With a focus on the key content that it communicates, this course begins by, firstly, defining ‘Cyber Intelligence’ (CYBINT), together with outlining the ‘rationale’ for CYBINT, such as for Cyber Security purposes. Secondly, the course examines how CYBINT work can be structured, with an emphasis on the ‘factors to consider', CYBINT ‘dimensions’, then moving to a focus on the processes of ‘prioritisation’ and ‘sense- to decision-making’. Thirdly, the course concentrates on the ‘doing’ of CYBINT, advancing System-of-Systems Dynamics (SoSD) concepts, for example, PMESII as harnessed by entities such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Fourthly, CYBINT-relevant Intelligence Engineering (IE) pathways forward are introduced, before, fifthly, coming to some overall course conclusions & takeaways. Those last qualities include greater consideration that in CYBINT enterprises: (i) ‘The whole equals more than sum of (individual) parts’; extending to (ii) the position that we are moving conditions and situations ‘From “wait & watch” to “see & strike”’ operationally up and across to strategically; as well as (iii) that ‘Situational Awareness remains key overall’.

Methodology

Blended learning - mixed methods: 5 online sessions (each with a video lesson lasting about 10 minutes) + completion of 5 multiple-choice tests to assess course progress.

  • Conferencia magistral Duración: 8min
    "Course Introduction"
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  • Conferencia magistral Duración: 4min
    "Session 1: Defining Cyber Intelligence - CYBINT"
    Adam D.M.Svendsen, Global & International Studies Program
  • Conferencia magistral Duración: 6min
    "Session 2: Structuring CYBINT"
    Adam D.M.Svendsen, Global & International Studies Program
  • Conferencia magistral Duración: 7min
    "Session 3: Doing CYBINT + System of Systems (SoS) approach"
    Adam D.M.Svendsen, Global & International Studies Program
  • Conferencia magistral Duración: 7min
    "Session 4: Intelligence Engineering pathways forward"
    Adam D.M.Svendsen, Global & International Studies Program
  • Conferencia magistral Duración: 5min
    "Session 5: Conclusions & Takeaways"
    Adam D.M.Svendsen, Global & International Studies Program

Keywords: Cyber, Cyber Intelligence, CYBINT, Intelligence, Intelligence Engineering, System-of-Systems, Risks, Hazards, Threats.

Description:

This course, delivered in a contemporary context, provides definitions of cyber intelligence (CYBINT) before outlining an intelligence engineering (IE) approach and methodology based on “system-of-systems” factors and indicators relevant to the “practice” or development of CYBINT and the tasks closely related to it.

Focusing on the key content it conveys, this course begins, first, by defining the concept of “cyber intelligence” (CYBINT) and outlining the “fundamentals” of CYBINT, for example, for cybersecurity purposes. Second, the course examines how CYBINT work can be structured, emphasizing the “factors to consider” and the “dimensions” of CYBINT, before focusing on the processes of “prioritization” and “analysis to decision-making”. Third, the course focuses on the “practice” of CYBINT, developing concepts of system-of-systems dynamics (SoSD), such as PMESII, as used by entities such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Fourth, future pathways in intelligence engineering (IE) relevant to CYBINT are presented, before moving, fifth, to some overall course conclusions and key points. Among the latter, particular emphasis is placed on the consideration that, in CYBINT initiatives: (i) “The whole is more than the sum of the (individual) parts”; which extends to (ii) the idea that we are moving from “wait and observe” conditions and situations to “see and strike”, at both operational and strategic levels; as well as (iii) that “situational awareness remains key overall”.
 

Bibliography:

J. Ettinger, et al., Cyber Intelligence Tradecraft Report: The State of Cyber Intelligence Practices in the United States (Carnegie Mellon University, 2019), p.1 - PDF available for free online download at: https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/asset_files/Collection/2019_300_001_546590.pdf  (accessed: November 2021); additional readings/resources available at: https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/asset-view.cfm?assetID=546578 (accessed: November 2021).

A.D.M. Svendsen, Intelligence Engineering: Operating Beyond the Conventional (New York: Rowman & Littlefield / Security & Professional Intelligence Education Series - SPIES, 2017), p.18 - for example, online e-book purchase/rental options at: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Adam_D_M_Svendsen_Intelligen..., as well as through other book retailers in other formats (accessed: November 2021).

US National Institutes for Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber, The Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.1 - Presentation (USA: October 2019) - available at: https://NIST.gov/topics/cybersecurity/ (accessed: November 2021); see also the other resources available through that link/URL.

A.D.M. Svendsen, ‘Advancing “Defence-in-depth”: Intelligence and Systems Dynamics’, Defense & Security Analysis, 31, 1 (2015), pp.58-73 - available at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14751798.2014.995337.

A.D.M. Svendsen, ‘Contemporary intelligence innovation in practice: Enhancing “macro” to “micro” systems thinking via “System of Systems” dynamics’, Defence Studies, 15, 2 (2015), pp.105-123 - available at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14702436.2015.1033850.

A.D.M. Svendsen, Understanding the Globalization of Intelligence (Basingstoke: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2012), p.12 - e-book purchase/rental options through, for example: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/A_Svendsen_Understanding_the... or through other book purchase options.

A.D.M. Svendsen, The Professionalization of Intelligence Cooperation: Fashioning Method out of Mayhem (Basingstoke: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2012) - e-book purchase/rental options through, for example: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/A_Svendsen_The_Professionali... or through other book purchase options.

Frans P.B. Osinga, Science, Strategy and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd (London: Routledge, 2007) - available at: https://www.routledge.com/Science-Strategy-and-War-The-Strategic-Theory-...

US General S. McChrystal, et al., Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World (London: Portfolio, 2015) - available at: https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/library/team-teams-new-rules-engagement-...