Challenges in the work of intelligence services in the information age

Miljković, Milan

doi:10.5937/bezbednost2003143m

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“…The systematic pedological mapping of Vojvodina accelerated the exploration of the characteristics of the region's saline soils. This endeavor was then boosted by the growth of intensive agricultural production [21,22]. In recent decades, this kind of research on soils has waned, even as the investigation of saline soils from different aspects, such as According to Serbian soil classification [25], the morphology, i.e., thickness and distribution of pedogenic horizons, of halomorphic soils are not typically the best diagnostic criteria for their classification.…”

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Saline Soils: A Potentially Significant Geoheritage of the Vojvodina Region, Northern Serbia

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Halomorphic (or saline) soils, are characterized by high concentrations of soluble salts or sodium, or both. Saline soils have unfavorable agricultural properties but provide the natural habitats for a variety of highly specialized plants, animals, and other organisms. It is these special interactions that create the typical landscape of saline soils, known as “slatina”. The aim of this study is to assess and evaluate the geotouristic potential of six of the most attractive slatina sites in the Vojvodina region, Northern Serbia: Jegrička, Slano Kopovo, Rusanda, Okanj, Pečena slatina, and Pašnjaci Velike Droplje. Overall, all analyzed sites have significant tourism potential, based on both natural and tourist values. In addition to the tourism potentials, analyzed sites have high value as a natural endemic ecosystem inhabited with highly specialized plants and birds.

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“…La IC moderna se enfrenta a varios desafíos tecnológicos y de recursos [46], que incluyen: Capacidad de procesado: Las unidades forenses digitales a menudo trabajan con hardware limitado, lo que retrasa el análisis de grandes volúmenes de datos de dispositivos electrónicos incautados.…”

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Arquitectura de interoperabilidad para mejorar las capacidades de análisis de información y toma de decisiones

Garrido Peñalver

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This thesis presents an in-depth analysis and innovative solutions to the challenges faced in Criminal Investigation (CI) and Emergency Management (EM), with a particular focus on interagency collaboration and data management in complex environments. The research begins by establishing the importance of effective collaboration between various agencies for efficient information management in the digital age, especially in the context of CI and EM. It highlights how the proliferation of digital content and massive data generation have transformed these fields, presenting both opportunities and significant challenges.The thesis thoroughly reviews the state of the art in these fields, identifying major limitations and opportunities for improvements. Critical aspects such as information management, Big Data (BD) technologies, rapid response in emergencies, interoperability, and collaboration between agencies, and technological challenges in complex systems are analyzed. Issues such as the management of heterogeneous data, resource scarcity and training, and challenges associated with data volume and complexity are also examined.In response to these challenges, an innovative architecture is proposed that addresses the efficiency and interoperability of current systems in crime prevention and resolution and in EM. This architecture is specifically tailored to the end-user needs of the MAGNETO and ASSISTANCE projects, efficiently integrating various software components and utilizing technologies such as RMI, SOAP, REST, and JMS. The transition to architectures based on microservices is emphasized, using an API Gateway to improve modularity and scalability.The applicability of this architecture is demonstrated in the MAGNETO and ASSISTANCE projects, where specific challenges are addressed. MAGNE-TO, focused on combating crime, integrates and analyzes data from various sources, while ASSISTANCE focuses on improving the Situational Awareness (SA) of First Responders (FR) through the integration of advanced technologies such as UAVs, robots, and virtual and augmented reality systems. Both projects demonstrate significant improvements in interagency collaboration and effectiveness in emergencies and crime fighting.

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Open sources of data and intelligence

Dimitrijević¹,

Mandić²

2022

Bezbednost, Beograd

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Modern intelligence, which emerged in its present form after the Second World War, has undergone numerous changes over the last seven decades. One of the main factors in the transformation of intelligence at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century is certainly the advent of information and communication technologies (ICT), while the segment in which this transformation was the most dramatic is intelligence based on open sources (OSINT). This transformation is not a new phenomenon at the global level. The development and availability of personal computers and the Internet, and their connection with telecommunication technologies have influenced almost all aspects of modern life, especially the work process, and in that sense, it is almost impossible to imagine, but also to find a profession that does not depend on personal computers, the Internet, and various mobile devices that have become both a means of work and an object of work in the process of work. Information and communication technologies (ICT) have also become an integral part of all known sectors of the economy, both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing; they are present in education, culture, science, transport, banking, tourism; in both the public and private sector. In short - ICTs are ubiquitous today. Modern intelligence services have therefore had the task of following global trends driven by the rapid development of Internet technologies and the increasing use of modern communication technologies, especially 'smart' devices. Authors summarized some basic terms and notions in Intelligence Studies - intelligence, intelligence process, intelligence disciplines, and collection of data as part of intelligence process. Then they provided a brief historical overview of the impact of open sources on the development of intelligence, with special focus on the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, with an emphasis on the impact of new ICTs on this aspect of intelligence. At the end, an effort was made to produce an overview of some of the most significant theoretical reviews of this process from the perspective of the discipline of Intelligence Studies. Authors conclude that OSINT is not just a matter of monitoring the media of other countries or collecting data through diplomatic missions. The amount of daily information in terms of news produced on the Internet every minute, including social networks, has reached a level where it is pointless to 'manually' cover news from around the world, as there is a highly developed and sophisticated software that automates collection and allows for selection of information relevant to the person organizing the collection. In this respect, the amount of software OSINT tools available to an individual today by far exceeds the capacities possessed by the great power intelligence systems during the Cold War.

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Challenges in the work of intelligence services in the information age

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Saline Soils: A Potentially Significant Geoheritage of the Vojvodina Region, Northern Serbia

Saline Soils: A Potentially Significant Geoheritage of the Vojvodina Region, Northern Serbia

Arquitectura de interoperabilidad para mejorar las capacidades de análisis de información y toma de decisiones

Open sources of data and intelligence

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