The Lab Report

The Rise of Commercial Intelligence

Dave McMahon

INTRO In the pre-cyberspace Cold War, espionage was the preoccupation of secret government intelligence agencies and tradecraft focused on the physical World. Much has changed. The global security environment is...

The Rise of Commercial Intelligence

Dave McMahon

INTRO In the pre-cyberspace Cold War, espionage was the preoccupation of secret government intelligence agencies and tradecraft focused on the physical World. Much has changed. The global security environment is...

The Spectre of Violence, Maligned Influence and...

Dave McMahon

Special Report on Russian Mercenaries, Privateers and Proxies. POP CULTURE Hollywood has long envisioned fictional evil organizations like SPECTRE and QUANTUM as featured in the James Bond, or Marvel Comic’s...

The Spectre of Violence, Maligned Influence and...

Dave McMahon

Special Report on Russian Mercenaries, Privateers and Proxies. POP CULTURE Hollywood has long envisioned fictional evil organizations like SPECTRE and QUANTUM as featured in the James Bond, or Marvel Comic’s...

Intelligence Bias - A Closed and Open Case

Dave McMahon

The subject of bias in intelligence analysis has been widely studied and a lot of effort has gone into education and quality assurance. Can open source intelligence (OSINT) mitigate bias...

Intelligence Bias - A Closed and Open Case

Dave McMahon

The subject of bias in intelligence analysis has been widely studied and a lot of effort has gone into education and quality assurance. Can open source intelligence (OSINT) mitigate bias...

The Very Bottom of Top Secret

Dave McMahon

THE VERY BOTTOM OF TOP SECRET Commercial intelligence-as-a-service has demonstrated the potential to deliver unique, tailored intelligence that is fast, precise, accurate, actionable and affordable to the fight. We have...

The Very Bottom of Top Secret

Dave McMahon

THE VERY BOTTOM OF TOP SECRET Commercial intelligence-as-a-service has demonstrated the potential to deliver unique, tailored intelligence that is fast, precise, accurate, actionable and affordable to the fight. We have...

Naval Cyber Power on the High Seas

Dave McMahon

Sailors used to mark the edges of their maps with the warning Here There Be Monsters. They weren't entirely wrong. Modern navies must sail the high seas while simultaneously navigating...

Naval Cyber Power on the High Seas

Dave McMahon

Sailors used to mark the edges of their maps with the warning Here There Be Monsters. They weren't entirely wrong. Modern navies must sail the high seas while simultaneously navigating...

Cyber Attribution

Dave McMahon

CYBER ATTRIBUTION Cyberspace has clearly emerged as a strategic centre-of-gravity for renewed great power struggle, prompting adversaries to conduct a range of malicious cyber activities aimed at achieving competitive advantage,...

Cyber Attribution

Dave McMahon

CYBER ATTRIBUTION Cyberspace has clearly emerged as a strategic centre-of-gravity for renewed great power struggle, prompting adversaries to conduct a range of malicious cyber activities aimed at achieving competitive advantage,...