda Garcia

<div>How can defence departments and militaries better prepare for the next war? This question cuts to the heart of current challenges in improving defence technology and intelligence and how government procurement needs to adapt to deliver timely, user-driven, innovation. Terry Pattar and Davey Gibian of Janes are joined by Tyler Sweatt, Vice President for Mission Integration at Second Front Systems, to discuss how a 'failure of imagination' is hampering efforts to adopt advanced intelligence and next generation technology for warfighters.</div>

Technology, innovation, and intelligence for future warfare

<div>Producing high quality intelligence depends on discerning meaning from information - being able to describe what is happening, why, and what will happen next. This is the art of the intelligence officer and in this episode of the Janes podcast we talk to Sir David Omand, former head of GCHQ and the UK's first security and intelligence coordinator, about his new book, "<em>How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence</em>" and his model for how individual analysts can produce better intelligence. The lessons and skills discussed here are just as valuable for anyone who wants to apply intelligence methods to making better decisions in all areas of life.</div>

Lessons in Intelligence with Sir David Omand GCB

<p>In episode 25 of The World of Intelligence, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit is joined by Chad Peltier, Data and Integration Analyst at Janes to discuss recent research into China's expeditionary capabilities.</p>

Researching China's expeditionary capabilities with Chad Peltier

<p>Innovation in intelligence has never been more vital to ensure organisations are not left behind, which raises several questions: How does innovation occur and how can national security organisations and others innovate in the field of intelligence? How can organisations continue innovating as collaboration becomes more difficult during the coronavirus pandemic? In this podcast episode the Janes Intelligence Unit addresses these questions with Davey Gibian, Head of Innovation at Janes, who describes the crucial elements of innovation and explains why collaboration does not equate to innovation and why failure is essential.</p>

Innovation in intelligence

<p>In episode 23 of The World of Intelligence, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit is joined by John Ferris, Author of <em>Behind the Enigma: The Authorised History of GCHQ, Britain’s Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency.</em></p>

Behind the Enigma with John Ferris

<p>In episode 22 of The World of Intelligence, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit is joined by Robert Maxwell, Owner of FinINTEL Solutions to discuss the role of Financial Intelligence (FININT).</p>

Financial Intelligence (FININT) with Robert Maxwell

<div>In episode 21 of The World of Intelligence, Terry Pattar discusses with former US diplomat David Rundell, a foremost expert on <em>Saudi Arabia and author of Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads</em>, the political, economic, and social changes taking place in the Kingdom and how the information environment is changing and what it means for analysts conducting research on the country.</div>

Researching Saudi Arabia with David Rundell

<p>In episode 20 of The World of Intelligence, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit is joined by Nick Waters, Senior Investigator at Bellingcat to discuss the Beirut port explosion from an OSINT perspective.</p>

Analysing the Beirut port explosion with Nick Waters of Bellingcat

<div class= "product-hero-desc product-hero-desc--spacer-bottom-large"> <p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">In episode 19 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit is joined by Alison Killing, discussing her recent investigation that identified camps in China where Uighur Muslims are being interned.</p> </div>

Alison Killing and her investigation that identified camps in China where Uighur Muslims are being interned

<div class="truncatedAudioInfo__wrapper"> <div class="truncatedAudioInfo__content"> <div class="sc-type-small"> <p>In episode 18 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit (JIU) is joined by Alison Evans also of the JIU, to discuss the latest developments in the OSINT world with our guest Evanna Hu, Partner and CEO at Omelas.</p> </div> </div> </div>

OSINT, disinformation, and ethics with Evanna Hu

<div> <p>In episode 17 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit (JIU) is joined by Colm Philips and Kyle McGroaty also of the JIU, to discuss the latest developments in the OSINT world.</p> <p>They also explain in detail the new Janes modular and progressive self-study course that can be completed independently. For more information go to janes.com/osintmasterclass.</p> </div>

What's new in the OSINT world?

<div>In episode 16 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Mark Wilson, a consultant in the Janes Intelligence Unit, is joined by John Gray, the co-founder of the social network analysis tool Mentionmapp.</div> <div> </div> <div>They discuss approaches to tracking disinformation in an increasingly diverse online landscape, and also talk about how the tactics of those who spread disinformation may evolve in the future.</div>

Detecting disinformation with John Gray

<p>In episode 15 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit is joined by Cindy Otis, expert on disinformation, to discuss the global and national security implications of disinformation and what can be done to mitigate the effects.</p> <p> </p> <p>City Otis is a former CIA officer, national security commentator, and a disinformation and cybersecurity expert. She is the author of TRUE OR FALSE: A CIA ANALYST'S GUIDE TO SPOTTING FAKE NEWS, coming out on July 28th.</p> <p>For more information on OSINT training delivered by Janes go to <a href= "https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjanes.com%2FOSINTtraining&token=be84f8-1-1595532656365" target="_blank" rel="noopener">janes.com/OSINTtraining</a></p>

How disinformation is affecting national security and intelligence with Cindy Otis

<p>In episode 14 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit is joined by Samantha North, expert on disinformation, to discuss group conflict and tribalism within current topics such as Brexit and Covid-19 and how disinformation and misinformation is impacting this.</p> <p> </p> <p>For more information on OSINT training go to <a href= "https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjanes.com%2FOSINTtraining&token=df6b74-1-1594909632528" target="_blank" rel="noopener">janes.com/OSINTtraining</a></p>

The impact of misinformation and disinformation, with Samantha North

<p>In episode 13 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit and Mark Wilson, Janes Intelligence Unit Consultant are joined by Judy King, Editorial Director at BBC Monitoring to discuss trends and challenges of the shifting information environment.</p> <p>For more information on OSINT training go to <a title= "http://janes.com/OSINTtraining" href= "https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjanes.com%2FOSINTtraining&token=a64cf0-1-1593181469205" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener ugc">janes.com/OSINTtraining</a></p>

The changing information environment, with Judy King

<div class="truncatedAudioInfo__wrapper"> <div class="truncatedAudioInfo__content"> <div class="sc-type-small"> <div> <p>In episode 12 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit, and Dr. Martha Whitesmith, research fellow at The Department of War Studies, King’s College London discuss whether or not structured analysis techniques provide any clear benefits to intelligence analysts.</p> <p>They also explore the challenges of cognitive bias and confirmation bias occurring within intelligence analysis.</p> <p>For more information on OSINT training go to <a title= "http://janes.com/OSINTtraining" href= "https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjanes.com%2FOSINTtraining&token=8b868c-1-1592324227491" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener ugc">janes.com/OSINTtraining</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Structured analysis techniques and OSINT, with Dr. Martha Whitesmith

<p>In episode 11 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Terry Pattar, head of the Janes Intelligence Unit, and David Kilcullen, President of Cordillera Applications and author of 'The Dragons and the Snakes' discuss the diversity of strategic global security threats and how Western military and government planners and decision-makers need to adapt to monitoring indicators of "liminal warfare," especially as geopolitical competition increases following the coronavirus pandemic. </p> <p> </p> <p>To find out more about Janes threat assessment visit <a title= "http://janes.com/threats" href= "https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjanes.com%2Fthreats&token=1465e9-1-1591778676834" target="_blank" rel="noopener">janes.com/threats</a></p>

The changing strategic threat picture, with Dr. David Kilcullen

<p><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">In episode 10 of the World of Intelligence podcast, Harry Kemsley OBE, Global Vice-President at Janes, and AVM (ret’d) Sean Corbett MBE discuss the growing value and utility of open-source intelligence in assessing strategic threats in a time of global uncertainty. To find out more about the threat assessment detailed in this podcast, visit</span> <a class= "yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" spellcheck="false" href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=3oezgCOo9CI&redir_token=kmQ7Bg9V4XpDWPfeGEwXSPivrl58MTU5MDYwMzA1NkAxNTkwNTE2NjU2&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.janes.com%2Fthreats" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">https://www.janes.com/threats</a></p>

Importance of OSINT to Govt Decision-Making in a ‘Public Safety’ context

<p>For more information on OSINT training go to <a title= "http://janes.com/OSINTtraining" href= "https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjanes.com%2FOSINTtraining&token=824754-1-1590419902432" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener ugc">janes.com/OSINTtraining</a></p> <p>In episode 9, Janes Intelligence Unit consultant Mark Wilson is joined by Peter King, an extremist media consultant and co-founder of IbexMind, which helps organisations build resilience to the affects of exposure to distressing content.</p> <p>They discuss a range of practical techniques that OSINT practitioners can apply – both on an individual basis and in teams - to keep mentally healthy while conducting investigations, and also talk about the impact of social media research on mental health.</p>

OSINT and managing mental health, with extremist media consultant Peter King

In episode 8 Terry Pattar, head of the Jane’s Intelligence Unit, is joined by Micah Hoffman, president of <a href= "https://osintcurio.us/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">OSINTCurio.us </a></p> <p> </p> <p>They discuss the current state of the art in OSINT and how practitioners are adapting to changes in the information environment, including their experiences with OSINT training and the raft of current OSINT tools, as well as the sense of community and advice-sharing within OSINT.</p>

The age of information sharing with OSINT Curious president Micah Hoffman

<p>In episode 7 Terry Pattar, head of the Jane’s Intelligence Unit, is joined by Eliot Higgins, chairman/executive director of Bellingcat.</p> <p>Bellingcat is an independent international collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists using open source and social media investigation to probe a variety of subjects – from Mexican drug lords and crimes against humanity, to tracking the use of chemical weapons and conflicts worldwide. </p>

An interview with Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins

<p>In a special edition of Jane’s World of Intelligence Podcast, members of the Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC) discuss key recent trends and developments in terrorism and insurgency worldwide. They also speak to long-term contributor and Afghanistan expert Antonio Giustozzi, discussing inter-group conflict in eastern Afghanistan and the prospects for a peace agreement over the coming 12 months. The episode ends with a discussion of the key themes in the seminal terrorism film Four Lions.</p> <p> </p> <p>Participating in the podcast is Matthew Henman, head of JTIC, and JTIC analysts Olivia Harper and Gabriela Serrano.</p> <p> </p> <p>To find out more about JTIC and what we do, and to download the 2018 Annual Global Attack Index infographic, please visit janes.com/terrorism.</p>

Terrorism Special Edition by JTIC

<p>In episode 5 Terry Pattar, head of the Jane’s Intelligence Unit, is joined by Mark Wilson, Consulting Principal, Jane’s Intelligence Unit, to discuss decentralised open-source social networking services, the latest developments in search engine smart learning and much more.</p> <p> </p> <p>To request information on OSINT training go to <strong>Janes.com/OSINTtraining</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>To find out more about the Jane’s Intelligence Unit on structured data go to <strong>Janes.com/IntelligenceUnit</strong></p>

The latest in federated social networks & recent search engine developments

<p>In episode 4 Terry Pattar, head of the Jane’s Intelligence Unit, is joined by “The Cyber Security Expert”, Robert Pritchard, to discuss methods for OSINT analysts to mitigate online security risks and better understand the threat environment in which they operate. Rob is highly experienced in providing cyber security advice, including developing and delivering the Jane’s Cyber Security Awareness for OSINT training course.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>To request information on OSINT training go to <a href= "http://www.janes.com/OSINTtraining">www.janes.com/OSINTtraining</a> </li> <li>To find out more on structured data go to <a href= "http://www.Janes.com/IntelligenceUnit">www.Janes.com/IntelligenceUnit</a> </li> <li>Visit The Cyber Security Expert at <a href= "https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecybersecurityexpert.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7CJoshua.Wales%40ihsmarkit.com%7C6e2e3bab21414904cd7f08d76376ee8e%7Cc1156c2fa3bb4fc4ac073eab96da8d10%7C1%7C0%7C637087234765277242&sdata=sp4W3VqR7NEvYf5UJTkDgsn24gmcTJKUDly3DxvDokQ%3D&reserved=0"> www.thecybersecurityexpert.com</a></li> </ul>

Cyber Security monitoring with Robert Pritchard

<p>In episode 3 of the Jane's Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) podcast, Terry Pattar from the Jane’s Intelligence Unit talks to Ben Strick about his most recent open source investigations for BBC Africa Eye. Ben also describes how a background in law and the military informs his approach to OSINT.</p> <p>For information on OSINT training go to janes.com/OSINTtraining </p>

Open source investigations with Benjamin Strick

<p>In episode 2 of this Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) podcast, the Jane's Intelligence Unit discuss emerging online trends, including the decentralised web, with Lorand Bodo, OSINT analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, an initiative to support the global tech industry in tackling the terrorist use of the internet.</p>

The decentralised web with Lorand Bodo

<p>In episode 1 of The World of Intelligence, the Janes Intelligence Unit discuss right wing extremist groups shifting to alternative social media platforms to fund their activities and make their profiles more difficult to track. The Jane's Intelligence Unit also discuss whether the golden age of OSINT is ending and how OSINT practitioners have adapted to the recent increased social media information restrictions.</p>

Challenges in OSINT: social media changes and tracking right-wing extremists on alternative platforms

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