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Academic OSINT
SOG-06 Group
Dr. Robert A. Norton
Auburn University OSINT Program
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SOG-06 Mission Priorities
Educate students in OSINT Methodologies
Real world projects Direct interaction with the IC Future IC employees
Collect and analyze high priority documents and data
Cutting edge technology and techniques – Industry Partnerships Maneuverability Scalability
Develop and evaluate new IC methodologies and tools for collection and analysis
Industry Partnerships
Develop standards and methodologies for education
“The new analyst” Combined emphasis on OSINT and Information Assurance in the CYBER domain
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S&TI - Far Left of Bang!
Science and Technology Intelligence (S&TI) Looking far over the horizon (2015-2050+) Left of bang & Left of concept Academics and scientists Weapons systems and doctrine Threat nations - academic/military nexus Open Source and Gray Literature “RESINT” – Academic Resume Intelligence
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Seeking Insight
Finite S&T Solutions
Exponential S&T Leaps are the Exception
Solution Predictabilities or Lead Backs?
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Mission Priorities
Data relevant to understanding of
Social Networks
• Peer to Peer • Management process • Government to Government • Government to NGOs and Individuals
Financial networks S&T process
• • • • • Scientific literature Patents Programs and modeling Embedded code Photographs and video UNCLASSIFIED
Who, What, When, Where, How?
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Working back…
Resume → Scientific Papers → Scientist =
Insight
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RESINT – Basic Concepts
Academics are compelled to “advertise” via resumes “Publish or Perish” is universal War doctrine affects weapons systems requirements Scientists and Engineers make widgets Widgets make weapons systems Weapons systems affect war doctrine implementation War doctrine affects requirements Requirements affect Scientists/Engineers
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Scientists
Requirements
Science
Systems
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Science and Technology Intelligence (S&TI)
A widget has meaning…
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RESINT – A Resume has meaning…
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General Observations RESINT Utility
nexus in several threat nations (China, Iran, Russia…) Military related S&T/Dual Use S&T
Academic/Military
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RESINT results in a series of time lines…Context
Science Financial
Political
Societal
How far over the horizon does the threat reside?
What is the nature of the threat?
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RESINT Targets
Scientific
papers
Presentations/Lectures Static Dynamic
Resumes
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Scientific Papers
The bricks from which resumes are built…
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Scientific/Engineering Peer Reviewed Papers
a historical snapshot of science performed – Quality varies with journal Vetted as to scientific validity (source specific) – International journals vs. national/regional journals Exploitable science?
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Represent
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Contact Information
Authorship hierarchy must be established
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Scientist Database
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Resume
Scientific Literature
Background Data
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Mapping Scientific Capabilities - RAS
Decision Trees
Work Groups
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Intuitive Database Capabilities? – Power behind the charts
How Maximize Database Utility?
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Military/University Nexus
Lt. Gen. Guo Guirong An Intelligence Recognition Method of Ship Targets UNCLASSIFIED
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University Research Units
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Funding Sources and Nomenclature
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Regional Leadership
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National Leadership
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Patent Timelines
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Other Intelligence?
Equipment & Lab Locations
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Resumes
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Academic Resumes
Required by Academic Institutions throughout the world Must be current even for senior faculty Required for advancement Basic structure consistent throughout most nations examined to date “Self-Vetting” Academic fraud = professional suicide Static vs. Dynamic
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Technique: Google Image Searches
Query Term : “National Security”
National Intelligence Service), ... 1240 x 1752 - 343k - jpg dosan.skku.ac.kr
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Dynamic Resumes
SEUNGJOO KIM's Homepage
Assistant Professor (#196696) Information Security Group School of Information and Communication Engineering, Natural Sciences Campus Sungkyunkwan University 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, KOREA
Source: http://dosan.skku.ac.kr/~sjkim/
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