As we've learned in previous chapters, cyber intelligence focuses on the aggregation of information and providing actionable intelligence for personnel to carry out operations. Intelligence collection information is prioritized by the key stakeholders of the organization so that they can have the data necessary in order to make a decision. The raw data comes from the operational level, from teams at the ground level, and flows into the tactical areas of operations for middle management to take decisions on.
Understanding this, we look at strategic priorities for information as a means to enable the right resources to concentrate on the correct items that need to be addressed. The collection efforts and actions can be addressed by automated or manual means, which, if we utilize the tenets of OPSEC and understand OODA, we can create an Active Defense capability for...