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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

Janes delivers validated open-source defence intelligence across four core capability areas threat, equipment, defence industry and country that are aligned with workflows across the defence industry, national security and government.

The World of Intelligence

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.
 
Learn more about how Janes can support you and your organisation with social media research here: https://www.janes.com/defence-and-security-advisory/scanner

 Naama Kates is an investigative journalist and host of the podcast "Incel" which dives deep inside the incel community.

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