DHS Publishes 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment
On October 2, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA), providing a comprehensive overview of the evolving threats to public safety and security…
Setting the Gold Standard: How Goldfinger Shaped the Bond Franchise
Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation deploying smoke screen. Photo © Copyright Aston Martin. Used by permission. 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the classic James Bond film…
Leveraging Social Media for Protective Intelligence
In today’s digital age, social media platforms such as X™, Truth Social™, Facebook®, TikTok® and Instagram® have become invaluable tools for security professionals. These platforms offer a wealth of real-time…
Collaborative Intelligence: Strengthening Security through Public-Private Cooperation
In our increasingly complex and interconnected world, the importance of protective intelligence cannot be overstated. The systematic collection, analysis, and dissemination of information to identify and mitigate potential threats and…
Billy Waugh: Legendary Special Forces and CIA Operative
Billy Waugh at home in 2011. US. Air Force photo by Nick Stubbs. William Dawson Waugh, known as Billy Waugh, was born on December 1, 1929, in Bastrop, Texas. Inspired…
Odette Hallowes: WW2’s Most Decorated Spy
Odette Marie Léonie Céline Brailly, later known as Odette Churchill, Odette Sansom, and Odette Hallowes, was born on April 28, 1912, in Amiens, France. Her early years were marked by…
The CIA Directorate of Operations: The Heart of American Intelligence
Aerial view of the CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the United States’ premier intelligence organization, has a long and storied history. One of its most critical…
The OSS Morale Operations Branch: Pioneers of Psychological Warfare
The OSS Gallery at the CIA Museum at the George Bush Center for Intelligence, Virginia. All warfare is based on deception.” — Sun Tzu, “The Art of War.” The Morale…
Hidden History: The OSS’s Secret Base on Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island satellite image. In the annals of World War II history, the role of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) stands out as a testament to the power…
Kompani Linge: Norway’s Answer to Nazi Occupation
Commandos in action during raid on island of Vågsøy, 27 December 1941. Photo by Malindine, E G (Lt), War Office official photographer. Imperial War Museum. The Norwegian Independent Company 1…