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Episode 32: Intelligence Tradecraft Week, Tools, Tips and Tricks

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Show Notes

It is Intelligence Tradecraft Week here at Grey Dynamics, so for this week's episode we thought we'd round up the tools and tricks used by practitioners we've had on the podcast, in the real world. They cover social media tools, advanced search techniques, monitoring services, AI and more. Be sure to check out their full episodes, linked below.

Practitioners We Spoke To

Benjamin Strick (0:39) Jordan Ponath (4:21) Gareth Westwood (10:17) Paul Scharre (15:09) Skip Schiporst (18:19)

Intelligence Tradecraft Week: A Guide to Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Is Human Intelligence Still Possible in the Digital Age? A Guide to Covert Surveillance A Guide to Criminal Intelligence A Guide to Front Organisations' Role in Intelligence Operations A Guide to Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) A Guide to Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)

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