Integrating OSINT into the Emergency Management Cycle

Daniil Davydoff | February 12, 2020

When people outside of the intelligence community imagine intelligence, their mind wanders to electronic surveillance devices, dead drops, and cryptic conversations involving mysterious men and women. As the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation puts it, “simply defined, intelligence is information relevant to decision-making.” Put this way, it is easy to see how reliant we are on intelligence during crises. Command centers are stood up to process and coordinate information, escalation processes clarify when and how information should be received by decision-makers, and a common recognized information picture forms the cornerstone of briefings for senior leaders. The missing piece for disaster…