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Tag Archives: Intel

Red Teaming and the Adversarial Mindset: Have a Plan, Backup Plan and Escape Plan

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Matthew Sharp

Recently, I attended a fascinating class given in San Francisco by fellow ITS Tactical contributor and author of the Red Teams… View Article

Posted in Security | Tagged Digital Security, escape plan, Intel, Intelligence Gathering, OSINT, Physical Security, Red Team, Red Teams, Security, Social Engineering, Spokeo, Red Team Operation, Red Teaming, Security Testing, Cyber Security, Open Source Intelligence, Security Camera, Paterva, Pipl, NetGlub, iSeek, Shodan, Addictomatic, Pastebin, Small Team Tactics | 4 Comments

A Brief History of the Office of Strategic Services: America’s First Intelligence Agency

Posted on November 25, 2014 by The ITS Crew

The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was formed during World War II as a wartime intelligence agency to organize espionage… View Article

Posted in History | Tagged agency, CIA, Espionage, gadgets, Intel, Intelligence, Spy, history, james bond, Office of Strategic Services, spying, historical, OSS, Central Intelligence Agency, Q | 2 Comments

U.S. Spies: 4 Steps to Collect, Analyze and Make Intelligence Work For You

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Oscar M

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series U.S. Spies

The world can be an ugly place, even in the relative safety of the United States. It doesn’t take long… View Article

Posted in Tradecraft | Tagged agency, analysis, Intel, Intelligence, Recon, safety, Security, Spy, threat | 6 Comments

U.S. Spies: The Intelligence Cycle from Delivery to Consumption

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Oscar M

When I first considered entering the intelligence community (“IC”), the notion of classic Cold War-style cloak and dagger espionage was… View Article

Posted in Tradecraft | Tagged agency, CIA, clearance, FBI, Intel, Intelligence, military, spook, Spy, top secret | 5 Comments

U.S. Spies: Understanding the World’s Second Oldest Profession

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Oscar M

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series U.S. Spies

I’m often asked what I do and I feel obligated to respond, “I could tell you, but then I’d have… View Article

Posted in Tradecraft | Tagged agency, CIA, clearance, FBI, Intel, Intelligence, military, spook, Spy, top secret | 14 Comments

Burner Phones and the Art of Remaining Anonymous

Posted on April 30, 2013 by U. Fridman

Sometimes red teams (the bad guys) are hired to test the capabilities of blue teams (the good guys). Some examples… View Article

Posted in Security | Tagged burner phone, Cell Phone, hidden, information, Infosec, Intel, Intelligence, it, phone, Red Teams, secret, Spy, technology, trick | 43 Comments

Sign Cutting and Tracking Methods Employed by the US Border Patrol

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jose J. Soto

“There’s always sign.” Sign is the physical evidence of any disturbance of the environment left behind by animals, humans or… View Article

Posted in Navigation | Tagged Footprints, Human Intelligence, Intel, Intelligence, Intelligence Gathering, Native American Trackers, Search & Rescue, Sign Cutting, Tracking, Trailing, U.S. Border Patrol | 24 Comments

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