Intelligence & Counterintelligence & Terrorism

Ch. 8 Intelligence & Counterintelligence & Terrorism

Politicians and policy makers cherry pick intelligence to meet their needs. This is damaging

NSC = National Security Council. They produced the NIE

Big Daddy DNI is the head of the Intelligence Community. ONE person

Fusion centers are helping the DHS’s intelligence mission. This is local (police agencies)

SIGINT is primarily performed by the NSA (National Security Agency)

CIA = HUMINT (Human intelligence) emphasis on foreign HUMINT too

DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency)

- Housed at the Pentagon

- Primary responsibility is military int.

- DIA is the military equivalent to the CIA, except they’re concerned with ALL sources of int.

FBI – American soil, root out and thwart terrorist plots that occur on American soil

FBI is the primary agency responsible for Counter int. on American Soil

- Keep WMD’s and other technologies from getting in wrong hands

- Protect US int. secrets

- Protect US government and contractors secrets

- Protect US assets

- Focus on countries that pose the greatest threat to US

Ch. 9 HS & WMD’s

In terms of HS, the greatest threat to public safety is the potential use of WMD’s. WMD’s can be biological, Chemical, or nuclear

The federal Gov. definition of a WMD is outdated as fuck

First used by Germans in WW2. Little effect, but caught the eye of other countries

3 types of WMD’s, Nuclear/Radiological, Biological, & Chemical. Of those 3 types, nuclear devices raise the most concern. Only 9 countries are reported to possess them

Toxins are not living organisms like bacteria/viruses, but are derived from plants and animals. They are considered biological weapons

The biggest concern regarding biological WMD’s is new strains of viruses that might be created through DNA modification

Nerve agents are the most dangerous chemical agents. They inactivate certain enzymes affecting the brain

Nuclear bombs are the greatest danger

Ch. 10 Cyber Crime & Terrorism

PEM = Physical, Electronic, Malicious.

Malicious code –

- Most common type of attack

- Can disrupt a computer’s or network’s operation

- It can spread from one computer to another resulting in large scale problems/losses like meek mill

There have not been any documented instances of significant cyber terrorism

The internet is mainly built up from the PRIVATE sector

FBI has