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IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES

biggest challenge = scale of the information

Key is understanding;

1) Customer requirements

2) Identifying the sources

JMIC OSINT - IDENTIFYING SOURCES UNCLASSIFIED

IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES

• Classification

• Onward Transmission

• Valid?

• Format

• Timeliness

JMIC OSINT - IDENTIFYING SOURCES UNCLASSIFIED

IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES

• Classification

• Onward Transmission

• Valid?

• Format

• Timeliness

JMIC OSINT - IDENTIFYING SOURCES UNCLASSIFIED

IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES Grey literature

JMIC OSINT - IDENTIFYING SOURCES UNCLASSIFIED

IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES

White literature & Ephemera

White - Books and journals specifically published ISBN/ISSN

Ephemera – Tickets, programmes, bus maps, stamps, posters, T-shirts etc

JMIC OSINT - IDENTIFYING SOURCES UNCLASSIFIED

IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES

Human Sources

Commercial Sources

Directories

JMIC OSINT - IDENTIFYING SOURCES UNCLASSIFIED

IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES

The Internet and WWW

JMIC OSINT - IDENTIFYING SOURCES UNCLASSIFIED

IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES

Summary

• The identification of trusted and valid sources comes with experience.

• Develop your own sourcebook to recall and audit your own sources.

• Know the motivation behind the sources.• The range of sources is immense.

JMIC OSINT - IDENTIFYING SOURCES UNCLASSIFIED

IDENTIFYING THE CUSTOMER’S NEED

Critical to avoid irrelevant collection

1. Who is the Customer?

2. Find out;

• What exactly does he want to know?• Why does he want to know?• What is he likely to do with this information?• What does he know already?• At what level security will this information be used?

JMIC OSINT - IDENTIFYING SOURCES UNCLASSIFIED

IDENTIFYING THE CUSTOMER’S NEED

3. Check the format required.

4. Clarify the deadline.

5. Incomplete answer?

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IDENTIFYING THE CUSTOMER’S NEED

• Customer requires confidence

• Be honest

• Accurate citations and credits

• Don’t assume customer familiarity with the source

• Try to obtain feedback

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Any Questions?